Verity

Author: Colleen Hoover
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: Independently Published, 2018
Pages: 331
Rating: Do Not Recommend

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.

Review: This is a hot book in two of my online reading groups, so there was no question I was going to read it. 

There are a lot of graphic sex scenes throughout, which I was able to excuse since the thriller side of the story had so much potential. I was prepared to give it four stars, and then the last chapter happened. The ending was unsatisfying, and I ended up debating between two and three stars. There's nothing worse than investing in a novel, only to feel let down and have the previous 300 pages all be for naught.

I debated a long time on whether or not this is a book I'd recommend. I settled for Do Not Recommend, but I didn't hate the book. If it sounds good in spite of everything, read it. If not, there are plenty of other good books available. 

Self-published, and originally intended to be in eBook format only, I was able to request a paperback copy from the library.