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Corner Confessions
Everyone has that one secret… that one skeleton in their closet… which will never see the light of day. No psychiatrist, priest, spouse, or best friend will ever hear this secret, yet the urge to share this information can be found in most people's natural psyche… People want to share their experience with others… They want to tell someone their deep, dark secret. Although this secret rides on the subconscious - scratching at the surface to be revealed, it’s most often too embarrassing, or horrifying, or scandalous...
What better way to get that secret off the mind, and out of the closet than to tell someone who is a complete stranger? Someone who will not judge what has been said, and what has been done? This method is safe, anonymous, and there is no accountability or judgment - and if there is, the keeper of the secret can simply walk away.
Meet fourteen individuals who have decided to clean at least one skeleton out of their closet by confiding in a complete stranger whom they meet at a local coffee shop. Unassuming and safe with no judgments passed, learn about these secrets first hand, as if you were a fly on the wall listening in during their confession.
Everyone has a secret. What’s yours?
A story about stories, Corner Confessions is an intriguing tale of secrets and the humans who keep them....and of the sheer and utter relief one feels once unburdened by them. The confessions are riveting and the characters relaying them are fascinating, from the self proclaimed town liar, to the middle aged unobtrusive super hero. Ms. Hall has the ability and talent of being completely conversational and engaging so that her readers feel as if they are hearing these confessions in person over tea and crumpets rather than simply reading words on a page. One is quite easily drawn into the web of the stories she weaves.
Melissa R. ~ Leavenworth, KS
What better way to get that secret off the mind, and out of the closet than to tell someone who is a complete stranger? Someone who will not judge what has been said, and what has been done? This method is safe, anonymous, and there is no accountability or judgment - and if there is, the keeper of the secret can simply walk away.
Meet fourteen individuals who have decided to clean at least one skeleton out of their closet by confiding in a complete stranger whom they meet at a local coffee shop. Unassuming and safe with no judgments passed, learn about these secrets first hand, as if you were a fly on the wall listening in during their confession.
Everyone has a secret. What’s yours?
A story about stories, Corner Confessions is an intriguing tale of secrets and the humans who keep them....and of the sheer and utter relief one feels once unburdened by them. The confessions are riveting and the characters relaying them are fascinating, from the self proclaimed town liar, to the middle aged unobtrusive super hero. Ms. Hall has the ability and talent of being completely conversational and engaging so that her readers feel as if they are hearing these confessions in person over tea and crumpets rather than simply reading words on a page. One is quite easily drawn into the web of the stories she weaves.
Melissa R. ~ Leavenworth, KS
- GenresNonfiction
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 18, 2016
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About the author
Kiersten Hall
10 books98 followersKiersten Hall is a 12-year speaker/presenter, 27-year comedienne-in-hiding, 30-year entrepreneur, 34-year salesperson, lifelong 'wanderlust.' In 2020, she will become an 'empty-nester' after 27 years of children in the house and is already planning her escape via several literary events, designed to keep her busy (and out of trouble.)
Notice the same number of years for both the in-house children and the comedic outlook on life. Coincidence?
To date, Kiersten has four published books with another five 'in the works' for 2020/21. Much like her varied interests, she tends to write about whatever piques her curiosity, giving her the ability to share her stories with all ages, across several different genres.
Contributions:
2017: Guest blog found @ https://www.foxpointepublishing.com/m...
2019: Kiersten has a short story and dessert recipe included in the upcoming May release of 'Cooked to Death, Volume IV': A crime & foodie anthology filled with 'delicious' crimes and recipes 'to die for!' https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732021627/...
Webpage: foxpointepublishing.com/author-kierst...
Facebook: facebook.com/KHallBooks
Twitter: twitter.com/khallbooks
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Notice the same number of years for both the in-house children and the comedic outlook on life. Coincidence?
To date, Kiersten has four published books with another five 'in the works' for 2020/21. Much like her varied interests, she tends to write about whatever piques her curiosity, giving her the ability to share her stories with all ages, across several different genres.
Contributions:
2017: Guest blog found @ https://www.foxpointepublishing.com/m...
2019: Kiersten has a short story and dessert recipe included in the upcoming May release of 'Cooked to Death, Volume IV': A crime & foodie anthology filled with 'delicious' crimes and recipes 'to die for!' https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732021627/...
Webpage: foxpointepublishing.com/author-kierst...
Facebook: facebook.com/KHallBooks
Twitter: twitter.com/khallbooks
Reddit: reddit.com/user/KHallBooks
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January 15, 2018
If you have an interest in people, and would love to hear their confessions, I would recommend you read this book. I would love to have traded places with Steph at anytime, and sit and listen as one by one people signed onto to her experiment, and came to the cafe to sit in the corner and tell their most hidden secret.
Each new confession has the persons name, and the reader is quickly thrust into their lives. It might seem strange to some, that someone would want to sit down and tell their most darkest secrets to a stranger, but to me it makes perfect sense. A strange doesn't know you, nor can they hold the information you are about to divulge against you. All in all it is an excellent plot, and a fabulous read. I was completely hooked, and admit to being disappointed when the last confession was voiced and the book ended.
