So Maybe thats why? Meghan you raise some interesting points! This includes neglecting her baby girls by letting them cry all day long. I don't think Crew caused h. For everyone asking why she would run away with Crew, she said that she would be happy with the three of them as a family. Why would you write when lowen and Jeremy got together? Lowen begins working in her luxurious office, sorting through the mounts of papers, notes, files. Have years of writing crawl-under-a-blanket-and-cry-while-you-laugh romance been leading up to this dark tale that will surely mess with your head? fec_roots <num> Number of generator roots. Lowen is not innocent because she hid the truth from Jeremy so she could have a life with him. There are some valid points about the letter being the true Verity in the comments below, however, I still land firmly on team manuscript. untruth. Jeremy is heartbroken. Then, he planted it for Lowen to be able to easily find it, thereby poisoning her view of Verity and gaining her sympathy, making her a vital part of Team Jeremy. Like about their sex life, like the time he threw his dinner across the wall etc If the things that were written in the manuscript didnt play out as Verity claims they did, Jeremy would have been the one to know. like imagine how different and crazy the ending would be. The other thing Im sure about is that everyone in the book is terrible and I would have eagerly forgotten these characters immediately, except I couldnt stop turning the ending over in my head. verity: See: honesty , reality , truth , validity , veracity I honestly think that Verity was a horrible human being and that she wasnt actually writing an antagonistic journal (even though it may sound awfully convincing). [If Jeremy found the manuscript before why would he keep it in the office where he knew Lowen would find it? you know it really makes you wonder.. but I'm truly amazed at how captivating the novel was to read it in one sitting. But, I do have many doubts about what happened. i don't believe Jeffrey did the whole car accident thing on purpose, i think verity got scared because the same night Jeffrey questioned her judgment for the very first time. She is too smart for that. I cannot believe that a truly loving mother could picture herself doing something so horrible and actually put it into words. This letter is so fake. The answer is YES. Just possibly another twist to this book??? Nope she really is just a mentally ill/nutso woman!! I didnt like it, but it lit up my brain, and thats got to count for something. In the letter, Verity tells Jeremy that her "autobiography" was actually a writing exercise, a fictionalized version of real events that she was writing to "get inside the mind of a villain.". She stated that she was writing the letter while she had locked them up in the master bedroom. See more. But it was inexplicable. After the street accident, a handsome man named Jeremy ushers Lowen into a coffee-shop bathroom and offers her the clean shirt off his back. Also, if she was truly innocent, wouldn't she make CERTAIN that Jeremey found/read the letter instead of "I hope you find this" If she was truly in. In all honesty, I think Verity was evil. None of this can be explained unless what she wrote in the manuscript was true. in my opinion, the manuscript was the piece of writing in which Verity was telling the truth. Verity first came out in December of 2018. It would make sense to be scared after almost being killed by your. God. , Graceling (Graceling Realm #1) by Kristin Cashore. Okay i get your point about lowen being obsessed but not about verity being innocent. Verity's purported autobiography is a dark and disturbing confession of Verity's feelings, motivations, and unspeakably vile acts. The bonus chapter confirmed this theory when Jeremy showed his true colors, killing a woman to keep the secret of Veritys murder. If Jeremy did read the autobiography, he would have tired to kill Verity the same way she tried to killed her baby before he brought in Lowen into their lives. Did Verity tell him to cut himself if Lowan asked him questions? I mean what woman talks about the sex and and his di** and needing to make love every day? I loved Instant Karma by @marissameyerauthor so much!! Within minutes, shes dead. [There are so many things in the letter that contradict what Jeremy told Lowen. Also a little odd that Verity tries to claim that women just aren't that obsessed with sex. Both of them are rattled and Jeremy keeps repeating that Verity died in her sleep, and getting their stories right, spending the night together. for the whole book her brain damage kept her from doing most things - but she proved to have far more capacity than other characters believed, including her own nurses. Or why not try to do it again. That to me is just someone asking an off-the-bat question. ( I personally dont think she got the chance to write it afterwards because of the baby monitor Lowen had placed). She doesnt tell anyone but grows concerned about how easily and quickly he had done that twice now. But having gone through these comments, I've noticed many people are using the fact that Verity wrote the letter after finding out Lowen and Jeremy were hooking up, as part of proof as to why her letter was a lie. I mean, youre trying to tell me that absolutely everything that she wrote Wasnt true? There is no way that ANYONE can