Issue #12: Verity
A gripping romance-thriller worth picking up anytime
Book Review
Verity by Colleen Hoover
…but I have to say that if I was ever stuck in a hospital or airport without reading material, I would most likely find her name on the gift shop bookshelf and would not hesitate to pick up one of her novels!
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Book information and ratings:
Verity | by Colleen Hoover, 2018 | |
Genre: | Fiction |
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Subject: | Mystery, Romance Thriller | |
Rating: | Worth the Read | |
Read as: | Ebook | |
Readability: | Accessible | |
Subject Weight: | Moderate | |
How I found this book:
A friend mentioned this book to me at a group dinner out. She said the novel brought up things about motherhood that bothered her a lot, and I thought that sounded interesting. I pulled it up on Libby on my phone at the dinner table, and she verified that: Yep! This is the one!
I ended up reading it from start to finish the next evening.
About this book:
This is a romance-thriller. I never thought of such a thing! It was a gripping combination.
My mind quickly clickety-clacked through the book: there was a nice pace, a clear direction, smooth rails, interesting scenery, times of illumination and times of darkness, all lead by a strong and confident narrator-engine. There were no plot holes or unintended distractions. It was a thrilling and lovely journey, with a drop-turn at the end, making me rethink the solid story line again and again: was the story really this way? or that way…?
The romance had a strong foothold in chivalry, (which I could have done without, but we can talk about my issues with chivalry later,)…but that’s the attractive and expected social narrative–so, I get it. Otherwise, the romance was quite compelling!
And the motherhood issue? Well, you’ll just have to read it for yourself…
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A few weeks later, I found myself in the book aisle at Walmart helping my sister-in-law choose books for Christmas presents…and there, at eye level, were a dozen pretty, paperback books by Colleen Hoover.
So, I guess she’s a big deal! And it appears that I’m a little late to the pop-literature scene (not surprising)…but I have to say that if I was ever stuck in a hospital or airport without reading material, I would most likely find her name on the gift shop bookshelf and would not hesitate to pick up one of her novels!
About the author:
COLLEEN HOOVER (1979-Current) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty four novels and novellas. Hoover’s novels fall into the New Adult and Young Adult contemporary romance categories, as well as psychological thriller.
Colleen Hoover is published by Atria Books, Grand Central Publishing, Montlake Romance, and HarperCollins Publishers.
In 2015, Colleen’s novel Confess won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance. That was followed up in 2016 with her latest title, It Ends With Us, also winning the Choice Award for Best Romance. In 2017, her title Without Merit won best romance.
Her novel Confess has been filmed as a series by Awestruck and is available on Prime Video via Amazon and iTunes. Katie Leclerc and Ryan Cooper star in the series.
Colleen founded The Bookworm Box, a charity bookstore and book signing event, with her family in 2015. The Bookworm Box hosts a book signing (Book Bonanza) each year which features over 200 authors as well as an annual auction to raise funds for food banks and other charities across the nation. To date, The Bookworm Box has donated over $1,000,000 to help those in need. colleenhoover.com
Sources:
Hoover, Colleen. Verity. E-book. Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
*This is issue #12 of The Book Moth Newsletter
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