Verity May 2026

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.

If you think you know Colleen Hoover, think again. Verity

The catch? Lowen has to move into the Crawford estate to sift through Verity’s chaotic office notes. If you want a cozy romance, skip this

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

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.

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.

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.