Kiersten Hall knows how to write, she also knows how to keep the reader interested. She has also produced one amazing book!!
Want to know more, grab your copy.....
Each new confession has the persons name, and the reader is quickly thrust into their lives. It might seem strange to some, that someone would want to sit down and tell their most darkest secrets to a stranger, but to me it makes perfect sense. A strange doesn't know you, nor can they hold the information you are about to divulge against you. All in all it is an excellent plot, and a fabulous read. I was completely hooked, and admit to being disappointed when the last confession was voiced and the book ended.
Kiersten Hall knows how to write, she also knows how to keep the reader interested. She has also produced one amazing book!!
Want to know more, grab your copy.....
January 9, 2017
WHAT A GREAT READ - WHO DOESN'T LIKE TO HEAR SECRETS?
I have never read a book like this before and I LOVED it! What a clever and interesting concept.
This book is about CONFESSIONS - some little and some BIG and some humorous and some SERIOUS! Each person's story is very well written and different from the previous ones. The author draws you in with a very caring and positive thinking, nonjudgemental interviewer. While sitting quietly at a corner table in a small cafe, drinking coffee, she listens to each person's secret.
I felt like the proverbial "fly on the wall" and was pleasantly surprised that the interviewer asked the same questions that I would have asked as each story unfolds. This was an excellent read and quite a "change of pace" from my usual ones. I can't wait for the 2nd book! Don't keep me waiting too long, Kiersten!
I have never read a book like this before and I LOVED it! What a clever and interesting concept.
This book is about CONFESSIONS - some little and some BIG and some humorous and some SERIOUS! Each person's story is very well written and different from the previous ones. The author draws you in with a very caring and positive thinking, nonjudgemental interviewer. While sitting quietly at a corner table in a small cafe, drinking coffee, she listens to each person's secret.
I felt like the proverbial "fly on the wall" and was pleasantly surprised that the interviewer asked the same questions that I would have asked as each story unfolds. This was an excellent read and quite a "change of pace" from my usual ones. I can't wait for the 2nd book! Don't keep me waiting too long, Kiersten!
July 31, 2017
Hall hits the five-star mark with Corner Confessions. Before reading this book I'd already expected that it would be an intriguing read from the book's synopsis. And as it turns out, I couldn't have been more right. The story is about complete strangers divulging their deepest darkest secrets and personal affairs to another complete stranger who also happens to be an interviewer. Who doesn't love a fat juicy secret ? And Corner Confessions certainly has it's share. I found myself totally cracking up laughing at some of the accounts told and then raising my brows with my jaw dropped at the next. I even wondered if the author had thrown a few factual events into this fiction. Some of the story's were just that surprising and so very well written, that they seemed to come from a very real place. But then, I guess that's just great creative writing mixed with one hell of an imagination. Highly recommended! Awesome work!
December 29, 2018
“Corner Confessions” is a rousing romp that explores the secrets that 14 people have kept hidden through much of their life. The book takes the interesting premise that all of us have things that we keep inside, never to share with anyone; then, these individuals are given the one opportunity to unload all of this baggage in an anonymous exchange.
February 22, 2017
First I have to say that in the interest of full disclosure, I did receive this book for free for playing a promotional game the author was running on her Facebook page. That being said, whether or not I pay for a book, does not in any way reflect on how well a book was written, the author's ability to capture my attention, or the entertainment value of said literature.
When I first picked up this book, there was little to go by for what the book was about. I had not yet read the Goodreads synopsis on the book's page and had only the teasers and snippets the Author had posted regarding her work along with the teaser on the back about "Stella". I was unsure this was going to be my "thing" but I'm pretty open minded when it comes to books and will attempt to read pretty much anything.
I have to say that I am VERY glad that I did go all in for this one. As I had said above, the cover of the book cleverly gave nothing away and I'm not entirely sure that was unintentional. The book is about secrets after all.
I was, at first, slow to get into it. That was all part of the setup. We first meet Tom and Steph the two recurring figures in the overall story that's being told. They are discussing, among other things, the idea that everyone has some sort of secret that they hide from their nearest and dearest for fear of rejection, ridicule, and whatever type of judgement they may receive. Steph expresses that she thinks people would be willing to tell their deepest secrets to a complete stranger if for nothing than to get it off their chest and experience a little relief from the burden they carry. The idea is, that if the person you tell a secret to doesn't really know who you are, then why does it matter what they think or if they judge you?
Steph decides to set up a social experiment to prove her point. She makes up sign up sheets with time slots for two days a week to have these "confessions" at a back corner table in Tom's coffee shop. From there, the book is split into the individual confessors and each one is different from the last.
After reading the first confession, I was left somewhat perplexed. I didn't feel that the secret that was revealed was either deep or dark. I guess I was expecting racy, romantic, exciting and what have you. But then I really took some time to think about it. Each one of these people(characters/confessors) were revealing something of themselves that they've locked away from the entire world to this perfect stranger at the back of a coffee shop. It didn't matter if the secret met my standards of dark and racy, it mattered to the individual divulging the intimate details of their person. I understood at that point my perspective needed tuning before I could continue with the rest of the stories.
