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A review by melissaslibraryy
Confess by A. Zavarelli
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Such a great book from beginning to end. I picked this up as a recommendation on Amazon and since it was free I thought why not but wow i didn’t expect to like this book right away. I love that we have a badass fmc who’s a con artist that steals from wealthy men to afford her luxurious lifestyle and be able to take care of her younger sister. Her backstory broke my heart and while it may not have been too graphic in detail, the picture it paints is one that makes you want to cry.
While waiting for her sister to arrive to their dinner reservation, we meet the mmc who she recognizes as a well known lawyer with a terrible rep of “letting criminals walk free”, when he as sitting across her table and gives her a file of collected evidence against her sister conning men (poorly as you can see lol). He’s been keeping tabs on the fmc and her cons for awhile and tells her that he has her sister and wants something in return. There we get the marriage of convenience trope when he gives her an ultimatum of marrying him or else he’ll send the file to the cops. It was interesting seeing that he wanted to marry her to see her do better with her life and funny how he took away her luxury clothes every time she cussed.
I loved their slow-burn and seeing them let down their walls for each other and fall in love mixing in some spice ;) The only criticism I have for the book was the plot twist. I was caught off guard by the sudden murder plot because it was never alluded to be heading in that direction so it felt off with the characters. Not to mention that the one trying to do the murdering turned out to be the mmc’s friend that we literally see once in the beginning of the story and is then never mentioned until this point of the plot. I would’ve been ok with this storyline had it been better planned out with the existing plot and properly executed.
While waiting for her sister to arrive to their dinner reservation, we meet the mmc who she recognizes as a well known lawyer with a terrible rep of “letting criminals walk free”, when he as sitting across her table and gives her a file of collected evidence against her sister conning men (poorly as you can see lol). He’s been keeping tabs on the fmc and her cons for awhile and tells her that he has her sister and wants something in return. There we get the marriage of convenience trope when he gives her an ultimatum of marrying him or else he’ll send the file to the cops. It was interesting seeing that he wanted to marry her to see her do better with her life and funny how he took away her luxury clothes every time she cussed.
I loved their slow-burn and seeing them let down their walls for each other and fall in love mixing in some spice ;) The only criticism I have for the book was the plot twist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Trafficking, Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Vomit, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual violence