Verity
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 104 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“Verity” is built to be read in a sitting or two: a writer in a stranger’s house, a hidden manuscript, and a dread that tightens chapter by chapter towards an ending that stays in the mind. It is darker and more disturbing than the romance label suggests. Sceptics find the plot far-fetched and the explicit scenes repetitive. For those who want a thriller that grips first and asks for plausibility second.
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About the book
Verity is a 2018 psychological romantic thriller novel by American author Colleen Hoover. The narrative follows Lowen Ashleigh, a writer who is hired to complete a bestselling book series after its original author, Verity Crawford, is left unable to continue due to an accident. While staying at the Crawford family home, Lowen discovers an unfinished manuscript that reveals unsettling details about Verity's past.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 1,877 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 93% of the weight and the score stays at 7.5 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 126 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 1.8K | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is Verity?
It has 368 pages — shorter than 66% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Romance — with scores between 7.4 and 8.2, closest to this book.
