We all know her for the heart-wrenching romances ( It Ends With Us ) and emotional young adult dramas. But with Verity , Hoover pulls the rug out from under us, dives headfirst into the psychological thriller genre, and doesn’t come up for air until the very last page.
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin. When she is offered the opportunity of a lifetime—to finish the bestselling series of a famous author, Verity Crawford, who is currently incapacitated—she can’t say no.
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.