She took real events from her own life, tweaking and manipulating the story enough for it to become a fantasy. Verity’s explanation for writing the manuscript in the first place makes sense - that it was a writing exercise used to help with her writing from the villain’s perspective in her books. This letter explains that the entire manuscript was just a writing exercise called “antagonistic journaling.” We are left to wonder about which is the truth and which was manipulated.Īfter reevaluating everything originally believed to be the truth in this book, the letter ends up ringing true. Months later, Lowen finds a letter left by Verity right before they killed her.

Once she shows him the manuscript, Jeremy confronts Verity and proceeds to attack her, ending in her murder. Lowen eventually discovers that Verity is faking her injury and decides that Jeremy deserves to know the truth. This manuscript is very disturbing, as Verity admits to killing one of her two dead twin daughters. While searching through Verity’s office for her notes, she comes across a manuscript for Verity’s autobiography. Verity lives there with her husband Jeremy and Crew, their son. Lowen moves into the Crawford home to sort through all of Verity’s notes and drafts. “Verity” is about a struggling writer named Lowen Ashleigh, who is offered the opportunity of a lifetime - the chance to complete a series by bestselling author Verity Crawford, who is injured from a car accident and in a vegetative state. However, the release of this newest chapter makes it more clear than ever that the letter must be true. There is a degree of manipulation used, which blurs fact and fiction, making it hard to find the truth. Either outcome would have changed the story completely. The biggest debate at the end of the book is whether the contents of the manuscript, or the letter that Lowen, the protagonist, finds are true. If you have not read Verity or the new bonus chapter, read this column at your own risk. I’m going to warn you, there will be spoilers ahead. Originally self-published in 2018, “Verity” is now being re-released in hardcover with a bonus chapter that many fans are hoping will give them some closure on the previous ending. “Verity,” by Colleen Hoover, recently became the #1 fiction book on The New York Times Best Sellers list and checks all boxes. If you are searching for a romantic thriller novel that ends in a plot twist to leave you reeling for days and questioning what the truth is, look no further.

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