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Confessions by Kanae Minato

13 reviews

chrisljm's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

jaw dropped multiple times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Vomit

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

tatianars's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment