“Verity” by Colleen Hoover

Verity Crawford was at the peak of her career when an accident ended her ability to finish her successful book series – enter Lowen Ashleigh. Verity’s husband has asked Lowen to complete the last three books Verity set out to write. Bordering on financial ruin after losing her mother for Lowen this is the job of a lifetime. Jeremy invites Lowen up to their home in Vermont to go through years of Verity’s notes and outlines to hopefully help decipher what it was she intended to write. Hidden in the chaos of Verity’s office, Lowen finds a manuscript of what appears to be an autobiography. Lowen rationalizes to herself that the best way to get into Verity’s head is to learn about her life in her own words. What she doesn’t expect to find is page after page of unedited truths, confessions and secrets Verity never intended anyone to read including the truth about what really happened the day her daughter died. Knowing how much grief Jeremy is already wading through, Lowen decides to keep Verity’s confessions hidden. Lowen and Jeremy start to grow closer together the longer she remains at their home but when unexplained things start to happen, things that couldn’t possibly be real Lowen starts to question whether Verity is truly as far gone as her family believes her to be and if she is risking her life just by being there. Before “Verity” I had yet to come across a Colleen Hoover book I liked. After several attempts I had just about given up on figuring out what the die hard fans saw. A friend encouraged me to try “Verity” and I’m so glad I did. Though the themes are VERY dark and at some points disturbing I couldn’t put this one down. I could have done without the last twist but all in all Verity was a page turner.

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