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Confess by Colleen Hoover

56 reviews

rainbowbaby's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The ending made the discomfort and frustration felt during the majority of this book a little more palatable. If you want to be

Spoiler

p*ssed off at a POS cop abusing his power and grow tired of a bitchy MIL withholding a child from their birth mother, look no further. The scenes depicting the sexual violence are not graphic but are triggering for sure.

if you want more of an emotional (have tissues on hand) romance arc with less gore and suspense than Verity, this may be for you! Also, rest assured that nothing happens to the cat :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Addiction, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

axeelle's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Sexual assault

a101's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

This is only 1 of 3 Colleen Hoover books that I have read and I can say for sure it's not worth reading. 

The overall premise of the book seems great at the start, but slowly turns into a predictable plot, alongside a story of a forced romance turned abusive. The characters are not likeable in the slightest and I had to force myself to continue reading this book with how boring and predictable the plot was. If you are a fan of Colleen Hoover or not, this is a book from her that you can skip out on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Medical content, Cursing, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

jneverland's review

dark emotional lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Rape

Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Terminal illness, and Sexual content

nbh379's review

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

maddison20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Car accident, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Child death, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Addiction, Death of parent, Blood, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Child death

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Cancer, and Chronic illness

booksbymae's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Drug abuse

brinasatt's review

fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Drug use, and Police brutality

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Adult/minor relationship

kdscolley's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I was SOBBING within the first 5 pages, Colleen. How dare you break my fucking heart like that! 

But then...I guess you repaired it equally as heartbreakingly, so maybe I'll forgive you.

Auburn hasn't had the easiest last few years, and moving to a town where she doesn't know many people was even harder, but necessary. Meeting Owen on a whim and his painting confessions was not what she thought would help her in her situation. Their connection was insane and so well written. I guessed a few of the plot twist things early on, but I don't know if everyone will. They were pretty damn good twists. What a wonderfully cyclical book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Sexual assault

Minor: Police brutality and Drug use

thebookpaiges's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Rape, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Grief