Verity

by Colleen Hoover

[Berls]

4.5 stars
Okay so talk about a total mind f*ck. I have yet to read a Colleen Hoover book that I didn't enjoy. I haven't read many simply because I find I have to be in specific state of mind to handle them - and while this isn't her normal tragic romance fare - it still proved to be true. Because, yeah, mind f*ck.

While I enjoyed the book and was literally flipping out for like 80% of it because OMG (and that's all I'll say because anything else I try to say will be a spoiler), I can honestly say the only character with any redemptive quality was the little boy. Every other character was awful in varying degrees. But they were FANTASTICALLY written as these awful people.

The main character, Lowen, is an incredibly unreliable narrator, which I always love. When you can't trust your narrator to be seeing things clearly, it just heightens the tension, suspense and doubt. And as the book ended, I can honestly say I'm still not quite sure what happened. It's one of those books where you finish it and have to talk to someone else who has read it so you can theorize and try to figure out what was the "truth."

I listened to Verity, narrated by Vanessa Johansson and Amy Landon. They complimented each other very well and only amplified the suspense of the reading. I LITERALLY couldn't put this book down and listened well past my bedtime, only to finish it and still not be able to sleep. I'm pretty sure I still heard their voices in my head well after I'd finished, they were that poignant in their delivery. A great match to the book and no trouble listening at my normal 2x speed.