I really enjoyed the self-discovery element of the story. Colleen Hoover does not pretend that this is anything but a story about love and heartbreak, and finding ourselves. My favourite thing about this book was that it is unabashedly a love story. Given the story is spaced over the course of 6 (or 7 really) Novembers with no additional days of insight into the characters’ lives, it makes for interesting reading. There are twists and turns, and no one is quite what they seem. We all know from the outset that it’s going to be a love story, but that doesn’t in any way detract from the sweetness with which it is executed. A chance meeting on the 9th of November leads to them agreeing to see each other on the same day, and only that day, each year for 5 years. November 9 follows the lives of Fallon, an aspiring actress whose life is marred by a tragic accident, and Ben, an aspiring writer with a mysterious past. But I have been happily proven wrong, and enjoyed November 9 enough to finish it in a single evening. Somewhere along the way I had decided Colleen Hoover’s books were ‘romance’ and therefore not something I would enjoy – the clichés of the romance genre are not my cup of tea. Finally giving in to all the recommendations to read a Colleen Hoover book from friends and strangers alike, I was surprised to find that November 9 was not at all what I was anticipating. A sweet, romantic tale that exceeded my expectations.
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