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Confess by Colleen Hoover

37 reviews

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

natbaggett's review

fast-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

2.75

Not bad but I felt like this was a combination of It Ends With Us and Reminders of Him. Too many similarities and the ending was very abrupt. Lots of build up and then bam, problems all resolved and a happy ending that just seemed too good to be true/too far-fetched. Not a bad story, just not my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Car accident, Addiction, Death, and Sexual assault

zafiro_o's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow, this is the first Colleen Hoover book that I actually kind of really liked. The first is "It Starts With Us" even though I hated "It Ends With Us". I liked the idea of the plot and the challenges of the characters since they are 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy

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

mrs_gale's review

dark emotional sad medium-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? No

4.5

First Coleen Hoover novel I've read and I now understand her popularity. I enjoyed this book so much I actually wish it was a bit longer so some parts could be explored or expanded further. The confession inspired art was a cool idea and I liked the inclusion of the art images in the book too. I thought Owen and Emory were great, I love their individual dorkiness and found them interesting. The main character I didn't have such a connection with, she was boring and weak and so the strength she finds at the very end doesn't work for me. I really liked how the ending explained the connection, very sweet. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

cabnix's review

emotional inspiring mysterious 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? No

5.0

I have read all of Colleen Hoovers most popular books, including Verity, It Ends/It Starts With Us, Ugly Love, November 9, and Hopeless, and this one is my absolute favorite. I started reading this book knowing absolutely nothing about is and I am so glad I did. I finished it so fast because I genuinely could not put it down. The prologue already had me in tears and Auburn immediately had my heart (I am also a hairdresser so I connected with her on that level too). This book deserves so much more attention, I am absolutely in love with it. This will probably be my favorite book for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident

hales22's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Death

sterreks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Addiction, and Alcoholism

lilwanderingpages's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

Eu amo reler livros, ainda mais os da Colleen. Eles sempre me fazem sentir todas as emoções possíveis, mesmo não sendo a primeira vez que leio.

 Confesse me faz sentir um misto de ódio, tristeza e um pouco de amor/carinho. Basicamente, sofrimento, como todos da CoHo. Acho importante dizer o quanto esse livro me inspira 

Spoiler

(as artes no final do livro são simplesmente tudo)

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 É definitivamente um livro que eu não me importaria de reler mais vezes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, Alcohol, Grief, Stalking, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Minor: Car accident

v1l25's review

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Stalking, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Police brutality, and Pregnancy