caseydouglas1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Body shaming, and Death of parent
thatgirlgeorgia's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Grief, Sexual content, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Pregnancy
mia_dt13's review
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content
mrsp2603's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness
kleinerdiktator's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Violence, Car accident, Addiction, Physical abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying
Ben emotionally manipulates Fallon several times without it being acknowledged in the book and instead rewards him for this behavior.proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Colleen Hoover really is a master when it comes to writing emotional books! The characters are well thought out and easy to relate to, regardless of their background and personality. Fallon has visible burns and scars from the fire, something she always thinks about, and it has made her lose her self-confidence. Ben sees the person behind the scars and he's doing everything he can to build her confidence up again. Emotional roller coaster guaranteed if you have a heart - just like in "Ugly Love"!
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
pikaellie's review
1. Lies. SO MANY LIES. Ben did not Fallon ANYTHING that she should have known. She had to find out for herself the truth about his past, and in my opinion, she should have left him right then and there.
2.
Spoiler
"He lied to me. He was the reason I was insecure about my body. He was the reason I couldn't act anymore. He was the reason that I suffered. But, he did tell me I was beautiful. He told me I shouldn't be insecure! Now I feel great. He's now the reason that I feel confident. I also don't blame him for what he did to me because he didn't mean to!! He was suffering too!! His suffering MUST come before my own so I'll forgive him, marry him" absolutely disgusting. My friend, who hadn't read the book, pointed out that one description of the book says that it ends in heartache. And I responded with, "it should have."3. The sex scenes. YIKES. Ben crosses Fallon's boundaries many times, and it's awful. That is not what a healthy relationship looks like.
Spoiler
He cheated on her, forced her to undress when she clearly isn't comfortable, makes her wear what he thinks will look pretty on her, forced her to reconcile with him because he didn't want to be the woman he CHEATED ON HER WITH, practically assaulted her in the nightclub because he claimed that she wanted him, no. No. No. That's not okay. If a man or woman does this, it's NOT OKAY. You cannot convince me that Ben was a good partner, and not a creep. FUCK that.4. If you need a more detailed explanation, check out this reddit review. It spoils the book, but explains exactly why it sucked. https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/vjalms/why_november_9th_by_colleen_hoover_is_one_of_the/
I need someone to give me a legitimate reason to enjoy this book again, because I can't see it. The writing is fine, but the story was awful. Ben's "redemption" was awful.
Spoiler
If I had known why his brother punched him during year 2, I would have fucking cheered him on.Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
dev921's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Suicide, Sexual content, Gun violence, Gore, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism and Cancer
hematthews's review
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Car accident
Minor: Alcohol
kirbster1229's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content