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Confess by Colleen Hoover

11 reviews

jneverland's review against another edition

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

brinasatt's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

rhiwoo77's review against another edition

sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence

lindsayvale's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual content, Child death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Gun violence

claudiamv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Gun violence

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

stephsbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

It was amazing, I couldn’t put the book down.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Car accident, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

coralie_michon's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

My least favourite colleen book so far. I felt like the beginning and their connection were rushed, which kinda ruined the mood for the first part. Some secondary characters were vaguely introduced and I understood 100 pages in who they truly were. The themes were just not my favourite either, the way they were touched was clumsy. 

However, I really appreciated the ending, and closure that the characters received. The double POVs and the pictures of Owen's art were also a nice surpise. 

EMORY IS A QUEEN I LOVE HER (ngl she was my favourite character, I wish we'd seen more of her)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Gun violence

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.

Spoiler

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. 

Spoiler

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, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Violence

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

Minor: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent