My Verity Book Review - No Spoilers
Plot Summary
Verity by Colleen Hoover is an intense, unsettling story that twists what I expect from a thriller. The main character, Lowen Ashleigh, is a struggling writer who lands a job that feels like a lifeline: she’s asked to finish the best-selling series of Verity Crawford, an author who can no longer write after a terrible accident. When I step into the Crawford family’s isolated home, the air feels thick with secrets. Searching for research material in Verity’s office, Lowen finds more than she bargained for—a hidden manuscript revealing Verity’s darkest thoughts and shocking confessions about her marriage and her children. As each layer peels back, everything becomes more tangled. Is Verity really the woman described in her own pages? Is she a monster or a victim? And can I trust anything I read? As Lowen gets closer to Jeremy, Verity’s husband, the lines between truth and lies blur until I’m left questioning what’s real and what’s been manipulated. Every page kept me uncertain, disturbed, and needing to know more.
Why I Love This Book
I love how Verity played with my head. The suspense never lets up, and every time I thought I knew what was happening, the story flipped again. The manuscript inside the book is honestly chilling—sometimes it made me physically uncomfortable, but that’s what makes the experience so intense. I crave books that leave me unsettled and provoke real questions, and this one does. The psychological mind games and unreliable narrators had me questioning everything. Even though I often disliked the main characters and hated some of their choices, I was helpless to stop reading. The house setting adds to the paranoia and claustrophobia. The ending frustrated me and amazed me at the same time, leaving me to wonder who I should believe. This isn’t a comfortable read, but it’s unforgettable. It left my mind spinning long after I turned the last page.
Who Will Like This Book
If you enjoy psychological thrillers that are fast-paced and deeply unsettling, you’ll want to read this. It’s perfect for people who like unreliable narrators, books with disturbing secrets, and complicated, morally gray characters. The romance element isn’t sweet—it’s raw, uneasy, and sometimes disturbing. If you love stories where you never know what’s true, Verity will deliver.
⚠️ Trigger warning: This book has graphic content including child violence, abuse, murder, and explicit sexual scenes. The depiction of motherhood is dark and extreme. If these topics are difficult for you, please approach with caution.
Tagged As
psychological thriller, romantic suspense, unreliable narrator, dark romance, suspense, thriller, bestseller, morally gray characters, domestic noir, mystery, explicit, series, standalone, twisted love, haunting, secrets, author heroine, creepy house, mental health, trauma, emotionally scarred heroine, anti-hero, forbidden romance, fast-paced, plot twist, open-door romance, contemporary fiction, trigger warning
Steam Level
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | Explicit
