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readingelli's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Death of parent
Moderate: Abortion and Infidelity
Minor: Self harm
oceans_hannah's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Absolutely adored this audiobook. Loved how the story was split across two time periods and particuarly enjoyed the development of Connie and Rose's relationship. Can't wait to read more of Jessie Burton's work.
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Abortion, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
izzy2608's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sslovesbooks_1's review against another edition
4.0
This book has been compared to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and it was one of the reasons I bought it along with its beautiful cover. Maybe because my expectations of this was so high I didn’t enjoy it as much as I had hoped. I felt that this was a slow read for me, I wasn’t able to read as fast as usual and I can’t pinpoint why. It’s a great storyline about Rose who goes seeking the mother she has never known and her journey takes her to one of her mothers oldest friends and partner for a while, Constance. She is a reclusive novelist and the story is told through two time lines. Enjoyable and well-written, for me no where near Evelyn Hugo but that is one of my favourite reads of this year
ninamanon's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.0
A beautifully crafted well-written page-turner about three complex and flawed women. The bond between Connie and Rose was the absolute best part of this book. I know I should dislike Connie more than I do, but she’s so wonderfully human.
merilla's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
moragscot's review against another edition
1.0
The cover is beautiful. As for the book, not one likeable character amongst them and very little in the way of plot.
caitlins_bookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
philippakmoore's review against another edition
5.0
As I wasn't a huge fan of Jessie Burton's last novel The Muse, I did not have high hopes for The Confession - and I could not have been more wrong. It's an intimate, intelligent and compelling novel that explores the lives of several different women. It takes place across two timelines - the early 1980s in London, LA and New York, and 2017-18 in London. The characters are well-drawn, believable and tender - Connie, in particular, is brought to life very well, I had visions of Eileen Atkins playing her in a TV adaptation if it goes that way! - and though it's an emotional and absorbing tale, there's also a lot of humour. Rose's nice enough but ultimately ineffectual boyfriend Joe with his burrito business Joerritos, for example, and the emotional strain of having to spend Christmas in the middle of nowhere with your strange in-laws!
While ultimately there is one big confession which the story builds towards, The Confession actually contains many of them. So many of the characters aren't telling the truth, to others or to themselves. But it is possible, they discover, to free yourself from the ghosts of the past. New beginnings are always possible - but you have to choose them. I actually found more sage life advice in the pages of this novel than I did in the last motivational book I read, which is saying something :)
Of her three novels, I think this is Jessie Burton's finest and the one I have most enjoyed so far. This is a novel I can see myself rereading, and I don't say that often. It will be among my favourites reads of 2019, for sure!
With thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC.
While ultimately there is one big confession which the story builds towards, The Confession actually contains many of them. So many of the characters aren't telling the truth, to others or to themselves. But it is possible, they discover, to free yourself from the ghosts of the past. New beginnings are always possible - but you have to choose them. I actually found more sage life advice in the pages of this novel than I did in the last motivational book I read, which is saying something :)
Of her three novels, I think this is Jessie Burton's finest and the one I have most enjoyed so far. This is a novel I can see myself rereading, and I don't say that often. It will be among my favourites reads of 2019, for sure!
With thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC.