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A review by areadinggem
Confess by Colleen Hoover
5.0
"She seems a lot like me. A loner, a thinker, an artist with her life."
[a:Colleen Hoover|5430144|Colleen Hoover|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1464032240p2/5430144.jpg] never seizes to surprise me. I've read - no, devoured most of her books so far and every single one holds a special place in my heart.
The story-line in [b:Confess|34324605|Confess|Colleen Hoover|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1488107498l/34324605._SY75_.jpg|42099145] caught my attention the most. How Owen, an artist, gets his inspiration from anonymous confessions people leave for him in his studio is just very interesting. He chooses a confession and based on what's written, he paints something he thinks relates to it. He basically turns words into art. I also love the fact that, in my edition of the book, there are pictures of every single painting mentioned in the chapters. This alone brings the story to life. And the fact that each confession mentioned is actually a real life one makes the plot much more realistic.
"Some secrets should never turn into confessions."
The story continues after their first encounter, revealing several secrets and new characters along the way. To be honest though, I did see most of the events coming. So you could say it was easy to put two and two together if you really want to think about it and try to analyze what might happen next. But I did still spend my time screaming at the pages of the book trying to fix everything and knock some sense into the character's heads.
When you first start reading and getting to know more about Owen, you'd for a second think he was a creepy guy with a lot of dangerous secrets. At least I did. That's how it feels like reading a Colleen Hoover book: you'd start doubting every single character, the protagonists first and foremost, then try to tie the events together to come up with a conclusion because everything and everyone end up being related in the end.
Auburn's character showed that every person faces internal battles that are sometimes hard to get through alone. But then again, no one is ever alone in this world. And no problem is left unsolved.
My favorite scenes would be the ones between Owen and Auburn because they're honestly the cutest. My favorite chapters are the last two (chapter 24 and the epilogue). Both these chapters hold the answers to every single question you might've asked yourself while reading. My favorite character would be Emory, Auburn's roommate. She has this kind of vibe that shows you she's a really good person without you even having to speak to her.
"No one deserves you like I do.
No one sees you like I do.
No one understands you the way I do.
No one makes your heart beat like I do."
In summary, the book brought me to tears, made me laugh, tested my detective skills, broke my heart into pieces, and finally brought a smile to my face.
It basically showed how fate has its ways to bring two people together. So if it's meant to be, it will be
"You deserve me, Owen."
"And you deserve me, Auburn."
[a:Colleen Hoover|5430144|Colleen Hoover|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1464032240p2/5430144.jpg] never seizes to surprise me. I've read - no, devoured most of her books so far and every single one holds a special place in my heart.
The story-line in [b:Confess|34324605|Confess|Colleen Hoover|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1488107498l/34324605._SY75_.jpg|42099145] caught my attention the most. How Owen, an artist, gets his inspiration from anonymous confessions people leave for him in his studio is just very interesting. He chooses a confession and based on what's written, he paints something he thinks relates to it. He basically turns words into art. I also love the fact that, in my edition of the book, there are pictures of every single painting mentioned in the chapters. This alone brings the story to life. And the fact that each confession mentioned is actually a real life one makes the plot much more realistic.
"Some secrets should never turn into confessions."
The story continues after their first encounter, revealing several secrets and new characters along the way. To be honest though, I did see most of the events coming. So you could say it was easy to put two and two together if you really want to think about it and try to analyze what might happen next. But I did still spend my time screaming at the pages of the book trying to fix everything and knock some sense into the character's heads.
When you first start reading and getting to know more about Owen, you'd for a second think he was a creepy guy with a lot of dangerous secrets. At least I did. That's how it feels like reading a Colleen Hoover book: you'd start doubting every single character, the protagonists first and foremost, then try to tie the events together to come up with a conclusion because everything and everyone end up being related in the end.
Auburn's character showed that every person faces internal battles that are sometimes hard to get through alone. But then again, no one is ever alone in this world. And no problem is left unsolved.
My favorite scenes would be the ones between Owen and Auburn because they're honestly the cutest. My favorite chapters are the last two (chapter 24 and the epilogue). Both these chapters hold the answers to every single question you might've asked yourself while reading. My favorite character would be Emory, Auburn's roommate. She has this kind of vibe that shows you she's a really good person without you even having to speak to her.
"No one deserves you like I do.
No one sees you like I do.
No one understands you the way I do.
No one makes your heart beat like I do."
In summary, the book brought me to tears, made me laugh, tested my detective skills, broke my heart into pieces, and finally brought a smile to my face.
It basically showed how fate has its ways to bring two people together. So if it's meant to be, it will be
"You deserve me, Owen."
"And you deserve me, Auburn."