Confess by Colleen Hoover → Start Date: December 10th, 2015

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Maddison and I. Join us if you can!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm hoping to go by the library today and get this book but it might be tomorrow

[Melek]

I was planning on starting this one later today, but I can wait if you won't be able to get it today.

[Vicki]

Woo hoo! CoHo's GR Winner! I hope you girls like it! I sure did.

[Melek]

Have you started this one?

[Maddie]

GR Winner? What do you mean, Vicki?

I've actually got to return it, but I'll put it on hold again right away.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm so sorry guys, I didn't make it to the library this weekend (but on the flip side, I had the best and busiest family weekend! Not only did we get the xmas tree, decorate the house, make yummy candies and cookies AND we spent a whole day at a Christmas Stone Mountain event! I'm exhausted!)

I WILL start this one tomorrow though!

[Vicki]

How exciting for you and your family, Trisha! You guys always seem to have so much fun.

[Vicki]

Maddison wrote: "GR Winner? What do you mean, Vicki?

I've actually got to return it, but I'll put it on hold again right away."

Confess is the Goodreads Choice Award for Romance 2015. Her book won the romance category!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Vicki wrote: "How exciting for you and your family, Trisha! You guys always seem to have so much fun."

We do! I am so blessed. I have such a wonderful family! And they go along with the crazy busy schedule I love to plan for us! :D We had so much fun today! i just posted some pics on FB. The place we went had small plays and productions and even a building where you could see a 'caroling through the years' show. And SO. MANY. LIGHTS! SO much fun!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Got my copy! WOOOHOO

I"m off to finish shopping and then I'll start!

[Melek]

I wasn't able to start this one, but I'm planning to get to it as soon as possible.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm so sorry I haven't updated
holidays have been a little crazy here and I've gotten so far behind...

8 chapters

this one is adorable so far

Auburn(view spoiler)[ I like her. although i'm curious what her confession was (hide spoiler)]

Owen(view spoiler)[ I think it's adorable that his initials are OMG! ha!
but I also like his art and his personality.
but I'm really worried about how they are connected....what isn't he telling her?? how did he previously know her? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Glad it's good, Trisha :) I'm okay with it being romance because I know it is one. It's the unsuspecting romance ones that annoy me. I'll be getting to this one in probably a few million more days :p

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay, I'm through Part I

Trey & Lydia(view spoiler)[ what a piece of work crap team that is. I can't wait for her to beat them (hide spoiler)]

Owen(view spoiler)[ I'm so sad he took the wrap for his dad
and Trey forcing him to and then using that against him with Auburn. what a jerk (hide spoiler)]

Auburn(view spoiler)[ wow, she has a lot of secrets she hadn't let us in on......I hate that she can't raise her son. I'm so sad Lydia took advantage of her. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm done

this one was wonderful!!

Trey(view spoiler)[ ugh, what a JERK (hide spoiler)]

Owen(view spoiler)[ I loved his connection to her because it was so brief and I didn't feel like it was....too much to keep from her. I'm okay that he's kept it but I do think at some point, he should tell her. (hide spoiler)]

Lydia(view spoiler)[ I Love that she was able to get AJ. HA! (hide spoiler)]

[Melek]

It's great that you loved it, Trisha. I've started it, read only a quarter before getting cut off but I'm dying to get back to it. I like her writing style and the different ways that her characters connect.

[Melek]

I finished it too. I like the overall story and the characters, but I don't like coincidences as a plot, so it was just okay for me.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Melek wrote: "I finished it too. I like the overall story and the characters, but I don't like coincidences as a plot, so it was just okay for me."

I agree(view spoiler)[ I just had to kind of ignore the whole huge coincidence.....it seems to be formulaic for some New Adult to add that element of coincidence. Sometimes it works really well...sometimes not. (hide spoiler)]

I'm glad you did like it :)

[Maddie]

So I have to read the whole book before reading your thoughts? You guys are mean.

[Vicki]

Lol Maddison!!

[Melek]

Sorry!

[Maddie]

Haha it's alright :)

[Maddie]

I've read one chapter, but that's it for a few weeks. Finding it interesting.

[Maddie]

I'll be reading this in 2 books time. Glad to be finally keeping up :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I hope you love it Maddison!

[Maddie]

I believe I will, if it's by Colleen Hoover. I love her books :)

[Maddie]

I'm reading this one probably this week :D

[Maddie]

Starting it in a few minutes.

[Maddie]

A bit way through Chapter One. I'll just respond to you guys's updates as I get to them.

[Maddie]

On Chapter 4, I think. Loving it so far! I also love the idea of the confessions being the inspiration for art. It's so awesome :) Also like how I knew exactly what I was getting in for. Don't know how she can have almost the same plotline for every book though. Doesn't it get boring, writing romance all the time? I like how easy this is to read, and it's really relatable. I feel like I'm in the story.

[Maddie]

Up to Chapter 8, but not sure if your spoiler is about Chapter 8 or not, so I'll just read it later.

[Maddie]

Halfway through Chapter 16

About Prologue (view spoiler)[I did wonder what that had to do with anything. And now it makes sense. :p (hide spoiler)]

Auburn (view spoiler)[She's slightly annoying me. She just needs to make up her mind. She knows she can't have OMG, but that's all she wants. It's really unfair about her kid, but she did give Lydia custody. And she was 16. So she had a fair idea of what she wanted. 16-year-old's aren't stupid. She should've known that when she was 18 she could've had him live with her. Also sad how she feels she needs to be with Trey to see her son more. (hide spoiler)]

OMG (view spoiler)[I really like him. He's awesome. But I'm really curious about where he knows her from. Is there a prequel or something? I really hope there isn't because it means I missed it. I feel bad for him because it's not like he had to tell Auburn, after 3 weeks, that he was going to jail. I mean, he shouldn't have lied to her that he was moving, but it's a pretty serious thing. And right when he was about to tell, AJ arrives. (hide spoiler)]

Lydia (view spoiler)[Man she can go away. I dislike her very strongly, thinking she can rule AJ. I mean, she must've done a good job, having raised Adam and all that, but she isn't even Auburn's mother. But then, I suppose if she's raised AJ since birth, she has a sense of protectiveness. (hide spoiler)]

Trey (view spoiler)[He's such a slime. I knew he was going to try and get Auburn. But why do I keep expecting rape or some psycho move to come out of him when she doesn't give him what he wants. I really hope OMG punches him, or Auburn leaves him or something. (hide spoiler)]

Emory (view spoiler)[Wonder what she thinks about all of this. I like how she's already protective about Auburn though and she doesn't even know her, and how she just disregards other people's opinions. Why's there always someone like her in every book? (hide spoiler)]

Right, think that's all :p This is the most I've ever written about a book. Like, ever.

[Maddie]

(view spoiler)['Did I want him to make a move? Did I want him to invite me back to his place?
I wouldn't have been okay with either of those things, and the fact that I'm upset that neither of them happened makes me feel like a horrible person.'
This. Quote. Right. Here. It is precisely one of the things that annoys me most in books. How people get what they want and then say they don't want it, and then proceed to feel sorry for themselves. At least Auburn knows what she's doing is wrong! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Interesting that we got to see a painting of her. I kind of don't like it, because that's not how I imagined her. I imagined her with a soft feminine face, not a determined one.

[Maddie]

Finished. That was the perfect ending :) I loved it :) Taking this thread off my favourites now.