An interesting read. A lot of concentration needed as there are a lot of characters and different eras covered. New York features a lot including 9/11..

This is a really interesting story. It follows a number of characters and switches between different time periods. It feels a bit disjointed but that actually works really well as no one in the book really has the full story themselves.
It ranges between New York and Ireland and across generations.
It's about women and families and secrets.

Confessions is the intergenerational story of women interweaved with a fictional game.
The story moves between Donegal, New York and Burtonport and between women of the same family.
Content warning: September 11 is mentioned a few times.
My favourite storyline was the storyline in 1974 set in Donegal.
Lyca’s discoveries were curious to follow, overall.
Plot: 4 stars
Prose: 3.5 stars
Characterisation: 4 stars
Overall, I recommend this book especially because of the settings and the multidimensional characters.

The blurb for Catherine Airey’s Confessions promises an involving tale of two Irish sisters, one of whom emigrates to New York to take up an art school scholarship ticking two of my literary boxes. Máire and Rósín’s stories span several decades beginning in the 1970s when they’re growing up in an Irish village not far from the house which one will paint and the other will eventually live in, making it the setting for a choose-your-own-adventure computer video game.
It opens in 2001 with Máire’s daughter before winding back to her sister Rósín in the ‘70s and ending with Máire’s granddaughter in 2023 after passing the narrative baton back and forth. Each section is prefaced with a scenario from Scream School, the computer video game which Rósín wrote based on the stories she and her sister wove around the house they were fascinated by. Airey smoothly unfolds this complicated, puzzle of a story, pieces of which click satisfyingly into place, largely through the distinctive voices of its female characters, exploring a multitude of themes along the way. To say more about the plot would be to ruin it. There’s a coincidence that may irritate some, but I was so immersed by then that I was more than happy to continue the ride. A long, intricately plotted, luxurious read, perfect for long evenings in January when it’s due to be published

Very excited for this beautiful generational book and getting to read and experience the richness of these women’s stories. I apologize due to an unexpected severe health issue I’m slowly catching up on reviews, but will be offering a much more detailed review in the near future. I am honored and privileged to have the opportunity to read this book and share my thoughts as well as bring it to readers