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Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. 1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller 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 the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could 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 loving her. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (October 26, 2021)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1538724731


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 36


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.45 x 0.75 x 8.2 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #34 in Suspense Thrillers #52 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) #70 in Contemporary Romance (Books)


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    • I couldn't wait to write this review........
I chose 5 stars but would willingly give more. Creepy...yes ! Suspense...yes !! ! Sex...yes !!! Manipulation... Oh yes !!!! Unable to put it down ! A struggling author is chosen to complete a series of books because the original author becomes unable to complete the contract. So begins innocent changes that will shape several lives forever. To warn you , the sex in the book is graphic , but I realize the author uses it to further engage the reader and as shock effect. It is my understanding that this book may be in the process of becoming a movie. It will be a very good one. I recommend the read because the book is always better than the movie , right ? Did I mention creepy at times and manipulation all the time ? :) Five stars ! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2025 by sue rhodus
    • So twisted!
I loved this book. The story line is very twisted and disturbing, but I couldn't put it down at the same time.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025 by Cortney
    • Dark, Twisted, & Shocking -- Lives up to the Hype!
Verity opens with author Lowen Ashleigh having a very bad morning. Her mother died the previous week after a year-long battle with colon cancer. Lowen had a difficult relationship with her mother -- "a direct result of my own mother being terrified of me," she relates -- but still brought her to Lowen's apartment and cared for her during the last nine months of her life. Lowen is a sleepwalker and her mother kept her fairly secluded as a child, afraid of what Lowen might be capable of doing during one of many sleepwalking episodes. Now she has left her apartment in New York City for the first time in weeks, summoned to a meeting at her publisher's office by her literary agent, Corey, with whom she was previously in an intimate relationship. Just as Lowen is waiting for a crosswalk light to change, a man steps into the street and is struck by a truck. Lowen is understandably shaken, and the man's blood is splattered on her face and white shirt. A handsome stranger escorts her into a coffee shop bathroom and literally gives her the shirt off his back. They chat briefly, and Loewn concludes that he "wants to be invisible in this city. Just like me." After all, she moved to New York to become part of the city's invisible millions of invisible residents. Her books have not sold well enough for her publisher to offer her another contract unless she agrees to promote them, something she has refused to do in the past. "I'm so awkward I'm afraid once my readers meet me in person, they'll swear off my books forever," Lowen laments. "That's why I stay home and write. I think the idea of me is better than the reality of me." But another contract was her last hope. She took time off from her writing career believing that her mother would leave her some money. Now, having lived off the advance she received after signing her prior contract, she has learned that she will receive nothing from her mother's estate. And be homeless soon, unless she receives a job offer. When Lowen arrives at her publisher's office, she is shocked to find the man whose shirt she is wearing is attending the same meeting. He is Jeremy Crawford, husband of Verity, a very successful author who is unable to complete the series of books she was writing. Lowen is being offered a flat fee of seventy-five thousand dollars per book to write the last three volumes in the series, with the first installment due in six months. Lowen is determined to turn down the offer until Jeremy informs her that he selected her because Verity read one of Lowen's books and it was among her favorites. She purportedly told Jeremy that they shared a similar writing style and Lowen was destined to be "the next big thing." Verity has been catastrophically injured in a motor vehicle accident, following the deaths of both of her daughters, Chastin and Harper, leaving Jeremy to raise their young son, Crew, alone. Lowen ultimately agrees to take on the project. Lowen makes the six-hour drive to the Crawford home in Vermont, listening to the audio version of the first book in the series en route. She is to spend time in Verity's office, reviewing the research and notes she left there in order to assess how best to approach writing the next book. Lowen meets Crew and learns that Verity's condition is extremely serious. She is in a virtually catatonic state -- uncommunicative and unable to care for herself. Caregivers spend the day in the home, with Jeremy managing at night. Lowen soon discovers that Verity's office lacks organization -- her expansive desk is strewn with stacks from end to end with papers and files, and boxes containing more documents line the walls. Clearly, the process of sorting through it all will take much longer than Lowen originally anticipated. As she begins reading Verity's second book, she realizes the "books are from the villain's point of view" and she will need "time to work myself into that mindset while writing." Jeremy claims that he has never read Verity's books because he "didn't like being inside her head." Author Colleen Hoover recounts Lowen's story via a first-person narrative, with the story really taking off as Lowen attempts to settles into the Crawford home. She is keenly observant and inquisitive about Verity's writing, as well as her family, and quickly finds herself attracted to Jeremy, who is still married to the incapacitated woman being cared for in an upstairs bedroom. Searching through Verity's office, Lowen stumbles upon a manuscript entitled "So Be It." Verity hopes it is an outline for the next book, but it is instead an autobiography drafted by Verity. Reading it is not what she has been hired to do, but she justifies her insatiable curiosity by construing her review of the manuscript as research. "I need to see how Verity's mind works to understand her as a writer." Soon she is absorbed in Verity's descriptions of meeting Jeremy, the development of their relationship and the early days of their marriage, as well as her pregnancies and motherhood. The more she reads, the more frightened of Verity Lowen becomes, especially when events she observes appear to be inconsistent with what she has been told about Verity's condition. Nonetheless, Lowen continues returning to the manuscript to better understand the Crawford family's history, and gain insight into Jeremy and Verity's marriage. But Lowen is playing a dangerous game. Verity's purported autobiography is a dark and disturbing confession of Verity's feelings, motivations, and unspeakably vile acts. Lowen believes the manuscript to be an accurate depiction of Verity's life, and concludes that it "was written by a very disturbed woman -- a woman whose house I currently inhabit." Hoover ramps up the tension as Lowen becomes entangled in a budding relationship with Jeremy, influenced heavily by what she is reading in the manuscript. Verity's revelations are horrifying, and as Lowen and Jeremy grow closer, he increasingly opens up to her, sharing details of his life with Verity about which Lowen feigns ignorance. Lowen's suspicions about the accident in which Verity was injured grow. Is Jeremy being completely honest with Lowen? Why is he willing to embark on a new relationship with Lowen when his wife, although injured, is still alive? He claims that he cannot move Verity to a care facility because Crew cannot sustain another loss. While Verity is cared for in their home, Crew can spend unlimited amounts of time at her bedside. Lowen now possesses detailed information about the deaths of Jeremy's daughters. Were their deaths really tragic accidents? Is Crew safe? Hoover's characters are both fascinating and infuriating. The story is related solely from Lowen's perspective. Her childhood was difficult because of her sleepwalking and the way it detrimentally impacted her relationship with her mother. She has achieved modest success as a writer, but because of her discomfort in social situations, her career growth has been stymied. She accepts the offer to write Verity's next three books because she desperately needs the money, but also because it is an opportunity too good to pass up. But she is confused not only by her burgeoning attraction to Jeremy, but the incongruity between what she has been told about Verity's accident and what transpires in the house. Of course, Lowen's feelings and experiences are colored by the information set forth in the manuscript. Interestingly, Hoover has said that even when she depicts Lowen reading Verity's manuscript, readers are "still not fully in Verity’s head because we’re always in Lowen’s perspective, reading something she found. When I write a book from one character’s point of view, I rarely think about the story from the other character’s perspectives. Sometimes it’s necessary for certain scenes, but with this book, it was important for me to feel the confusion and fear Lowen felt. So as the author, I had to be completely blind to what was happening from everyone else's perspectives." Still, as the story progresses, Hoover keeps readers guessing as to how gullible and vulnerable Lowen really is. She believes the manuscript is truthful and accurate, and that Jeremy is not the villain -- if, in fact there is a villain in the Crawfords' story. But could Lowen possibly be opportunistic, calculating, and willing to do anything to be with Jeremy? Jeremy is equally captivating. He is handsome, charming, successful, and by all outward appearances, a family man who has sustained unimaginable losses who has been able to soldier on only because he has a young son to raise. To be fair, although Verity's prognosis is never affirmatively established, his desire to move on with his life is understandable -- Verity sustained a serious head injury which will, in all likelihood, preclude her from resuming a fully normal life. But was his meeting with Lowen on the street just before the meeting at her publisher's office really just coincidental? Did he intend for her to find the manuscript in Verity's office? Has he been fully aware of its contents all along? About that, Hoover says, "I’m not sure because I was never in Jeremy’s head." In other words, readers can draw their own conclusions, based on the evidence Hoover does present. And what about Verity? Is she selfishly conniving and evil, as the manuscript suggests? Or is she a blameless grieving mother who was tragically injured in a horrific car accident? The manuscript provides myriad complications. Lowen debates whether she should discuss it with Jeremy. She doesn't believe he is aware of its existence or content. He claimed he never read Verity's books, after all. Lowen learns that Verity was injured when her vehicle hit a tree, but there were no skidmarks on the pavement. She concludes Verity "either fell asleep or she did it on purpose." Does it matter to Lowen which scenario is accurate? What conclusion has Jeremy drawn about the cause of the accident? Putting aside the perspective from which the story is told, no aspect of the story or the characters can be accepted at face value. Hoover includes plot twists so shocking and unnerving that Verity, originally published in 2018, continues to be one of the most-discussed psychological thrillers ever written. (There is even a Facebook discussion group devoted to the book, boasting nearly twenty-five thousand members!) The book is fast-paced, engrossing, and extremely entertaining. The story's pace gradually accelerates with each surprising development and breath-taking revelations of the truth or, perhaps, a manipulated version of the truth. The tale careens to a jaw-dropping conclusion that will keep readers thinking, discussing, and debating Hoover's extremely clever and nuanced tale, as well as her deliciously intriguing and morally ambiguous characters (who may prove themselves to be not as ambiguous as originally thought) for a very, very long time. Hoover says she "chose the ending because it’s frightening to me. It’s my biggest nightmare For the darkness in the worlds I create as a writer to somehow" intrude into her real life. Thanks to Grand Central Publishing for a copy of the book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2022 by JHSiess
    • A Riveting Tale of Love, Loss, and Redemption - "Regretting You" by Colleen Hoover
Colleen Hoover takes a thrilling departure from her usual genre with "Verity," a dark and gripping novel that will leave you breathless. As an author known for her emotionally charged romances, Hoover proves her versatility and mastery of storytelling by delivering a suspenseful and haunting narrative that will keep you on the edge of your seat. "Verity" introduces us to Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer who is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is asked to complete the bestselling series of Verity Crawford, a renowned author who is unable to finish her own work. As Lowen delves into Verity's unfinished manuscript, she uncovers a chilling and disturbing truth that threatens to unravel everything she thought she knew. The characters in "Verity" are flawlessly crafted, with each one harboring secrets and hidden depths. Lowen is a relatable and complex protagonist, driven by her own demons and a desire to uncover the truth. Verity, on the other hand, is enigmatic and mysterious, leaving readers guessing about her true intentions until the very end. Their interactions are intense and filled with tension, adding an extra layer of suspense to the story. Hoover's writing in "Verity" is utterly captivating. Her prose is sharp and evocative, creating a haunting atmosphere that perfectly complements the dark and twisted tale. The pacing is impeccable, with each chapter ending on a cliffhanger, urging you to keep turning the pages. The plot is intricately woven, with unexpected twists and shocking revelations that will leave you gasping in disbelief. What sets "Verity" apart is Hoover's ability to delve into the depths of human nature and explore the darkest corners of the human psyche. The novel explores themes of obsession, manipulation, and the blurred lines between truth and fiction. It's a psychological thriller that will challenge your perceptions and make you question the characters' motives at every turn. The tension and suspense in "Verity" are palpable, creating an atmosphere that is both chilling and addictive. Hoover expertly builds the suspense, keeping you guessing until the very end. The twists and turns are executed flawlessly, leaving no loose ends and providing a satisfying conclusion that will leave you reeling. "Verity" is a departure from Colleen Hoover's usual writing style, but it showcases her immense talent and versatility as an author. It's a thrilling rollercoaster ride that will leave you breathless and craving for more. If you're a fan of psychological thrillers that delve into the depths of human nature, "Verity" is an absolute must-read. In conclusion, "Verity" is an unforgettable and gripping thriller that will keep you hooked from the first page to the last. Colleen Hoover's seamless transition into the suspense genre is a testament to her exceptional storytelling skills. Brace yourself for a dark and twisted journey that will leave you questioning the boundaries of truth and fiction. "Verity" is a masterpiece that deserves a place on every thriller lover's bookshelf. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023 by LW
    • An excellent read
This book was a very easy read, and had lots of twist and turns. Thoroughly enjoyed it. All the books by Colleen Hoover has been really good so far.
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2025 by Jennifer Herring

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