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A review by happiestwhenreading
Confessions by Catherine Airey
4.0
There's a lot to like here - strong writing, interesting context, and great characters. What I found most difficult with this one was keeping the timelines straight and the interconnected relationships. Some of it got very confusing, especially since I didn't read this one straight through, and some clarity would have elevated my reading experience a bit.
Regardless of those two critiques, this debut captured me and I was really invested in the story. It opens with the tragedy of 9/11. Cora's is 16 years old and her father, Michael, dies in the North tower. She is now orphaned in the world as her mother died eight years earlier. At this time, a letter arrives from an aunt she's never met. She lives in Ireland and Cora decides to move there.
A LOT happens in this book - maybe too much - but the writing straddled the line between women's fiction and literary fiction...kinda a sweet spot for me lately. If I want to start nitpicking, I can find flaws here, but I really enjoyed just going along for the ride. There's a lot of dark happenings in this one, but that's how I like my books (usually the darker, the better for me), so beware if you're a sensitive reader.
Overall, this story reflects Airey's talents for writing and I'm looking forward to whatever she writes next!
Regardless of those two critiques, this debut captured me and I was really invested in the story. It opens with the tragedy of 9/11. Cora's is 16 years old and her father, Michael, dies in the North tower. She is now orphaned in the world as her mother died eight years earlier. At this time, a letter arrives from an aunt she's never met. She lives in Ireland and Cora decides to move there.
A LOT happens in this book - maybe too much - but the writing straddled the line between women's fiction and literary fiction...kinda a sweet spot for me lately. If I want to start nitpicking, I can find flaws here, but I really enjoyed just going along for the ride. There's a lot of dark happenings in this one, but that's how I like my books (usually the darker, the better for me), so beware if you're a sensitive reader.
Overall, this story reflects Airey's talents for writing and I'm looking forward to whatever she writes next!