November 9

ugh, this book was so good. please go read this amazing story that will have you at the edge of your seat!

No no and just no. I've read 2 CoHo books so far and loved them but this one just did not work for me.

I still like the writing but everything about this story and the characters was a big fat no for me. The whole premise of them only meeting once a year was just pointless and gimmicky. If they cared so much about each other after the first couple of times together then it makes no sense to not see each other again for a whole year. Everything after that just made it nose dive even further.

Colleen Hoover is such an incredible author. She has a way of making dialogue between characters seem so natural and regular descriptive scenes seem almost poetic (and I'm not referencing the tattoo—if you read the book, you know). I feel like I have to mentally prepare myself for emotional investment and heartache every time I read one of her books. November 9 was one of those books.

For me, the last 100 pages or so were impossible to put down. Especially the last 50 pages, which completely c

The story of Fallon and Ben in this book is original, sweet, fun, and heartbreaking all at once. Let's take each adjective one at a time.

Original - The plot is not like any I've ever read before. The main characters meet on November 9th when one of them is moving across the country, and they make plans to meet up again for five years on that same date. The book is structured into sections based on their meetings on those days. The chapters alternate from character to character so the reader can see into the thoughts and feeling of each. I like this aspect of the book's structure. I will say, however, that the idea of them not talking all year and meeting up on just that date is a bit far-fetched. But then again, this is fiction, so it's okay for it be a bit unbelievable.

Sweet - Ben's character is so supportive and kind to Fallon, who has burn scars from an accident and low confidence as a result. He constantly tries to make her see her own beauty and worth. The characters seem to bring out the best in one another. Sometimes, the sweetness factor is a bit much, but then the author tempers it with some tragedy.

Fun - This book is definitely enjoyable to read. The witty humor and banter between Ben and Fallon is cute and makes for some light and entertaining moments. I found myself smiling a lot while reading their interactions.

Heartbreaking - Without revealing any plots twists, I will say that there are several sad moments in the book. There are a few moments of tragedy that darken the mood here and there. This is not a flaw, though. I am glad for these tragic situations because they add substance to the story. They break up the sweetness and make the story more realistic.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading the book. I would rate it 3.5 stars. It's not the best Colleen Hoover book I've read, but it's still a good read.

****** 6 Stars and 1 Comet ******
She always did. Colleen Hoover always remember me what to be in love is, what it is to feel, what it is to stay awake all night because you NEED to finish this book.
Thank you so much.

This is quite possibly one of the worst things I've ever read in my entire life. Can't even shelf this under “romance” because I really don't think the relationship portrayed here can be considered as romance. It is all sorts of problematic, and everything that Ben has ever done is so utterly disgusting that I would've DNF'd this book if only OCD wasn't a thing.

Ok now comes the hard part. I'm just going to warn you now that this review will probably be all over the place and it's basically going to be me gushing about it.

November 9 is my first Colleen Hoover book and I can pretty much say with certainty that after only reading one of her books she has become a favorite author of mine but I will save that declaration until at least after I read one more of her books.

This book blew me away guys. I could have read this in one sitting but while I was reading this book I was also reading 3 other books so I had to force myself to put it down but that didn't last too long because I had to know how the story was going to end.

In one of my older blog posts I am pretty sure I mentioned how I sometimes flip to the last page and read the last paragraph or so to find out how it ends but I only do that when I am really anxious over the book I am reading. I wanted so badly to do this while I was reading this book because Colleen had me on such an emotional roller coaster. Luckily I mentioned this on Twitter and one of my followers (who's an author herself) talked me out of it and I am so glad she did because it made the ending so much better.

I am literally sitting here getting anxious all over again just trying to put into words how I feel about this book and something Noriko said to me recently is ringing true right now. I don't feel like my words could ever do this book justice.

While I was reading this I went through so many emotions from feeling sympathy for one character, to being angry, happy, and sad to many others. By the end of the book I was kind of chewing on my thumb because I was so worried about how things were going to play out in the end.

I will leave y'all with a little story. Because Colleen had broken my heart and put it back together again one to many times I put the book down when I only had 72 pages left. I needed a little break to recover. About the time I laid the book down my husband walked in the room and I proceeded to go off on a tangent about what this author was doing to me and the next thing I know I had tears running down my cheeks. I hadn't cried while reading it but as soon as I started talking about it I cried. And of course my husband being the non reader that he is just rolled his eyes and went back to what he was doing.

If you aren't a fan of insta-love then you might not enjoy this book but in my opinion you should still give it a shot because the characters are so painfully aware of the insta-love and are constantly comparing what they are going through to different books and it makes it some what comical.

