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friends. One killer. No escape

A group of childhood friends are reunited at a luxury inn on a remote west coast peninsula in Ireland.
But as a storm builds outside, the dark events that marred their childhoods threaten to resurface,

And when a body is discovered, the group faces a shocking realisation: a killer is among them, and not everyone will escape with their livesfor I Confess by Alex Barclay.
This my first Alex Barclay novel and I am honestly, a little disappointed, This story is among my favourite type of thriller/suspense novel set on a remote island where it is raining or snowing and, with a group of friends catching up in a old beautiful restored building.


While the story has some good plot surprises and elements I like, I found the book so dialogue heavy.
I dont usually mind this, but a lot of the dialogue between the characters had no relevance to the actual storyline.
While idle talk among characters in a book is still needed and helps you as a reader get to know them, it was really confusing to the point it felt like when they were meant to be talking altogether, they were having different conversations.


I would like to try another Alex Barclay novel because I have heard such good things about her writing and I am looking forward to doing so in the future.
However, this book just wasnt for me, I wanted something mindless to read and had seen this recommended somewhere but it is so blah I'm not sure I can finish it.
Overpages in, I'm just starting to be able to distinguish some of the characters, We've already had the obligatory child abuse by parents and nuns, sexual abuse, suicide, alcoholism, secret families, . . sure, the murder will be anticlimactic, I Confess is the story of childhood friends Clare, Laura, Helen, Patrick, and Murph reuniting with Edie and Johnny to have a sneak peek at the former convent and industrial school that Johnny and Edie have renovated into a luxury resort and soon to be spa in their remote hometown in Ireland.
When the weather turns ugly causing a power outage and a body is discovered, old secrets come to light.


This book is a lot lile a roller coaster, The first part of the book is like you're going up the big incline, building suspence and anticipation for the ride that is to come once you have reached the top.
Then the last part of the book is as though you are suddenly rushing down hill through twists and turns and loops.
Making it nearly impossible to put down,

The characters are well developed as we see each of them through flashbacks to their youth, and now asyear olds.
The author builds the suspense by using the semi isolated setting and the weather with the power outage.
The chapters are laid out in such a way that it makes you want to keep reading to see what happens next amongst the friends as secrets are unveiled that you never see coming.


On a personal note, as a full time wheelchair user, I appreciate the research that the author did to make Helen, diagnosed with MS and a wheelchair user, authentic in both her care she needs, the descriptions of making the resort wheelchair accessible and what those accommodations are, and her feelings about her diagnosis.
Its nice to see characters with disabilities portrayed authentically,

My thanks to Harper Collins UK, NetGalley, and Alex Barclay for gifting me an ecopy in exchange for an honest review.
A funny book this one, I was bored until I got aboutpages in and then began to really enjoy it, It went downhill a little at times particularly the conversational elements, It was difficult to know who was saying what as there was so much talking, Half of it didnt make sense, There were some believable characters, particularly Johnny, We all know a Johnny, A good story with the plot going back and forth from present to past, I got some clarity as to why things were happening.
I did get confused again when it started telling the story of the fathers on the night of the rape.
So many different names to remember,

I could see this being televised and making a really good series, As a book, it didnt flow for me, I think this is because of the amount of characters, the long stretches of conversation and the use of Irish slang which I meant I had no idea what they were saying.
Found this really hard to follow, The story line didn't seem to flow and at times was quite confusing, Unfortunately didn't enjoy but as I had started I had to finish hehe : A very fast paced thriller that switches between events over the course of one evening in modern day and flashbacks to events of the people involved some of which make sense and some of which Im not sure needed to be part of it.
I enjoyed it but it did feel like there were a few too many characters, A couple of the women felt superfluous to the plot amp I ended up completely confused during the epilogue with all the dads suddenly appearing in a flashback sequence.


