


She comes across a help-wanted sign at an art studio, and many confessions are posted next to it. She needs a lawyer but can’t afford one and acknowledges she’ll need a second job. The narrative jumps forward and Auburn is now 20, alone and miserable in Dallas.

They express their eternal love for each other before Trey, Adam’s brother, pulls her away so she’ll make her flight back to Portland. She is at the hospital in Dallas to say goodbye to her boyfriend and first love, Adam, who is dying from cancer. The book opens when the protagonist, Auburn, is 16 years old. This guide also quotes and obscures the use of the F-word. This guide refers to the 2015 Atria Books edition of Confess.Ĭontent Warning: Confess contains scenes portraying addiction, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
