The moment you begin to discover certain attributes of a character, your perception of them can be instantly convoluted. One of my favorite aspects of the story is that not a single character can be trusted. The portions that progressed the story line, though, were always extremely compelling. At times, I thought the content was monotonous, and the plot occasionally felt like filler. My feelings on the book are a little scattered. The conclusion of the book, especially the last chapter, is utterly unexpected. But, as she reads on, for Jeremy’s sake and her own, she can’t withhold the truth any longer. She toils between telling Jeremy and just keeping to herself. Lowen cannot decide what to do with the information she has found. Lowen becomes addicted to examining the diary the words are like a car crash she can’t seem to peel her eyes away from.

Her words reveal the reality of her “chronic” life, the unfortunate tale of a couple who can’t seem to escape misery and pain. These pages hold Verity’s confessions and feelings that she never wanted anyone to read, especially not Jeremy. To her surprise, Lowen unearths an unfinished memoir in the midst of her cluttered office. She is prepared to analyze and reframe Verity’s notes and outlines into her own work.

The storyline furthers when, in order to better immerse herself into Verity’s writing style, Lowen moves into the Crawford family home. After some deliberation, Lowen reluctantly agrees to the offer with both her debts and aspirations in mind. The proposition is presented to Lowen by Jeremy Crawford, the husband of the author and a man she evidently has a connection with. Verity, the original author of the series, suffered a tragic accident, leaving her bed-ridden and unable to continue on her own. As a result, she will be placed into an unfamiliar spotlight and expected to uphold a well-established legacy. The offer is for her to write the next three books of a known and loved series of novels. To summarize: Lowen, an aspiring young author struggling to pay her bills and make a name for herself, is approached with a seemingly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you have ever read the classic “It Ends With Us,” it will not come as a surprise that “Verity” involves psychological darkness and a plot that can be mind-bogglingly backwards and grim. Like others who indulge in Hoover’s novels, I would recommend approaching her books carefully, as the contents of her books can be graphic. “Verity,” a thrilling and terrifying romance novel, was published in 2018 and written by the legendary Colleen Hoover.

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