I did like it though, Its very twisty and you never know what will happen next, The killer is revealed aboutin and then its a race to see what happens next and if he gets caught.
I ended up reading it in one go, sitting up late to finish despite the previous mentioned negative points.
This is my first Alex Barclay book amp I will probably read more A difficult book to engage with.
The book lacked description for someone without Irish/Catholic knowledge, Too many characters with a random account of different stories, Characters introduced in the last chapters who had huge relevance on the main story but were not included until the end.
I couldn't wait to finish it, just so I could end the agony of reading it, I Confess is the latest novel from Irish writer and bestselling author, Alex Barclay, It will be published tomorrow,nd August, with Harper Collins Ireland,

I Confess is a standalone psychological thriller and is described as addictive and twisty.
I am thrilled to be bringing you all my review today of a novel which just happens to be set in my home county of Cork.


Pilgrim Point, a remote and fictional place off the coast of West Cork was described inas an anvilshaped promontory on the southwest coast of Ireland.
once been a battleground, and at various times in the centuries that followed, had been fought over, lost, regained, or relinquished.
It is here that seven friends reunite for a planned evening of laughter and regalia, a time to look back at their youth with a mixture of happiness and sorrow, a time to enjoy and remember the way they were.
That was the plan.

Edie and Johnny, decide to renovate an old property near the place they both were reared and transform it into luxury accommodation for paying guests.
Married for twenty years, Edie and Johnny had left their home in West Cork for San Francisco, Investing in real estate and property development, they eventually settled in Colorado, owning a ski lodge, but the dream was always to develop a luxury inn.
When Johnny heard of a property up for sale back at Beara, near their family homes in West Cork, he convinced Edie that this was it, this was their chance.
So with their teenage son, Dylan, they made the decision to move back to the Beara Pensinsula and start the next stage of their lives.


Before the official opening of the inn, Edie and Johnny invite some old friends to stay, to join them for an evening in celebration of their friend, Helens birthday, to relax and enjoy their hospitality.


Helen, Laura, Clare, Murph and Patrick all arrive, each in awe of the work that Edie and Johnny have put into the old place.
Murph is his usual self, keeping them all entertained

with his stories and selfeffacing humour, They all relax into the evening of laughter and fun that only old friends can truly experience, As the evening passes, we are given insights into their pasts, secrets that have been kept buried for years start to emerge.
The tension starts to build, the heartrate increases as you suddenly find yourself in the middle of something very sinister indeed.
The weather turns, the power flickers and a body is discovered,

The shock of this horrendous discovery causes panic and fear among the friends, The weather is dreadful outside, there is nobody else here, only themselves, Suspicions are raised, accusations are thrown about, the friendship starts to crack, Who is the killer and what do they want

Alex Barclay cleverly weaves the past and present together revealing the deceit and the lies that have shadowed these seven friends all their lives.
The descriptions of their childhood days is portrayed expertly with each having their own secrets to keep, their own memories tucked away in the recesses of their minds.
As this tragic evening develops, the past quickly comes catching up with them all and the guilt of those early days becomes a fresh pain, a shame that resurfaces.
Alex Barclay writes with such prowess, craftily introducing these revelations to the reader, leaving a trail of shock and horror in her wake.


There is so much going on in this book, its best left to you the reader to discover its complexities and its truly gripping storyline.
I Confess is a fast and furious tale, as the pace gathers toward the final chapters at a ferocious speed.
This is a book that you WILL NOT be able to put down, With your heart in your mouth you WILL read until the small hours, You WILL be appalled as the veil is removed and the truth exposed, You WILL be in denial, You WILL be bereft, Amazingly in the midst of all this drama you WILL also laugh,

Alex Barclay lives in west Cork and, as a blowin, it can be a very daunting prospect to write about your new home place and to use the local dialect of the people who are now your neighbours, but Alex Barclay skillfully nails it.


I Confess is a heartpounding, disturbing read, It has everything a reader could want from a novel with a very believable cast of characters, A compelling, thrilling, shocking, ominous and very tense pageturner, Highly recommend!.