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gmbooks11_'s review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
gay_miri'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
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Medical content
milenasbooknook's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
Originally I was going to give it a pretty low rating. I’m not a fan of the insta-love trope, and this book leaned into that way more than I expected. Also the relationship between the two main characters made me a little uncomfortable more than once and a skipped through a few parts (the insta-love really did not help here).
I will say, however, that the last hundred or so pages partially redeemed the book for me. The plot twist was so unexpected, and I was sucked in once I got to the sixth November (iykyk). I won’t spoil the book, so I will just say that I found the ending really gripping and thought-provoking.
Overall, I am still trying to decide how I feel about this book. I do think, though, that Colleen Hoover books just might not be my thing :)
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Minor: Cancer and Alcohol
thatswhatshanread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
If you’re into Instalove—two characters falling in love at first sight, all consuming love straight out of the gate—then you’ll be immediately pulled in. I guess I found out with November 9 that I don’t really care for that genre of romance. Ben and Fallon’s instant attraction didn’t seem believable to me.
The main thing that pulled my rating down was not something that went away throughout the story as it was literally the character of Ben, the MMC. From the beginning he gave me the ick by the way he talked and interacted with Fallon, without even knowing her. He was too confident and domineering and controlling for my taste, disguised as the “nice guy” who saw past Fallon’s imperfections. DUDE YOU’VE SPENT ONLY A FEW HOURS WITH HER. Idk, the simp behavior jumped out.
The plot had potential and I liked the sections being split up by the same date each year. However, that further drove the nail in the coffin that was my effort to give Ben and Fallon time to grow on me. Instead, with each year passing, I found their “connection” more and more forced and weirdly obsessive.
Hoover’s writing wasn’t bad, she always has great pacing in her novels, in fact. For me, the main relationship in this book just really put me off and the rest of the elements that I liked didn’t make up for it.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Stalking
eliana_benyam's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
cait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
yashitak's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Vomit
trycerabel'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
5.0
Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
writtenbydnicole's review
- 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
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
amandalorianxo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident