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“Sublimely creepy with a true Hoover pulse. I’ve been waiting on a thriller like this for years.” -Tarryn Fisher, NYT bestselling author A standalone romantic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover. Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the jo

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Colleen Hoover's mind-boggling novel " Verity " refers to perpetually unlucky people as "chronics" - a catchy nickname for those who are prone to tragedy, enduring one terrible thing after another. I've started thinking of myself as a psychological thriller chronic: Every time, I go in with high expectations, and inevitably, I end up desperate to hurl the book across the room. Would that happen again with this one?

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Review | Colleen Hoover's 'Verity' has an ending that's impossible to shake

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"Verity," Colleen Hoover's best-selling thriller, is prompting heated debate about what exactly the ending means.

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September is Suicide Prevention Month — a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized topic. We use this month to shift public perception, spread hope and share vital information to people affected by suicide.

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September 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day 2024

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What did you think of the book once you finished it? Did your opinion change from the first couple of chapters?

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What did you think of the book once you finished it? Did your opinion change from the first couple of chapters?

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Which did you believe, the manuscript or Verity’s letter? Why?

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Which did you believe, the manuscript or Verity’s letter? Why?

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How is the death of the pedestrian at the beginning of the book linked to the plot? Or is it linked at all?

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How is the death of the pedestrian at the beginning of the book linked to the plot? Or is it linked at all?

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What might have motivated Lowen to accept Jeremy’s offer to finish his wife Verity’s book series?

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What might have motivated Lowen to accept Jeremy’s offer to finish his wife Verity’s book series?

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The book alternates between Lowen’s first-person narration and the chapters of Verity’s autobiography. How do you feel about seeing the story from both women’s perspectives?

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The book alternates between Lowen’s first-person narration and the chapters of Verity’s autobiography. How do you feel about seeing the story from both women’s perspectives?

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There are a lot of mother-daughter relationships in the book: Verity and her mom, Lowen and her mom, Verity and her twin daughters. How do you think each of those relationships might have influenced the others? And how do they contrast with Verity’s relationship with her son Crew?

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There are a lot of mother-daughter relationships in the book: Verity and her mom, Lowen and her mom, Verity and her twin daughters. How do you think each of those relationships might have influenced the others? And how do they contrast with Verity’s relationship with her son Crew?

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What do you think of Jeremy? Both Lowen and Verity seem to think very highly of him; they’re each willing to hurt other people to be with him, but does he earn that level of desire and loyalty? Explain your position.

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What do you think of Jeremy? Both Lowen and Verity seem to think very highly of him; they’re each willing to hurt other people to be with him, but does he earn that level of desire and loyalty? Explain your position.

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Lowen initially didn’t show Jeremy the manuscript because she didn’t want to upset him, but then she ended up showing it to him after all. Do you agree with that choice? What did you think about Lowen’s decision to keep Verity’s letter a secret?

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Lowen initially didn’t show Jeremy the manuscript because she didn’t want to upset him, but then she ended up showing it to him after all. Do you agree with that choice? What did you think about Lowen’s decision to keep Verity’s letter a secret?

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Verity means truth. Do you think Verity tells the truth? Does Lowen? What is the truth in this book?

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Verity means truth. Do you think Verity tells the truth? Does Lowen? What is the truth in this book?

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Do you think the Vermont setting of the Crawford home has significance?

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Do you think the Vermont setting of the Crawford home has significance?

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How were you affected by reading the graphic scenes involving Verity’s pregnancy and the deaths of her children?

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How were you affected by reading the graphic scenes involving Verity’s pregnancy and the deaths of her children?

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The ultimate question: was Verity’s writing a fictional manuscript or an autobiography?

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The ultimate question: was Verity’s writing a fictional manuscript or an autobiography?

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What kind of review would you give this book?

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What kind of review would you give this book?

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Drop your thoughts on the bonus chapter epilogue below!!!!