Confessions is a generational story about family, love, grief, and creativity. The story begins on 9/11 in New York City; Cora's father worked on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center and after days of wandering around the city trying to cope with her fear and sadness, she receives an invitation from her aunt Róisín to come stay with her in Ireland. When Cora arrives, she learns that Róisín lives in Scream School, the setting of a retro video game Cora had played as a child. In 1974 in County Donegal, Róisín, Máire, and Michael are inseparable. Róisín and Máire are sisters, but they are mysteries to each other. Michael and Máire are enamored with Róisín and work together to help her get work as an artist, setting off a chain of events that will change all their lives forever. Finally, in Scream School in 2018, Lyca lives with her mother Cora and her great aunt Róisín. Searching through the artifacts of the house, she is able to piece together the complicated relationships of her family members and come to understand what drew them all together and drove them all apart.

Confessions was an interesting and heartbreaking audiobook. I think that all of the narrators did a good job with their parts and it really helped distinguish between the characters for each of their sections. The writing was very good and I think it kept the story moving along. My main complaint is that it often felt like right as I was getting into a character's story, the perspective switched and at times these switches were quite jarring. It would have been nice if we could have spent a little bit more time with each character and to smooth the transitions out. Also, there were a few coincidences that occurred that I wasn't quite able to suspend my disbelief about towards the end of the story. This will be a great one for people who enjoy books about families and multigenerational stories.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an audio copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed this audiobook but felt as though the story was dragged out at some points. The story reminded me of the "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin, which is one of my all time favorite books. Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook and am giving it a 3 out of 5 star review.

this was alright. I liked the idea of the story. I felt like some of the POVs were confusing, or jumbled and i got lost in some spots. i appreciate the familial aspect and how that all ties into the story.

An absolutely gorgeous debut spanning decades. This is the story of family. Sisters, mothers, daughters all keeping secrets but somehow through telling their stories, the secrets aren't as harrowing as we thought. Beautifully told through multiple POVs, taking place in New York and Ireland, I was blown away by this character-driven novel. The audio is amazing as each character is read by a different voice actor. Stunning.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and Harper Audio for this digital audio e-arc.*