Verity Apr 2026

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!

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.

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. Verity

The catch? Lowen has to move into the Crawford estate to sift through Verity’s chaotic office notes.

If you think you know Colleen Hoover, think again. Read the bonus chapter (available on Colleen Hoover’s

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin. When she is offered the opportunity of a lifetime—to finish the bestselling series of a famous author, Verity Crawford, who is currently incapacitated—she can’t say no.

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. Do you believe Verity’s letter, or do you

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?

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.

We all know her for the heart-wrenching romances ( It Ends With Us ) and emotional young adult dramas. But with Verity , Hoover pulls the rug out from under us, dives headfirst into the psychological thriller genre, and doesn’t come up for air until the very last page.

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

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!

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.

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.

The catch? Lowen has to move into the Crawford estate to sift through Verity’s chaotic office notes.

If you think you know Colleen Hoover, think again.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin. When she is offered the opportunity of a lifetime—to finish the bestselling series of a famous author, Verity Crawford, who is currently incapacitated—she can’t say no.

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.

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?

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.

We all know her for the heart-wrenching romances ( It Ends With Us ) and emotional young adult dramas. But with Verity , Hoover pulls the rug out from under us, dives headfirst into the psychological thriller genre, and doesn’t come up for air until the very last page.

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