Salah satu kelebihan Colleen Hoover adlh klo ak membaca bukunya, membuatku penasaran hingga gk mampu menaruh bukunya. November 9 lebih baik dr Maybe Someday, tp blm mengalahkan Confess, apalagi Ugly Love. Sejauh ini Ugly Love favoritku. Slammed kurang suka. Tinggal Hopeless yg blm kucoba.
Yang mengganggu dari buku ini adlh jeda 365 hari dimana Fallon & Ben gk saling ketemu, mada sih mereka gk punya kehidupan? Oke ak ngerti ketertarikan pada pertemuan pertama, namun ak gk percaya insta-love. Mereka hanya bertemu 1x dlm setahun lalu di thn ketiga yg berarti hari ketiga klo dihitung secara matematis, saling jatuh cinta?
Namun tetap menghibur kok, dan menurutku msh lebih baik dari Maybe Someday, sama2 insta-love sih, tp kn gk ada yg sedang menjalin hubungan dgn org lain ketika mereka bertemu.

I was scrolling through my read list and noticed I gave this four stars and my review was about how much I loved this book. Which is weird, because I hate this book. With a passion. I think I did love it when I read it, but as I get older and think back on it, the relationship in this book is so toxic and wrong and it was written in a way that romanticized lying and arson. Maybe I need to reread this. idk.

To be honest I did not expect any of this to be good. The last book I read from Hoover was almost a disappointment. I decided to dive in blind. No spoilers just pure hope that this will resurrect my love for her. And it did. It sure the hell did. I didn't see anything that had happened coming. The plot and the twists were genious. Sure, some dialogues and scenarios weren't new but nevertheless it was still creative writing. A page turner, and not to mention the my grip on my kindle while reading, this was really not a cliche.

I think this book was Hoover's comeback on my list list as need-to-immediately-read authors. Plus Miles and Tate had a cameo on one of the chapters and it was so cool!

I'm not spoling anything anymore now to anyone but this is one of those single books you should read. I love it.

Loved this book!

In Five Words or Less: Hopeless romance you will adore.

Plot: Fallon, once a teenage idol, is a has-been thanks to a fire her father started just two years earlier. The scars she received had not only thrown her out of celebrity status, but caused her to lose all self-esteem. Then comes Ben.

Ben, an aspiring author and self-proclaimed F up, falls infatuated with Fallon the day before she is set to move to the opposite coast. Fallon doesn't believe in falling in love until she's 23, but finds something in Ben too hard to resist. They agree to only talk/see/meet once a year on November 9.

The Good:

The Writing: This is the first Colleen Hoover book I picked up and it certainly will not be the last. She draws you in and kills you with anticipation. I did suspend some belief, but she made it easy to accept.

Glass Case of Emotion:



The bad part of listening to an audio book is when the book gets good/rough/antsy, so do I... at work. I laughed. I cried. I worried. I glared at my coworkers when they came to talk to me. The emotional roller coaster is a love/hate relationship, but it's so worth it. (My coworkers don't hate me for it...)

Forget Realism: The characters are neurotic, but some how stick to their agreement of seeing each other only once a year? Uh, yeah.. sure... This is not realistic; however, Hoover makes it easy to suspend our disbelief and I love her for it.

The Bad:

Maturity: I have a hard time believing that these characters are 18 through 23 years old. I was way cray as a teen. I was not head strong enough to jump into somebody's life and definitely not patient enough to wait for somebody I am infatuated with. I know, I know.. this is petty and the direct relationship to myself if unrealistic.. It's just that these characters have a maturity level I wouldn't expect of those their age (and that is factoring in their neurotic moments).

On second thought.. I grew up in a town that has a large amount of teen mothers. Maybe their maturity is simply atypical to us. You'll have to tell me what you think ;)

My Favorite Quotes:

After Ben's (soon to be) sister-in-law walks in on Ben and Fallon:

“I'm so sorry” someone is saying as Ben pulls me into the kitchen, “I had no idea you were home and I was looking for scissors but you are home and she's definitely not a pair of scissors.

Enjoyable read that captured the angst of YA relationships with a few twists thrown in for good measure.

Ben, oh Ben, oh Ben. With all of your mistakes, no real person would still be in love with you.

OMG this wonderful book! Colleen Hoover has yet to disappoint me with one of her novels. The plot of November 9 is unique from anything I've ever read before, with Ben and Fallon promising to meet every November 9th for five years. They have no contact with each other the rest of the year. Their story had me hooked from the first page all the way to the end. You will fall in love with Benton James Kessler and your heart will be happy and then it will hurt. There are some twists and turns, one big one in particular that I did not see coming! I highly recommend this book!!!

Also if you are a fan of Ugly Love, READ THIS!