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Confess by Colleen Hoover

28 reviews

michleea's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death

abitofapoet's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was so, so good. It pulled at my heart strings and made me feel so much for the main characters, especially Auburn. I wasn't bored a moment of listening to this, and needed to know what was happening as soon as possible. It was hard to put down. 

I will say though, that as someone who has been in a sexually and emotionally abusive relationship before, it was triggering at parts. It wasn’t very graphic, but the abusive character (i won’t say the name bc spoilers) was written SO realistically, it made me feel genuinely sick at a couple points. I really did feel Auburn’s helplessness. 

If you’re looking for a sad romance with a good ending, this is it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

screw you trey

edmistonalex's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely amazing. I could not stop reading this book. Colleen Hoover is an amazing author and anything she writes is truly a work of art

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

marybsimp's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

maddywinger's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Grief, and Alcohol

saramarinho's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Since I literally just finished reading and am now trying to write this review, my emotions are still very much all over the place.
This story has its share of heavy topics and it riles you up for good.

One moment you're head over heals in love with Owen, and the next you want to throw up and hit Trey hard on the face with a brick.

It's a complex book in a way, because I've felt like it dealt with different kinds of love and how such love makes people act in different situations. It also shows how family relationships can change and get affected when there's life-altering moments. 

Auburn is stronger than she seems and sometimes it's easy to forget that she's only 21. I was a little bit frustrated with her at some point - but I admit my opinion might be slightly "uninformed" since I don't have children and therefore cannot say that her decisions were right or wrong since I can't put myself in her shoes (and yes, I know this is fiction but still) - but at the end she pleasantly surprised me.

The artwork is breathtaking and it adds so much to the story! Every painting kept me glued to its page for several minutes and some of the confessions were hard to read. 
Again, I've surrendered to another Colleen book and it became officially impossible to resist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

soobooksalot's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Someday I shall make my way through Colleen Hoover's whole backlist! Does she write anything that isn't solidly entertaining?
 Auburn Reed has experienced love and loss in her young adult life. She happens upon the art gallery of artist Owen Gentry, who bases his paintings on the anonymous confessions submitted by strangers. 
 Their attraction is nearly immediate but as with all of Hoover's novels, the road to a relationship is neither easy or linear. As always there are layers of history and reveals to round out the story.
 The amazing real-life artwork of Danny O'Connor to depict Owen's makes the book even more memorable. 
 Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Pregnancy

bookrecsbyjess's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

 This is my new favorite Colleen Hoover book. The whole story was incredible and heartbreaking. Even the author’s note at the beginning of the book made this story more emotional for the fact that the confessions were real. 

The prologue with Auburn and Adam crushed me. What a way to start a book! 

I loved that Owen created art out of confessions, and I enjoyed the fact that the book included actual visuals of what his work looked like. 

Auburn and Owen were great together and had chemistry from the beginning. The fact that they both had secrets and terrible things that they had gone through made them work together really well. I also felt for them because their stories were so tragic. 

I despised Lydia and Trey so much. They were terrible to both Auburn and Owen.

The ending really wrapped up the story nicely, but it was also sad.

Overall, this book is beautiful, and I will definitely be reading it again in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Rape, Car accident, and Alcohol