make me believe that she told him that while they were tipping over. Lastly, I think the reason she wrote the letter is because of regret, that she spoiled such a good life all for nothing. Imagine being a good person, a good mother. She becomes jealous of her own baby. Yeah right. It's obvious that Colleen wanted us to know what this kid was capable of in order to throw us off with what happened before. She might be lying in the letter. I feel like he did bad stuff and the parents were covering for him. [The ending has left me restless and uneasy, I think Verity deliberately wrote the letter so that Jeremy and Lowen may spend the rest of their lives in guilt and without hating her. She needed to look over and repent on her past. I am on team manuscript for sure. Did she intentionally kill her daughter? [I think that Verity killed Harper because in her letter she writes that Jeremy strangled her before she fell unconscious and he put her into the car. Yet shes being presented with a lucrative opportunity a well-timed one, given that shes about to be evicted from her apartment. In reaction, she killed her. They talk, share deep moments and through Veritys account, she knows that Jeremy is a good man and father. if this doesn't tell how fucked up her mind was then idk what will? to be in position to receive a throw to (a base . Lowen told Jeremy and I quote: Make her vomit. I think Verity was just nuts. Wiki User. . I dont buy the letter; I think the manuscript version is the truth. Regardless of whether the manuscript was autobiographical or not, Im certain that Verity was not a stable person: I cant fathom being able to write such horrible, sickening stories about my family not even in the interest of bettering my writing skills. Nonetheless, Jeremy manipulated Lowen and in the end coerced her to commit murder with him, conceal the crime and be the mother of his next child. It is also a theory that their son, Crew, was the one who killed his sister, and Verity was covering that up for him. She took pills, fell down, all intentionally, to miscarry. 1Tim. I dont believe its real and think Veritys manuscript was. Lowen even said that he had not been gone long enough to have read the entire manuscript. Does anybody else question crews involvement? Is Verity evil or was it all a misunderstanding? We love the newer sounding three-syllable, 'y'-ending virtue names, and Verity is one of the best. His reaction after reading the manuscript seemed far too raw and emotional. If its a literary exercise, then it shouldve had a disclaimer. My name is Pilar and I am a Dominican reader , writer , Disney fanatic , Superhero sidekick , TV binger , Soundtracks expert and now blogger. Verity by Colleen Hoover is a romance/thriller/mystery novel that was published in 2018. However, it's said several times that he probably only had time to skim the last couple chapters of the manuscripthow would he know about the incident when Harper was an infant if he hadn't fully read the manuscript prior to that? However, looking back on the events of the book, Jeremys character and motivations are brought into question. The meaning of Verity is "truth, truthful". Did anyone think the response from Veritys dad when Jeremy called him about the accident to be strange? to guard (an opponent) in order to obstruct a play. According to a user from South Africa, the name Verity means "Undeniable Truth". 2 : something (such as a statement) that is true especially : a fundamental and inevitably true value such eternal verities as honor, love, and patriotism. The book has is spooky, a mystery of some sort and has a lot of sex. In the chapter, Jeremy and Lowen take the kids to the beach where they run into one of Veritys old friends. When Lowen forces Jeremy to read this chapter, he loses it and confronts Verity, who reveals that shes not brain-damaged, after all. what reasons would April and the other nurse (can't remember her name, oopsies) have to cover for her? All in all I did enjoy the book but was left very confused. i think she actaully wrote that in order to hide her pain in pages because if a women who killed her daughter and was so cruel to the infants and who can fake her death is a no sweat to harm lowen and her husband in order to save herself but she didnt even after knowing that now lowen knows about the manuscript even she could have destroyed it earlier as she knows that is the only way to reveal what she really is. falsehood. I dont trust her. Fuzzable uses cookies to improve your experience. Why is the letter (at least partially) true? But, due to her current financial issues, she takes up the job after negotiating. You want to make me believe that she never looked back to make sure that her daughter was behind her? She says she isnt looking for people to like her after reading it, but to be careful as it turns darker. Is this not a concern to Lowen. The biggest takeaway from this book is that everything is not always as it seems. In October 2021 it was announced that the project is currently in development at Amazon Studios with Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund producing. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, As for why she told Crew not to talk to Lowe about what happened on the boat, I think she instructed him not to talk to her about her period for fear of confirming Lowe's fears that she was better than she appeared and maybe she gave examples to him saying even if she asks you about what happened on the canoe or etc etc. A dark thread in the story is Jeremys connection to Lowen. The book definitely delivers on thrills. I too wonder if the last letter was true. at first i'm all team manuscript but now that i really focus on it. I was so sure i knew what happened when i reached what I thought was the end (i was reading an ebook) and then i turned the page and started the letter. I think the manuscrpt shows the true verity. [I believe the manuscript version was true, but also that Jeremy read it believing it to be real and tried to murder Verity (in the bonus chapter he killed Amanda in order to cover up Verity's murder). If you would like to read my spoiler free review, go ahead, but youve been warned of whats coming next. It's hard to accept that the manuscript was her just using a certain writing practice (does this actually exist, btw). I have a thought, really out there, but what if, Lowen had a mental break after losing her mother and then the person dying in front of her(which resulted in her being covered in blood) caused her to lose it? I don't think he expected her to actually move or speak. But then, why wasnt he scared of her? I wouldve been more paranoid if I had known that a psychopath that killed one of my daughters were spending time with my son. Everyone is underestimating Jeremy, seeing him from Lowe's eyes (who was also being manipulated even from the accident) may have blindsided many. Puritan virtue name. if Jeremy had truly read the manuscript before as Verity says in the letter, then why did he act so enraged when Lowen showed him and only THEN decided to kill her? If I were doing an exercise like this then YEAH I'm not going to risk my family funding something like that with no evidence saying it was fake. However, after Lowen gave him the manuscript, he went and read it But hadnt he already read it? I'm not sure how the letter would play into that theory, unless that was also part of his plan to make Lowen question her own sanity and serve as a warning to her to never cross him because he was capable of something this sinister. fits the title and all, I tend to feel that Jeremy and Lowen have some leeway here seeing as they have both gone through and are going through various shades of grief. Did he bring it to her because she asked him to? I believe she also wrote that note so if the police found it they'd arrest Jeremy and not come after her. Theres no way that wouldve gone unnoticed by police or paramedics. I think the manuscript was true. Both options are plausible. Book: Verity by Colleen Hoover. Verity never feels maternal towards them, not even after they are born. Since it has been revealed that Jeremy tried to kill her, it makes sense that Verity was terrified of him. I think the letter was meant for lowen to find, just to cover up her tracks and haunt Lowen with the never-ending 'What if?' And if she cut him, did she hope to cut him deep enough for him to need to be taken to the hospital so she could escape? I dont see this discussed, so I am not sure if I am alone in these thoughts or I just have not come across someone else saying them yet, so, here goes: I am definitely team manuscript. Im a freshman communications major at Temple University, and writer for the arts and entertainment category of Her Campus! Also, if the verity <dev> is encrypted the <fec_dev> should be too. I don't have the words. I agree with you the letter just a cover up, her last piece of manipulation. One more thing, from the beginning you immediately get an ominous vibe from that house simply from the words Hoover uses to describe it. You lose 2 of your daughters and you use your twisted diary to cope. Either way, I think it makes sense. Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo, California State University - Los Angeles, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, California State University, Channel Islands, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Federal University Of Agriculture Abeokuta, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico San German campus, Keiser University - Latin American Campus, London School of Economics and Political Science, California State University of Sacramento, Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg, William Paterson University of New Jersey. Overall, the word veritas is a Latin noun that means truth. Welcome back. This answer is: Study guides. This was the type of a thing he would do if he is truly scared of what his mother might do to him if he says too much and also I think Verity could've found a way to escape or to find the manuscript especially when Jeremy was in Manhatan. If I can just get past my need for resolution, perhaps Ill accept that my streak as a thriller chronic has finally ended. Okay i get your point about lowen being obsessed but not about verity being innocent. Jeremy Crawford, with a publishing team, offers Lowen Ashleigh, an author, a contract to work on his wife and bestselling novelist Verity Crawfords series. German English French Spanish Portuguese Dutch Italian. [One thing that makes it difficult for me to decide how I feel is the way Jeremy talked about Verity's writing. For me it was the line "After being the perfect wife to you" that made me question the genuineness of the letter. 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