Verity by Colleen Hoover
Book • 2018 • Thriller
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[SPOILERS] Jeremy attempts to kill his wife multiple times, but only because he reads her memoir where she describes abusing their children. Ultimately, he does kill her (by choking).
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Disturbing scenes of child abuse/neglect: in her memoir, Verity describes neglecting her infant daughters, and at one point attempts to kill one of them by blocking her throat. Lowen also implies that she was abused by her mother as a child but this isn't described, and she dismisses it as "nowhere near as bad" as what Verity did.
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Lowen uses (prescription) Xanax and there is some implication that she may have illicitly used morphine in the past.
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It's subtly implied that Lowen has issues with substance abuse: at stressful moments she seems dependent on Xanax and/or alcohol, and at one point she longs for some morphine. Weirdly, the book doesn't really address this, it's just there in the background.
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A pet turtle died in a not-so-traumatic way
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Verity performs oral sex on her husband while he's sleeping and therefore unable to consent, although the book doesn't treat it like sexual assault.
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No, but there is a brief mention of rape and a point at which Lowen fears Verity might be being raped
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Bodily Harm
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two instances of a child being mildly injured by way of a knife. (Accidental)
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There are multiple incidents of deliberate choking (murder/attempted murder), and a child dies of anaphylaxis from a peanut allergy.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Car accident in first scene
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Is someone choked?
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Verity tries to choke her baby by sticking her fingers down the baby’s throat because she is annoyed that she was crying, but she did not manage to kill the baby… yet.
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Does a head get squashed?
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In the opening scene, the narrator witnesses a car accident where a pedestrian's head is crushed
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Are any teeth damaged?
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There is an upsetting scene when the young son purposefully bites down on a butter knife which cuts into his gums.
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Children
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No, but it is somewhat threatened/implied to have been planned
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Does a kid die?
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Before the start of the book, Verity and Jeremy have lost both their twin daughters, one from a severe peanut allergy and one by drowning in a boat accident. There are detailed flashbacks describing what happened.
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Does someone cheat?
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The husband cheats on his wife who he believes to be completely brain dead.
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Gross
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Lowen feels nauseous when anxious and she does vomit at least once.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Verity is convalescing at home after a car accident and has a nurse to take care of her. I think her stay in hospital was briefly mentioned in a flashback.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Before the start of the book, Lowen's mother died from cancer.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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One of Verity's children is autistic and there are some cruel comments and behaviours towards her
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People have wondered whether or not Verity drove her car into the tree herself, but it is proven to be untrue.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Lowen often has a physical reaction (in the form of intense stomach pain/nausea) when she learns something upsetting.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Not those exact words, but a suicide attempt is implied in writing at one point
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Verity describes being deeply repulsed by her body's changes when she is pregnant.
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Verity restricts her eating while pregnant because she's anxious about gaining weight.
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Suicide is mentioned but does not happen in the book. There's a possibility that Verity's car crash (in which she didn't die) may have been a suicide attempt.
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In her memoir, Verity describes attempts to cause a deliberate miscarriage, but she is unsuccessful and she carries the pregnancy to term.
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Is there childbirth?
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By C-section
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Are there abortions?
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[SPOILERS] In Verity's memoir, she writes about hating her pregnancy after her husband said he loved her unborn children more than he loved her. She doesn't try to get an abortion through legal means, but she tries to induce miscarriage by drinking etc and later tries to perform a DIY abortion with a wire coathanger. It does not work. The book implicitly shames Verity for wanting to end her pregnancy, treating it as inherently evil, and could definitely be triggering for people who have had abortions.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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It’s not sad but it does leave you wondering.
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Does a car crash?
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The narrator witnesses a car accident that kills a pedestrian in the opening chapter. Also, the car accident that put Lowen in a coma is mentioned a couple of times in flashbacks (and described in more detail in one chapter).
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Is someone hit by a car?
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In the opening scene the narrator witnesses a car accident where a pedestrian is killed.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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One of Verity and Jeremy's daughters drowned - described in a flashback when Lowen reads Verity's memoir
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