How Long Does It Take to Read Verity?
Verity by Colleen Hoover (2018) runs about 90,000 words — roughly 324 pages in a standard paperback. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that is 6 hours and 18 minutes of reading. The tables below break it down by pace and by daily reading sessions, and you can calculate reading time for any book or test how well you know this one with the Verity book quiz.
Reading time by speed
| Reading pace | Time to finish Verity |
|---|---|
| Slow (150 wpm) | 10 hours |
| Average (238 wpm) | 6 hours and 18 minutes |
| Fast (350 wpm) | 4 hours and 17 minutes |
| Speed reader (450 wpm) | 3 hours and 20 minutes |
Reading in daily sessions
Prefer a nightly page goal? Here is how long the book lasts as a daily habit:
| Session length | Days to finish |
|---|---|
| 15 minutes per day | 26 days |
| 30 minutes per day | 13 days |
| 60 minutes per day | 7 days |
Where the numbers come from
The average adult reads 238 words per minute for non-fiction and around 238–300 wpm for easy fiction, according to Marc Brysbaert’s 2019 meta-analysis of 190 reading-rate studies — the number most reading-time tools use. Verity’s word count (90,000) is an estimate for a standard text or translation; translations and editions vary, so treat both word and page counts as planning figures. For a custom edition or your own pace, the reading time calculator does the math for any word count.
Is Verity hard to read?
Easy - short chapters and a manuscript-within-a-novel structure that pulls you through in one or two sittings.
A struggling writer accepts a ghostwriting gig finishing a blockbuster author's series - and finds an autobiography the paralyzed author never meant anyone to read, one that may be a confession or the cruelest fiction ever planted. Go in cold; this is the thriller that made Hoover a household name. Think you know it already? Take the Verity book quiz — eight questions, two minutes — or see how you do on the full mixed-classics book quiz.
A realistic pace plan for Verity
Numbers help, but habits finish books. At 30 minutes a day — one coffee break or one commute — you are done in 13 days. Prefer the one-sitting test? You would need about 6 hours and 18 minutes in a single stretch, which most readers split over a weekend. And if you read 32 pages a night, the book lasts roughly 11 nights — the point is that a 324-page classic shrinks fast once the session is fixed. Readers who finish long books almost never “find time”; they pick the session size first and let the days accumulate.
Your pace may vary from chapter to chapter, especially when the language or ideas are unfamiliar. Leave a little room in your plan for slower passages. When you turn the last page, the Verity book quiz is a quick way to see how much stayed with you.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read Verity?
At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, Verity takes about 6 hours and 18 minutes. At a fast 350 wpm it is 4 hours and 17 minutes; a slow, careful 150 wpm reader needs about 10 hours.
How many pages is Verity?
About 324 pages in a standard paperback edition — editions vary, so treat it as a close estimate.
How many words is Verity?
Approximately 90,000 words, the figure used for every calculation on this page.
Is Verity hard to read?
Easy - short chapters and a manuscript-within-a-novel structure that pulls you through in one or two sittings.
Is Verity worth the time?
A struggling writer accepts a ghostwriting gig finishing a blockbuster author's series - and finds an autobiography the paralyzed author never meant anyone to read, one that may be a confession or the cruelest fiction ever planted. If that sounds like your kind of book, 6 hours and 18 minutes is a reasonable price for one of the most-read titles in its genre — and the quiz linked above tells you whether an earlier read already stuck.
What reading level is Verity?
About Grades 11-12, typically read by ages 18+. The suggested age is a guide; reading experience varies from person to person.
How long other classics take
Every title on the shelf is timed the same way in how long to read: 133 classics, timed — from Animal Farm’s single afternoon to War and Peace’s two-week campaign. For scale, Verity is the 68th longest of the 133 classics timed here — shorter than The Last Olympian but longer than Dune Messiah.
Planning a whole-author project? The Colleen Hoover books in order guide lists the full shelf in reading order.