Reviews with content warning for Blood - November 9

Listen I would never forgive someone for that tbh. Like I would forgive, but I couldn’t be with them. I did like this and found it entertaining, but I did get spoiled about the twist so I wasn’t shocked. I did like the characters for the most part, sometimes they annoyed me. I did end up crying during a certain letter, which I wasn’t expecting. Just a note a character says something along the lines of think you for giving me this gift and I gagged. If someone ever said that to me I would die lol. This review is honestly horrible I’m sorry.

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paigedavis's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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laurendenton's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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aliasbooklover's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

it could be easily a 5/5 but i didn’t cry and based on this reason only i have to deduct a point

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writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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mintchocolatechip's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Uhm ok, I'm not gonna go too in-depth here but I'm just really disappointed.
I really liked the idea of the story, the plot twist and overall how the story unfolds. BUT- it really makes me sad how many people love the characters, specifically Ben. He's so incredibly manipulative, possessive and toxic and the red flags started coming in the first chapter from Ben's POV. Oh, and it seems like he's never heard about consent (or he doesn't care, which is worse). The way he sexualizes Fallon and fantasizes about her body and it just being disguised as him being "caring" and "wanting to show her how beautiful she is" pissed me off so much while I was reading. And the fact that she's visibly uncomfortable with many of the sexual/physical moments but him not caring and not even asking about consent just doesn't sit right with me either. Another thing that made me furious while reading is how the concept of virginity is treated in this book as if it was something that is being "taken" from a woman that changes her and defines her as a person.
Ben is such a problematic character that just ends up being romanticized, which is so incredibly harmful. He's the typical hot manipulative Wattpad boy that you fall in love with because he makes you feel like no one is ever gonna love you as much as he does, so I understand why people may like him.
I didn't really see the plot twist coming, I'll give her that, but what could've been a brilliant plot twist in the story to me just ended up being a confirmation of how problematic Ben is.
Also, it makes me so mad how fast Fallon was to forgive him and her father for everything :// Fallon deserved better :(
I usually love every book I read because I never think critically and analyze the things I'm reading but... I don't need to be smart to see the red flags here...
I give this book 2/5 stars because of the interesting plot, if it was based solely on the characters and the way it was written it would be 0.5 stars at most :/
And yes, I read this on November 9 :)

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sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

[edited on 09/11/2022]

please please please forget everything i said in there. im not gonna delete this because i have to learn from my mistakes and be ashamed of them. the only thing im gonna modify is the rating cause this woman cant keep winning.
this was one of my first reads after a 2 year slump so the bar was on the fucking floor for me and 3 stars was a "bad" rating for me so i gave it 4,5... dont be dumb like me and don't do arson, kids!

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so, on november 5 i was looking for a book to read after i finished "the flatshare" and then i discovered that colleen hoover had this book called november 9. i thought it would be a good idea to try to finish the book the same exact day. and i did it! this is the first book im reading by colleen hoover but i absolutely loved it. its also my first time reading an instant love trope so ngl, i was scared of all the cuteness in the beginning 😭 maybe this book doesn't make you cry but i am sure it's gonna hurt. the author knew how to play with your feelings and stab you in the back lmao
i also knew there was going to be a plot twist and that the 4th november is heartbreaking. but my dumbass thought that the plot twist was

ben and jordyn parenting oliver as a couple

so i wasnt surprised because i was expecting it. BUT I SHOULD HAVE NEVER UNDERESTIMATED COLLEEN cause when i realized that

ben was the one who caused the fire

I LITERALLY DROPPED MY JAW AND I HAD TO IMPULSIVELY SIT ON MY BED (i was laying cause it was 2am lol) AND STARE AT THE VOID FOR A WHILE

but yeah as i said its actually such a cute book and if you're a hopeless romantic you're gonna love it. i personally have looooots of underlined pink quotes (i even have pages filled w pink lmfao)

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thefabflamingo's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Alright everyone, this was my first CoHo book and so far I do not see what all the hype is about. I thought that the storyline was interesting, but I had figured out that there were some things in the book that would all have to connect in some way. I did not have it all figured out by the end, but understood how it came together. I was not emotionally torn apart like I have seen a lot of people say about this author's books and it was only an okay read for me. I was glad that both of the characters grew and changed for the better throughout the story since they both had a rough past. If you plan on reading this book I would suggest looking through the content warnings first to be prepared.

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