The first book I’ve read in probably years is ‘Verity.’ Yes, I finally jumped on the Colleen Hoover bandwagon and I get the hype, she did not disappoint. It is an absolute masterpiece in thriller fiction. I could not put ‘Verity’ down. There was so many plot twists. It was a page turner up until the very end. The book was haunting, thrilling, and unbelievably captivating. The story careens to a jaw-dropping conclusion that will keep you ruminating, discussing, and debating. I absolutely loved it. I even gave it to my mother to read and she enjoyed it as well (and she’s in her 60’s so I guess it suits all ages).
I don’t want to give away any of the story so I will just give you a quick synopsis:
The main character, Lowen Ashleigh, accepts a job offer that seems too good to be true (a large sum of money and prestige). She’s hired by Jeremy Crawford (a total dreamboat who I immediately fell in love with) to complete the series of his wife’s books. It’s all quite secretive and mysterious. What happened to Jeremy’s wife, Verity? Why isn’t she able to complete the book series herself?
Tasked with sorting through Verity’s office to gather outlines, notes, and pages for the upcoming series, Lowen stumbles across Verity’s autobiography that has shocking and disturbing details of her life. This autobiography spares no details including sexcapades and murders.
Lowen is torn between showing Jeremy the manuscript and keeping it hidden from him. She doesn’t want to devastate him, however, she begins to develop feelings for him and realizes the benefit of him reading about his nut job of a wife.
This book had it all: mystery, sex, twists and turns. I totally get why it’s a New York Times Bestseller, USA Today bestseller, The Globe and Mail Bestseller, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller. This book was originally released in 2018 and it continues to be one of the most-discussed psychological thrillers ever written (apparently there is even a Facebook discussion group devoted to the book). Are you convinced yet? Run, don’t walk to the book store (or better yet the library so we can save the planet for our minis)!
