Confess: A Novel

I guess I should start this post by stating that I am indeed a fan of Colleen Hoover (I particular love Ugly Love and Maybe Someday) so it wasn't any great surprise to me that on reading Confess I loved this also. . . However, I did not account for how much I would fall in love with this story! I don't want to spoil the ending for you all - but just wowzers!! OMG the ending is one of the most breathtakingly bittersweet and beautiful things I have ever come across! Ever! Seriously people it is that amazing. If you don't normally read Colleen's work (firstly, why?! are you insane? Go read Confess and Ugly Love NOW!) read this book just for the experience of an absolutely perfectly plotted ending that is beautifully written. I think the thing that I adored about the ending the most was that I genuinely had no idea of the connection right up until it was revealed - which is a rarity. Although, again this really shouldn't have surprised me as this is one of the reasons that I like Colleen's writing, she doesn't write straightforward romance stories, there is always a quirk or a twist. Now, I have read some people's reviews of Confess that feel that the book gets kind of lost in the middle and although I can see why they would feel this way - I absolutely do not. I love the fact that the story doesn't feel rushed - and that isn't to say that it drags in any way or form! I appreciate that by giving Auburn and Owen time to develop as a couple, and it wouldn't have made sense to have some of the later events happen (especially because at this point the reader doesn't know the full connection to the past these two share) if they didn't have the chance to grow together. Also, a lot happens in this book, I personally don't really know what more people could want to happen - but then that's just me! Owen's character is definitely swoon worthy and I really enjoyed him as the main love interest. He certainly proves himself and his love of Auburn at several points in the book - which is really good to see (sometimes when I'm reading a romance novel I literally sit there and say "why him?" because there is nothing I hate more than a love interest who doesn't deserve the reader's, let alone the character's, time of day!). Owen's character is really what I would call a 'stand-up-guy', and I appreciate this, he acts out of love and loyalty in regards to his father and Auburn. My only criticism of him is that because we don't know the connection between him and Auburn, occasionally, he comes off sounding a little creepy or OTT. But hey-ho I'll take this small character flaw because it is actually redeemed in the last chapter of the book, so I'm not complaining that much! I re-read Confess after starting this review to refresh my memory and the end still made me tear up - the story is truly beautiful in its wholeness. Honestly, there are parts of this book that I don't particularly like, or don't connect to, but the ending, or rather the connection between Owen and Auburn, for me absolutely (110%) negates all of those small things. I think the link between the two and the ending chapters are a tribute to Colleen's ability to craft a, near, perfect love story that extends beyond the physical and even emotional and reaches instead into the soul.

Could not put this one down. Simple story line but so clever that I just had to keep On reading to find out what happens next. Brilliant read .

Confess by Colleen Hoover 4 stars!! “I’ve never wanted to do the wrong thing so much in my entire life.” I really don’t know where to start this review, I am confused. The first 50% of this book I loved, the last chapter I adored, the middle I personally thought lost its way a little. The first 50% and the last chapter screamed Colleen Hoover, the middle bit I didn’t recognise, hence my confusion. I loved how this book started, it was raw and it was emotional and what a way to suck you in to a story. I loved that the confessions were real even though sometimes they hurt to read knowing that someone actually went through them, kudos to those people that shared them. While I can appreciate that they are anonymous and that those people probably felt a weight was lifted off their shoulders by sharing, personally it was not something I could have been brave enough to do but it is these confessions that added that extra layer to the story. The artwork is truly beautiful and really brought this book to life. It would have been hard to imagine the vivid paintings that Colleen Hoover describes without those beautiful pieces to really hammer home the extent of Owen’s artistry. Danny O’Connor who provided the artwork is truly talented and is one artist I will now be looking out for. “It’s not a confession if no one reads it. It’s just an unshared secret.” I have to admit I did find it hard to connect to Auburn. I appreciate that she was stuck between a rock and a hard place but the choices that she made really annoyed me at times. I appreciate that she was young and naïve but if it weren’t for some of those choices the second half of the book would have probably taken a totally different direction. There are bullies in this world, we all know that but how Auburn was manipulated by people that should have had her best interests at heart were shocking and left a particularly sour taste in my mouth. I actually felt “hate” in a Colleen book and I think that is a first. Owen Mason Gentry, OMG, I loved this guy. He was all Colleen Hoover, he was a typical CoHo leading man and he delivered in spades and it was him that kept my interest firmly piqued. He was an enigma, he was artistic, he had that flair but he was also really reserved, he had that mysterious edge about him yet once he found Auburn he became exposed. When a CoHo man falls, he falls hard and our OMG was no exception. He himself was vulnerable, his heart was fragile, he was a loner but he was beautiful inside and out. He pulled at my heart strings and I loved him. “You better stop pouting. And doubting.” While I didn’t love love love this book, I still loved it. CoHo always manages to pull you in and not let you go to the end and even though I found myself flailing in that middle section the pull of the story still kept me page turning, I wanted to see what happened and I wanted to see how and what the connection that Owen alludes to materialise. I did have an inkling but how that last chapter was woven into the rest of the story really made me believe in fate. Some may say it was convenient and to an extent they would be correct but I pictured that last chapter in my head and it was beautiful, I felt it all. I also would have loved to have seen Auburn and Owen together more throughout the story, I think that this would have helped with the character connection on both sides and would have further enhanced their story. “That could be fate, you know.” In summary this is still a great read, while I had issues with it in parts you may not but I have to give my honest opinion, but it is just that, my opinion. I have loved all of Colleen’s books so it pains me that this one didn’t hit the spot but this book still has those flashes of Colleen Hoover magic.

وصل الكتاب بحاله ممتازه. كنت متردده اشتريه بسبب انه الغلاف مو ذوقي لكن دائماً اثق بروايات كولين انها بتكون رائعه و بصراحه الغلاف عالحقيقه احلى! حبيت انه الخلفيه مطفيه و العنوان مكتوب بلمعة و صراحه النبذة مره جذبتني ، متحمسه اقرأه🩷

