Score: 4.5/5 Bookmarks

Steam Rating: 🍆🍆🍆/5

I can’t believe it took me so long to read Verity, by Colleen Hoover. Holy twisty endings…it’s suspenseful, creepy, and I would never have guessed at that ending!

I’ve seen it listed as a romance, but while there are plenty of fairly graphic sex scenes I’d place it squarely on the thriller shelf.

I’ve been dying to read a really great thriller after reading a couple of predictable and lackluster books, and Verity did not disappoint!

You can grab the physical book here, or listen to the audiobook (like I did) on Libro.fm while supporting your local brick-n-mortar bookstore.

Synopsis:

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.

Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.

Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.

A standalone romantic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover.