In November 9 by Colleen Hoover, Fallon O’Neil, a former teen actress, has decided to move to New York City and is meeting her father, the famous actor, Donovan O’Neil, to break the news to him. Fallon is not in a great mood to begin with as it is the anniversary of a fire that left part of her body scarred and ended her acting career. Donovan and Fallon end up getting in a huge argument when suddenly a stranger plops down in their booth. Claiming he is Fallon ‘s boyfriend, Benton James Kessler is confident, cocky, and hot in the way he shuts down Donovan. Fallon and Ben end up spending the rest of the day together before Fallon’s flight to New York. They agree that they will meet every year on November 9th at the same time and place. They are not allowed any contact with each other throughout the year. As Ben and Fallon fall in love with each other, Ben realizes he needs to tell Fallon the horrible secret he is hiding. Will the truth rip them apart or will they find a happily ever after?
Colleen Hoover has become one of my must buy authors. I don’t care what the book is about. Hoover could write a book about paint drying and it would be epic.
I thought I knew who my favorite hero was out of all of Colleen ‘s books. And then along came Ben Kessler. Ben is devastated by his mother’s suicide and commits a stupid act that leaves him haunted. Ben is confident, sexy, and his words to Fallon will have you equal parts swooning and crying. Not to mention Ben goes on a romance novel binge when he finds out Fallon loves reading them and he becomes determined to be better than any book boyfriend. Fallon and Ben even have a hilarious conversation about romance novels and refer to it as booksting (my new favorite word).
This book should come with a warning not to read it at bedtime. I decided one night to read a few chapters and just when I told myself to go to bed, chaos ensues. I was freaking out, crying, trying to read faster to see what happened. The result? I ended up staying up to finish the book and was exhausted at work the next day (but it was so worth it!).
I was a little skeptical about reading a book about a high schooler. Being an adult, I find it difficult to relate to younger characters, but the buzz on social media was too much for me to ignore. I shouldn’t have worried at all because Hoover once again delivers another outstanding book. What happens to Lake and Will could certainly happen to anyone at any age.
I am not sure how to even start this review. It was such an emotional roller coaster. I actually peeked at the ending of the book about halfway through just to make sure that Miles and Tate got their HEA. I never ever do that when I am reading!