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Confess ​– Vallomás by Colleen Hoover, Colleen Hoover

54 reviews

saramarinho's review against another edition

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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.
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. 
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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literarymatcha's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

was okay, loved the duo but lowkey felt like it wasnt enough D: but i really liked the concept of the confessions. the confessions was very well written and all sparked huge emotions + owen's origin story !!! NICE !!! loved the adam and owen duo wished they had more time


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queenbutts's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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fromjuliereads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

3.0

First things first, I was kind of frustrated when I went searching through reviews and couldn't find trigger warnings. I'm glad I asked a friend beforr I read too far. Friends, please remember that not everyone's triggers are the same... so I will be including trigger warnings - I don't care if they are spoilers or not. 
I liked the book. It was a good story. And the inclusion of the artwork was unique and I loved the art. Especially the idea of the art with the confessions. There was just so much lying and sadness in this book... I think CoHo and I just don't get along in that regard. I want happier stories - I hear enough sad stories about rough lives in real life. But I do think elements of this one were really important and it is well written. 
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