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isbn13_00006222022's review against another edition
4.0
***All ratings are out of 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
Main Character: 5 (for both MCs)
Plot: 4 (I felt like the subplot at the end was kind of unnecessary)
Romance/Love: 5
Angst: 1 (it was very short, not that it wasn't worthwhile)
Instalove/instalust: 1 (I have to put this here because the books I've read from Colleen marked high for this, but this book's the opposite. I felt sparks and saw how they naturally grew into each other (I do admit it was still quicker than I'd liked))
Likes: their relationship! Out of the few Colleen Hoover books I've read, this couple is the greenest and cutest and has one of the healthiest relationships. The MCs' dialogues are some of the best I've read.
Dislikes: n/a
Memorable Scene(s): When Fallon makes the "connection."
Memorable Quote(s):
Additional comments:
It.
Just.
Sums.
Things.
Up.
Too.
Easily.
But for this one, I felt that Colleen should've brought it up a notch. Instead of Ben giving Fallon his manuscript or whatever, he should've become a famous bookseller with that manuscript-turned-novel a few years later, making Fallon read the book in some way, and they both slowly heal each other again as they rekindled.
But the ending we got is also good too despite my above comment, hehe.
Main Character: 5 (for both MCs)
Plot: 4 (I felt like the subplot at the end was kind of unnecessary)
Romance/Love: 5
Angst: 1 (it was very short, not that it wasn't worthwhile)
Instalove/instalust: 1 (I have to put this here because the books I've read from Colleen marked high for this, but this book's the opposite. I felt sparks and saw how they naturally grew into each other (I do admit it was still quicker than I'd liked))
Likes: their relationship! Out of the few Colleen Hoover books I've read, this couple is the greenest and cutest and has one of the healthiest relationships. The MCs' dialogues are some of the best I've read.
Dislikes: n/a
Memorable Scene(s): When Fallon makes the "connection."
Memorable Quote(s):
"You'll never be able to find yourself if you're lost in someone else." (pg. 38)
"I could never drive a motorcycle, or fight another man just for fun. And as much as I've fantasized about having sex with you this year, I don't think I could ever say, 'I own you,' with a straight face. And I've always wanted a tattoo, but probably just a small one, because no way in hell I could endure the pain. Overall, the books were interesting but they also made me feel highly inadequate."
She "loved me" in quotations / She kissed me in bold / I TRIED TO KEEP HER in all caps / She left with an ellipsis...
"It took four years for me to fall in love with him. / It only took four pages to stop."
Additional comments:
Spoiler
I love happy endings. But I also appreciate a good bad ending. And with a unique story like this one, I was hoping for a sad, angsty ending because I felt that would've been a bit more appropriate. By sad, angsty ending, I mean one where they both mature and move on from their lives (no, not an open ending--I hate those), become successful, and then rekindle again. Hmm, as I'm writing this, it's starting to sound like a second-chance love, and I guess that doesn't sound too bad because this and Colleen's other book, Reminders of Him, utilized the same redemption technique in the form of a manuscript (I'm team manuscript if you get my second reference, lol). Heads-up, I hated that RoH used that, and that's the same for Nov. 9.It.
Just.
Sums.
Things.
Up.
Too.
Easily.
But for this one, I felt that Colleen should've brought it up a notch. Instead of Ben giving Fallon his manuscript or whatever, he should've become a famous bookseller with that manuscript-turned-novel a few years later, making Fallon read the book in some way, and they both slowly heal each other again as they rekindled.
But the ending we got is also good too despite my above comment, hehe.
kgraham329's review against another edition
emotional
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
3.5
cmsnyder's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.25
sleepygirlreads_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Was thinking it might be two stars once it got interesting at the 60% mark but then it just felt like it was becoming a sermon about why you should forgive your parents for being assholes so knocked back down to one star
kaylaannsreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Death, and Sexual content
summer5179's review against another edition
4.0
Wow this book, one of the best i’ve read in a while. I was continuously blown away at the plot twists in this! like what the fuck!! I love Fallon and her whole story with her career, the fire and all of the above ahhh it was amazing. But Ben, don’t get me started on Ben. Ben was a unfortunate character, obviously with losing his mother to suicide due to her cancer, losing his father and losing Kyle mainly. But, his character was portrayed in an amazing way, Colleen Hoover knew the perfect way to get us crying, laughing, smiling and whatever emotion she wanted during each november 9. I felt incredibly sorry for both characters especially when Fallon found the book, Colleen really knows how to blow us away at every single book with the unexpected plot twists, and the loveable characters, (until they do something unexpected and bad of course).
The only reason I haven’t given this book a 5 star is due to the lack of relationship with Fallons Mom and Fallon. Of course they have a good relationship as said in the book mutiple times but, they’re relationship isn’t portrayed often unless Fallon is talking about it, it is never shown with scenes they have together. Also, I really wanted to see more Ben and Kyle, due to the only interaction we really saw was where he was being aggressive toward Ben. It would’ve been better to see a good side to them.
The plot twists in this book really made it amazing, i mean what is a Colleen Hoover book without a good plot twist am i right? But this plot twist was extraordinary, No red flags from Ben to begin with whatsoever, yes he was a bit of a pervert, but never any indication of his involvement beforehand. Which made this book much more magical, unlike It Ends With Us, where Ryle is an immediate red flag in the first chapter.
Colleen never fails to blow everyone reading away with these books, with her plots, characters and twists.
UPDATE: 18/02/24
let me just say this book did NOT deserve 4 stars. 3 at best. i recommend colleen for those wanting to get into reading but never to stay with her. november 9 wasn’t anything special and is overrated beyond belief. everyone go read the shatter me series & the addicted series!!!
The only reason I haven’t given this book a 5 star is due to the lack of relationship with Fallons Mom and Fallon. Of course they have a good relationship as said in the book mutiple times but, they’re relationship isn’t portrayed often unless Fallon is talking about it, it is never shown with scenes they have together. Also, I really wanted to see more Ben and Kyle, due to the only interaction we really saw was where he was being aggressive toward Ben. It would’ve been better to see a good side to them.
The plot twists in this book really made it amazing, i mean what is a Colleen Hoover book without a good plot twist am i right? But this plot twist was extraordinary, No red flags from Ben to begin with whatsoever, yes he was a bit of a pervert, but never any indication of his involvement beforehand. Which made this book much more magical, unlike It Ends With Us, where Ryle is an immediate red flag in the first chapter.
Colleen never fails to blow everyone reading away with these books, with her plots, characters and twists.
UPDATE: 18/02/24
let me just say this book did NOT deserve 4 stars. 3 at best. i recommend colleen for those wanting to get into reading but never to stay with her. november 9 wasn’t anything special and is overrated beyond belief. everyone go read the shatter me series & the addicted series!!!
nkurzweg's review against another edition
3.0
my first coho book and like the writing was brutal but i ate it up