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A review by alexampersand
The Confession Room by Lia Middleton
4.0
Probably one of the best thriller mysteries I've read in a long time, plot wise. It starts out quite slow and generic, but then it takes a turn and the middle section genuinely had me unable to stop reading. It goes in a direction I found really interesting, and for a little while there is a really interesting examination of trauma and guilt.
Unfortunately it does waver towards the end. There are a few leaps of logic that were just a little too convenient for me, and then the final resolution seemed quite rushed - it almost felt like the author had a vague plan of where to go, and then hit a deadline and just had to crack out a detailed summary rather than let it organically get there.
The character dialogue was also quite underwhelming throughout, especially between Emilia and Ciaran. I just struggled to buy into them as actual people rather than caricatures of how real people interact.
So overall a really great read, but those few sticking points held it back from perfection for me.
Unfortunately it does waver towards the end. There are a few leaps of logic that were just a little too convenient for me, and then the final resolution seemed quite rushed - it almost felt like the author had a vague plan of where to go, and then hit a deadline and just had to crack out a detailed summary rather than let it organically get there.
The character dialogue was also quite underwhelming throughout, especially between Emilia and Ciaran. I just struggled to buy into them as actual people rather than caricatures of how real people interact.
So overall a really great read, but those few sticking points held it back from perfection for me.