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A review by booksbytheglass
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I’m literally actually in a book coma - like a tears in my eyes can’t pick up another book total state of shock
colleen hoover is one of the most hyped up authors this year, and I can’t believe it took me this long to pick up one of her books because I’m usually front and center to the hype. and yet, I was really expecting to have an unpopular opinion against her writing - except I was proven wrong. this is easily one of my favorite books of all time.
on the anniversary of one of the worst days of her life, fallon meets ben, an aspiring writer who pretends to be her boyfriend to stick it to her dad. except fallon has ✨ trauma ✨ and refuses to date seriously until she’s 23 years old - too bad she’s already falling for him and he’s willing to wait for her. so they set an outstanding date for every november 9th to meet up again and see what happens. well, you can guess what happens next.
coho’s writing was absolutely outstanding. I felt compassion and anger right along with fallon and ben, and I wanted everything EVERYTHING to do with them. like I just wanted to hug them and scream at them and shove ben’s friggin manuscript in their faces.
I will recommend and shout this review from the rooftop to every single person. I seriously don’t think there’s one person who won’t like this book. I don’t know what else to say - there’s nothing predictable about it or cheesy …. just absolutely perfect.
wine pairing: napa cabernet sauvignon
rating: 5 stars
colleen hoover is one of the most hyped up authors this year, and I can’t believe it took me this long to pick up one of her books because I’m usually front and center to the hype. and yet, I was really expecting to have an unpopular opinion against her writing - except I was proven wrong. this is easily one of my favorite books of all time.
on the anniversary of one of the worst days of her life, fallon meets ben, an aspiring writer who pretends to be her boyfriend to stick it to her dad. except fallon has ✨ trauma ✨ and refuses to date seriously until she’s 23 years old - too bad she’s already falling for him and he’s willing to wait for her. so they set an outstanding date for every november 9th to meet up again and see what happens. well, you can guess what happens next.
coho’s writing was absolutely outstanding. I felt compassion and anger right along with fallon and ben, and I wanted everything EVERYTHING to do with them. like I just wanted to hug them and scream at them and shove ben’s friggin manuscript in their faces.
I will recommend and shout this review from the rooftop to every single person. I seriously don’t think there’s one person who won’t like this book. I don’t know what else to say - there’s nothing predictable about it or cheesy …. just absolutely perfect.
wine pairing: napa cabernet sauvignon
rating: 5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer