Reviews with content warning for Addiction - Confess

I’m not going to lie, I bought this book because the cover was pretty, and I went overboard on a Waterstones haul. I had no clue what this book was about, and I felt like this book was very rushed.

This book has two points of view. The first is Auburn Reed and at twenty-one, she has already lost everything important to her. In her fight to rebuild her shattered life, she has her goals in sight and there is no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the artist who works there. Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that this artist is keeping a major secret from coming out. The second point of view is Owen Gentry, and he is stuck in a rut and all he can think about the girl from five years ago. He paints people’s confessions as well as it’s his own. Owen needs to tell Auburn his secret, but the magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it. To save their relationship, all Owen needs to do is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin.

I don’t know what it is, but when Colleen Hoover writes a book to do with jail and police officers, I struggled. I thought Trey was a coward and a complete asshole and I wanted to know if he ever had charges or if his mother cut contact with him. I want to know if Lydia apologies to Auburn and if she sorted herself out. I want to know if Owen’s father stayed clean and if he still is a judge. I just felt like the story was rushed and I felt like the characters were very 2D. Auburn was stereotypical young mum trying to build her life but grew up sheltered that she fell for a stranger who is talented. Owen was just hooked on Auburn from “love at first sight” which just annoyed the shit out of me. Again, Trey needs to die. This storyline was just too frustrating and slightly boring. I felt like Auburn and Owen’s relationship was very insta love and very bland and I just thought they would be better on their own. I think Auburn spent most of the time being like “I need to focus on my kid” and yet she was thinking about Owen.

Emery is the only reason why this book isn’t two stars. She should have shot Trey with his own gun; it would have done the world a favour.

I went from Verity to this and was disappointed and I’m glad that this is the last book of Colleen Hoover that I’ve read because I think I’ve had enough of her.

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emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really liked this book. The main character and love interest (Owen) were very cringy to me at first (not a fan of 20 yr old MCs or broody artists that treat their previous girlfriends like dirt and only FMC is the one to change him) but they both redeemed themselves by about the middle of the book.

I ended up falling in love with Owen after that scene in the shower where he reminds her she’s beautiful. I also loved the bit of them shopping the aisle at Target. It was original and cute and I found myself smiling stupidly to myself while I was reading.

I absolutely LOVED the inclusion of visuals, especially that painting he drew of Auburn. It was so beautiful. And the idea of confessions is so cute too! I have seen stuff like that before in real life so I felt it was a very believable storyline.

I despised Trey and Lydia, but loved them for the plot. Like loved to hate them! I love when there’s an obvious villain haha

Overall, this was a cute read

with the perfect full circle moment

and satisfying ending. I probably won’t read it again but I definitely loved it.

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megmu18's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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breereadsalot_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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bookishlindsey's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.0

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gab16_'s review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

2.25

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samw0327's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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clo_l's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

Okay okay, I think this is my favorite CoHo book. I love Auburn, I love her story and I love Owen, especially them together. I hate Trey! What a disgusting character. There are so many aspects of this book that took me by surprise. A beautiful story with twists, heartbreak, anger, so many emotions. I’ve never come across a book that is like this. It’s so cool that Colleen used real confessions from readers and she had an artist create Owen’s paintings. Those two aspects made the book feel more real and interesting. I really really really love this book!

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