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Confess by Colleen Hoover
5.0
I'll love you forever. Even when I can't.
Holy shit, Colleen Hoover has done it again. Upon finishing this book it honestly feels like I've been punched in the abdomen by the way my breath was taken away. This book gave me an immense amount of feelings. I'll be honest, in the first 100 pages of this book I was not that impressed with the story, I was annoyed with the characters, and I even considered putting it down. I am so so so glad I decided to continue reading because it gets so much better. I love how unique all of Colleen Hoover's books are, and even though all of her characters feel somewhat similar, the stories and situation they are in are all vastly different. Like with this story and the whole art aspect to it. I love the idea of people leaving anonymous confessions and then Owen makes art pieces based off of random confessions. The coolest part is that Colleen Hoover states at the beginning of the book that all the confessions throughout the book are all real life confessions that were submitted to her anonymously, like how awesome is that.
“There are people you meet that you get to know, and then there are people you meet that you already know.”
There is a huge reveal about 120 pages in about Auburn's character that I seriously was not expecting and it made the book ten times more interesting and heart breaking. After that point I was so caught up in the story I found it difficult to put down and I finished it in a few hours. I didn't really like Owen at first, but after finishing Part One of the book my heart hurt so badly for him and I understood all of his decisions and everything about his character. Same goes with Auburn. I can't believe the amount of pain both of these characters have gone through, it's unbelievable. By the end of the book I was tearing up and the pages were getting blurry and I could not deal with the amount of feelings I got. As far as Colleen Hoover books go this is definitely a new favorite of mine, and it ranks up there with Ugly Love and Maybe Someday. I like it just as much if not more than those two which is crazy. This is the 3rd Colleen Hoover book I've read this month so I'm clearly in the mood for her writing.
SPOILERS BELOW
I just wanted to point out that this is the 13th book I've read this year and alksjlakjsla what are the fucking chances??? Remember that part in the book "Aisle thirteen.. Must be fate" I just CAN'T. I know that's random but I just love that coincidence. I love how Auburn and Owen have the same middle name Mason, and how his initials are OMG and how they constantly talk about how it "must be fate" and then in the epilogue Adam says "it must be fate" LIKE WOW STAB ME IN THE HEART OKAY. Anyways, upon discovering Auburn has a son, my respect for her grew enormously. I can't believe what a complete bitch Lydia is, like I know she's trying to do the right thing, but what an asshole that woman is. I felt so bad for Owen and I can not believe any Father would ever put their son through that type of situation, even if his career is at jeopardy. I hate Trey with such a burning passion that I don't think I've ever hated a character as much. The fact that he is a police officer and he thinks it's okay to take advantage of Owen because "no one will believe him" is absurd and it really pisses me off. When Trey said he wanted to a relationship with Auburn I just got this horrible feeling that he was going to become an abusive asshole and I was right. That scene where Emory has the gun, I was freaking out. I don't think I've ever read such an intense scene in a Colleen Hoover book before. I loved it. Emory is the best and I was just like yes yes yes. Also, the ending when Auburn has a recording of all the shit Trey said to her I was flailing with excitement. Karma is a bitch! The last prologue chapter literally broke my heart because the entire book I was trying to figure out how Owen knew Auburn and I never once thought that I would be in the hospital. It all makes sense though. It's so beautiful that Adam basically encouraged him to pursue art, and that Adam's confession was the first confession he ever painted. I was crying so hard. Full circle. I just wish Owen could have told Auburn it was his painting and the story behind it because I think it would have made her so happy. (I kind of wonder why she didn't guess it was his painting knowing the style of Owen's paintings but whatever.) Overall, I really really loved this book. Way more than I was expecting. Amazing plot twists, amazing writing, and lovable characters. I love Colleen Hoover so much.
Holy shit, Colleen Hoover has done it again. Upon finishing this book it honestly feels like I've been punched in the abdomen by the way my breath was taken away. This book gave me an immense amount of feelings. I'll be honest, in the first 100 pages of this book I was not that impressed with the story, I was annoyed with the characters, and I even considered putting it down. I am so so so glad I decided to continue reading because it gets so much better. I love how unique all of Colleen Hoover's books are, and even though all of her characters feel somewhat similar, the stories and situation they are in are all vastly different. Like with this story and the whole art aspect to it. I love the idea of people leaving anonymous confessions and then Owen makes art pieces based off of random confessions. The coolest part is that Colleen Hoover states at the beginning of the book that all the confessions throughout the book are all real life confessions that were submitted to her anonymously, like how awesome is that.
“There are people you meet that you get to know, and then there are people you meet that you already know.”
There is a huge reveal about 120 pages in about Auburn's character that I seriously was not expecting and it made the book ten times more interesting and heart breaking. After that point I was so caught up in the story I found it difficult to put down and I finished it in a few hours. I didn't really like Owen at first, but after finishing Part One of the book my heart hurt so badly for him and I understood all of his decisions and everything about his character. Same goes with Auburn. I can't believe the amount of pain both of these characters have gone through, it's unbelievable. By the end of the book I was tearing up and the pages were getting blurry and I could not deal with the amount of feelings I got. As far as Colleen Hoover books go this is definitely a new favorite of mine, and it ranks up there with Ugly Love and Maybe Someday. I like it just as much if not more than those two which is crazy. This is the 3rd Colleen Hoover book I've read this month so I'm clearly in the mood for her writing.
SPOILERS BELOW
I just wanted to point out that this is the 13th book I've read this year and alksjlakjsla what are the fucking chances??? Remember that part in the book "Aisle thirteen.. Must be fate" I just CAN'T. I know that's random but I just love that coincidence. I love how Auburn and Owen have the same middle name Mason, and how his initials are OMG and how they constantly talk about how it "must be fate" and then in the epilogue Adam says "it must be fate" LIKE WOW STAB ME IN THE HEART OKAY. Anyways, upon discovering Auburn has a son, my respect for her grew enormously. I can't believe what a complete bitch Lydia is, like I know she's trying to do the right thing, but what an asshole that woman is. I felt so bad for Owen and I can not believe any Father would ever put their son through that type of situation, even if his career is at jeopardy. I hate Trey with such a burning passion that I don't think I've ever hated a character as much. The fact that he is a police officer and he thinks it's okay to take advantage of Owen because "no one will believe him" is absurd and it really pisses me off. When Trey said he wanted to a relationship with Auburn I just got this horrible feeling that he was going to become an abusive asshole and I was right. That scene where Emory has the gun, I was freaking out. I don't think I've ever read such an intense scene in a Colleen Hoover book before. I loved it. Emory is the best and I was just like yes yes yes. Also, the ending when Auburn has a recording of all the shit Trey said to her I was flailing with excitement. Karma is a bitch! The last prologue chapter literally broke my heart because the entire book I was trying to figure out how Owen knew Auburn and I never once thought that I would be in the hospital. It all makes sense though. It's so beautiful that Adam basically encouraged him to pursue art, and that Adam's confession was the first confession he ever painted. I was crying so hard. Full circle. I just wish Owen could have told Auburn it was his painting and the story behind it because I think it would have made her so happy. (I kind of wonder why she didn't guess it was his painting knowing the style of Owen's paintings but whatever.) Overall, I really really loved this book. Way more than I was expecting. Amazing plot twists, amazing writing, and lovable characters. I love Colleen Hoover so much.