The Confession by Prose Maven: Book Review

 2.25/5

This book was sent to me by the author, this has not impacted the review in any way. The opinions presented are mine and mine alone.

The Confession by Prose Maven starts with a great introduction that captures the reader's attention. As far as the actual writing itself, the author shows skill and is able to keep things flowing at a quick pace. It lacked details though. Not much was described to help paint a picture or utilize the five senses, leaving the reader with a faint image. When comes to characters, I felt the same way. We barely know anything about the main character, and the police detective, we know nothing about. As a result it just felt shallow. 

Then comes the lack of logic involved. It is stated at several points about possible patient confidentiality conflicts. These rules don't apply in this situation, several murders have been confessed to, no signs of remorse, and clear intent to continue killing. Even when lives are in danger, she still worries about this. Its an obligation to report when there is a threat to human lives. No conflict. The author tries to explain this away throughout the book, but the reasons don't have logic or law behind them. When an active crime scene and certain situation comes along that I won't mention to avoid spoilers, she tells the police that they can't stop her form entering. Actual law would prevent her entry. She would be arrested for not only her own safety, but from putting police lives in danger, should they have to go in after her. In writing, details matter, and these details were big strike outs that made it difficult to enjoy the book. 

Overall, I would not be recommending the book for all the above reasons.