Once I was able to get into the right mind frame for the confessions and see them for what the author was trying to express them as, the book was incredibly enjoyable. All of the people we meet are so real and relatable. They really gave me pause to wonder if these are in anyway real people the author has encountered with obvious identifying features changed. It was difficult to distinguish these confessions as fiction vs. non-fiction.
In all, this book was a hoot and I am looking forward to the followup that is promised in the remaining pages of the book. I would definitely recommend this to everyone. It is entertaining in a way that no matter what genre you enjoy, this would keep you turning pages.
When I first picked up this book, there was little to go by for what the book was about. I had not yet read the Goodreads synopsis on the book's page and had only the teasers and snippets the Author had posted regarding her work along with the teaser on the back about "Stella". I was unsure this was going to be my "thing" but I'm pretty open minded when it comes to books and will attempt to read pretty much anything.
I have to say that I am VERY glad that I did go all in for this one. As I had said above, the cover of the book cleverly gave nothing away and I'm not entirely sure that was unintentional. The book is about secrets after all.
I was, at first, slow to get into it. That was all part of the setup. We first meet Tom and Steph the two recurring figures in the overall story that's being told. They are discussing, among other things, the idea that everyone has some sort of secret that they hide from their nearest and dearest for fear of rejection, ridicule, and whatever type of judgement they may receive. Steph expresses that she thinks people would be willing to tell their deepest secrets to a complete stranger if for nothing than to get it off their chest and experience a little relief from the burden they carry. The idea is, that if the person you tell a secret to doesn't really know who you are, then why does it matter what they think or if they judge you?
Steph decides to set up a social experiment to prove her point. She makes up sign up sheets with time slots for two days a week to have these "confessions" at a back corner table in Tom's coffee shop. From there, the book is split into the individual confessors and each one is different from the last.
After reading the first confession, I was left somewhat perplexed. I didn't feel that the secret that was revealed was either deep or dark. I guess I was expecting racy, romantic, exciting and what have you. But then I really took some time to think about it. Each one of these people(characters/confessors) were revealing something of themselves that they've locked away from the entire world to this perfect stranger at the back of a coffee shop. It didn't matter if the secret met my standards of dark and racy, it mattered to the individual divulging the intimate details of their person. I understood at that point my perspective needed tuning before I could continue with the rest of the stories.
Once I was able to get into the right mind frame for the confessions and see them for what the author was trying to express them as, the book was incredibly enjoyable. All of the people we meet are so real and relatable. They really gave me pause to wonder if these are in anyway real people the author has encountered with obvious identifying features changed. It was difficult to distinguish these confessions as fiction vs. non-fiction.
In all, this book was a hoot and I am looking forward to the followup that is promised in the remaining pages of the book. I would definitely recommend this to everyone. It is entertaining in a way that no matter what genre you enjoy, this would keep you turning pages.
January 8, 2017
Kept me reading! Definitely worth picking up this book. Great writing combined with a good story.
July 1, 2017
A nice, quick, and easy read.
July 3, 2017
This is a Goodreads win review. This is different book about the confessions people make in life.
July 6, 2017
This is a story about secrets and the people that keep them.
August 3, 2017
I met the author and she is a ball of FIRE! Everyone has confessions but this Author brings them to LIFE! I can't wait to finish and read others.
July 19, 2022
Kiersten Hall has an original concept with her book Corner Confessions. I enjoyed most of the stories, although a few were really off the wall. The one that stuck with me the most was Ralph's confession, and I had an eerie feeling Ralph (spy who couldn't go back to his family) could be Steph's real father, though I can't find in the book what happened to Steph's father. I'd read a sequel to see if Ralph comes back.
There were some places with head hopping and the author telling what the other person was thinking, but overall, I'd recommend the book because of the interesting stories and format.
There were some places with head hopping and the author telling what the other person was thinking, but overall, I'd recommend the book because of the interesting stories and format.
October 24, 2021
As someone who doesn't have a lot of drama in their lives, but likes a good dramedy, this is a wonderful book to scratch the itch!! The author did a wonderful job creating a fleshed out character in the protagonist even while she spends the whole book mainly listening to other people tell their own stories. It made me think about what secret I would tell or what secrets those around me have, and I sped through this like someone watching a reality TV show!
November 1, 2017
A quick read, but that is about all that can be said that is good of it. I just did not find it that interesting or shocking. But I do not really think anything these days can be written that is too shocking. All the same it made the main character [Steph] come off as a dollard for not knowing the confessions in the first sentence, because know I sure did.
July 24, 2022
I went into this blindly. I’m a glutton for juicy gossip so this was right up my ally. I love the way I fell right into each character. Definitely a story I wouldn’t have picked up normally but I’m glad I took a chance on it.
April 11, 2019
The idea was good and confessions quite interesting, but the writing needs work.
August 20, 2023
Great read!
Very intriguing, couldn't put it down! Can't wait to start the next one! I already have it ready to go!
Very intriguing, couldn't put it down! Can't wait to start the next one! I already have it ready to go!
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