Verity

If Goodreads had half stars, it would really be useful. 2.5 stars for me, and I'm even on the fence about that. I like thrillers, I like romance, I like when people try new things, I think twists, and I like fucked up shit. However, this book did not sit right with me. Firstly, it was pretty disturbing - which is fine! I can manage that. But to punctuate the child abuse with sex was a bit weird. Secondly, I was an eensy bit suspicious of Jeremy from the beginning but if that had continued I would have put the book down immediately. Not into a whole book of sexual abuse, child abuse, and creepy people through rose-colored glasses. At least not the way this was written. The twist was so poorly written. The letter which reveals the “truth” in such a clunky way really ruined the whole book for me. So hard to believe that whole arc because of the voice of the final letter. Anyway, this is the short version. Won't have high hopes for anything else like this by Hoover.