Verity

4.5/5 stars (Deducting half a star because I’ll never look at a manuscript drawer the same way again).

However, the genius of the book is its . Is Verity lying? Is Lowen projecting? Hoover leaves just enough breadcrumbs to support two completely different interpretations of the plot. It’s the kind of book that book clubs will argue about for hours.

Read the bonus chapter (available on Colleen Hoover’s website). It will change your mind about the ending entirely. Have you read Verity ? Do you believe Verity’s letter, or do you think she was lying? Let me know in the comments below! Verity

Verity is not for the faint of heart. It contains graphic violence, child endangerment, and explicit sexual content used as a tool of manipulation. Some readers find the shock value gratuitous.

If you think you know Colleen Hoover, think again. Is Lowen projecting

What she finds in that office isn't just plot outlines. Hidden in the back of a drawer is a manuscript titled "So Be It" —an autobiography Verity never intended for the public. Inside those pages is a confession so vile, so disturbing, that it changes everything Lowen thought she knew about the family.

Now, Lowen is living with Verity’s grieving husband, Jeremy, and their young son. And she has to decide: Does she show Jeremy the manuscript? Or does she keep the monster’s secret? Read the bonus chapter (available on Colleen Hoover’s

If you want a cozy romance, skip this. If you want to be scared of a woman in a wheelchair and question the sanity of everyone involved, run to your nearest bookstore.