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Avete presente le camere insonorizzate? Me ne servirebbe una proprio adesso, perchè ho voglia di urlare. Ho voglia di urlare perchè la vita è una m**da, ma Colleen riesce sempre a fartela vedere a colori. Quando pensi che abbia toccato l'apice del successo, ecco che lei tira fuori dal cilindro qualcosa come questo . Io ogni volta sono in seria difficoltà, perchè riesce sempre a toccarmi il cuore. La trama non è mai scontata o banale. Inoltre ci mette dentro sempre qualcosa in più che ci fa avvicinare alla storia quatti quatti. Per Maybe Someday c'erano le canzoni. Qui ci sono quadri . Bellissimi e intensissimi quadri . PS: Nella versione in cartaceo del libro in inglese sono a colori *_* fantastici! Io sono completamente persa per questa scrittrice, è inutile. Auburn Mason Reed e Owen Mason Gentry . Due persone. Lo stesso secondo nome. La stessa età. Una corsia 13 del supermercato. Una tela. Dei colori. "Una solitaria, una pensatrice, un'artista della sua vita." -Owen Non volendo, Owen ha descritto anche se stesso in queste 9 parole. Perchè lui è una persona forte, piena di talento, dolce, altruista oltre ogni immaginazione, generoso, amorevole, fedele. E il destino ha messo Auburn sulla sua strada non perchè lei lo salvasse , ma perchè si potessero salvare . "Ho paura che non proverò niente di simile con nessun altro" -Auburn "Io ho paura che tu lo faccia "-Owen Io penso che questo sia il primo caso in cui non mi sono innamorata follemente del personaggio maschile di turno, ma io mi sia innamorata dell'intera trama e di tutti -o quasi- i personaggi. Mi spiego meglio: Owen poteva essere messo solo in questo libro, solo con una protagonista femminile di questo calibro e solo con una storia di contorno del genere. Questi due ragazzi sono sbocciati nelle avversità come nessun altro ha mai fatto prima di loro. Owen, come le sue tele, sembra essere stato disegnato sui pensieri della Hoover, che ha plasmato un nuovo maschietto capace di metterci KO al primo round. Auburn è stata messa sulla sua strada per un obbiettivo ben preciso. Trovare la felicità e portarla nella vita di Mason Gentry. "Mi preme la mano sul cuore "Nessuno merita di entrarti dentro senza prima riuscire ad entrare qui"". -Owen Questo è il.. dunque vediamo.. quinto?! Si, il quinto romanzo della Hoover che leggo e posso senza dubbio dire che è la storia più incasinata e più difficile che io abbia mai letto. Ho sofferto dal prologo fino alla fine. È stato come se migliaia e migliaia di coltelli venissero messi piano piano nel mio cuore, martoriandolo e facendomi perdere sangue e lacrime. Per quale motivo questo libro mi ha colpito così tanto? Perchè non c'è scelta: è la vita che sceglie per te. E in alcune situazioni, come questa, come mille altre, si può solo essere spettatori. Perchè Colleen Hoover si andrà ad infilare sempre nelle situazioni più di m**da che la vostra mente possa concepire, e riuscirà SEMPRE a uscirne profumata e fresca come un fiore di campo. "Lascio ricadere la testa, chiudo gli occhi e sento il cuore cadere nel palmo delle mani" -Auburn Ho sofferto per Adam, ho sofferto per Owen, ho sofferto per suo padre, ho sofferto per Auburn, ho sofferto perchè la vita gli ha dato una mano di merda, ho sofferto per Gatto-Owen, ho sofferto per le confessioni, ho pianto per quella stramaledettissima lettera. "Quanti giorni abbiamo passato insieme?" -Owen "Sette" - Auburn "E allora com'è possibile che io mi stia già innamorando di te?" -Owen Io ogni volta che devo recensire qualche suo libro sono sempre in seria difficoltà, perchè le sensazioni che mi trasmettono sono così intense e uniche che non riesco mai a condividerle del tutto. Ma forse questo succede perchè alcune emozioni non vanno condivise. Vanno tenute dentro di se e vanno elaborate, assimilate. Devono essere vissute in prima persona per poter capire davvero quello che ci stiamo perdendo di questo libro. Poche parole scritte non possono assolutamente rendere giustizia a questo romanzo, che è decisamente uno dei più belli che io abbia mai letto quest'anno o in qualsiasi anno che ho trascorso. Il confronto con gli altri romanzi di questa scrittrice è sempre molto duro, perchè ognuno è speciale a modo suo. Certo è che Colleen non smette mai di stupirci, e io spero che non lo faccia mai. "Mia madre dice che ci sono delle persone che incontri e impari a conoscere, e poi ce ne sono altre che incontri e conosci già" -Auburn

Colleen Hoover ne déçoit jamais! Ce livre est magnifique, beau et profond! On s'attache aux personnages à une vitesse folle et on ne peut pas le poser. C'est ce genre d'histoire qui nous prend et nous fait ressentir tellement de choses qu'on ne s'en remet pas tout de suite !

Definitivamente amo a esta autora, creo que en la actualidad quedan pocas personas que te lleguen al corazón con su escritura, Colleen definitivamente lo hace, a cada palabra. Después de leer este libro a través de Internet, decidí que debía tenerlo. Por fin lo hago♥ Les recomiendo totalmente este libro y todos los demás de Colleen Hoover, se enamoraran de los personas, amaran y sufrirán con ellos. Quiero agradecer también a Amazon y su sistema de paquetería pues el paquete llegó justo hoy que era el día en que lo esperaba, y aunque mi dirección parecía imposible de encontrar, lo hicieron. AMO MI LIBRO, GRACIAS COLLEEN HOOVER♥!!!