Reviews with content warning for Terminal illness - Confessions

Absolutely brilliant. I wouldn’t call it a ‘thriller’ as it doesn’t have that fast paced and suspenseful feeling to it. But it is still dark, twisted, with many surprises along the way.

The first twist had me saying ‘what the fuck’ out loud.

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Well this one surprised me... every 10% or so I kept saying "how is this not over? what else could there be?!"

I went into this book knowing next to nothing and honestly, it might not have mattered if I knew . I was surprised again and again as we went on and as the layers were pulled back. There is a main event that triggers everything in this book and then we get 5 POVs that give us new information regarding the event.

Even though it could have been quite repetitive it didn't feel like it at all. Also, there are some really interesting themes explored: revenge, motherhood, the responsibility of educators, guilt, misinformation, murder, fear, and so much more. I feel like this is a book that will definitely leave me thinking for a while.

I'd highly recommend to anyone who is into psychological thriller with mind games and a revenge story.

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read this because it was the Literally Dead Book Club pick for May 2022, and I am so glad I did! I had not heard about this book or author before. This story follows a teacher whose daughter was murdered by someone in her class. The teacher finds out who is responsible and seeks revenge against them. This book reads like a letter, and like the speaker is telling you a story, and each chapter is a different character connected to the murder.
I was not expecting this book to be as dark and twisted as it ended up being. This is a really vengeful story that verges on being sociopathic. However, it is one of my favorite books I have had the pleasure of reading this year. It was devastating to watch the characters' descent into madness, and how they ultimately drove themselves crazy. Just when you think the Dominio effect of revenge is over, something even more dark happens.
I will definitely be picking up more from this author!

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