November 9: A Novel

Product Information

Later, Ben learned the fire spread to the house. Fallon had been airlifted from the scene with burns over 30 percent of her body. Ian also shared with Ben that their mother did not die because of the relationship. She had been diagnosed with non-treatable cancer. She did not tell her sons what she had decided because she did not want them to talk her out of her decision. Ben was overcome with grief because he had lashed out and ruined the life of an innocent girl. He spent the next two years trying to escape that guilt by drowning his feelings with alcohol and girls. The Prince George, Duke of Cornwall (later George V of the United Kingdom) becomes Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. [10] [11] The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Fallon’s father, who at the beginning of the book told her “you’re too ugly for broadway, no one will hire you, your career is over, boys don’t love you, etc.” is posed as “misunderstood” and someone who doesn’t know how to communicate. HE RECEIVES FORGIVENESS. FOR THE DESPICABLE WORDS HE SAID TO HER AT THE BEGINNING, HE RECEIVES FORGIVENESS AND AN EXCUSE. Milan Čič, Slovak lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic (b. 1932) In my opinion, Ben was forgiven by Fallon too easily. I also felt he was a pervert, definitely not a romantic. Fallon goes along with it to save face and I guess at this point I can't really blame her because it's kind of just an awkward situation all around. Ben goes on to yell at her dad about how Fallon should be able to do what she wants and yada yada yada.Sign up for a free trial of Audible: Get 30 days of free access to thousands of audiobooks, and one free premium title of your choice. Perfect for listening on the go! Fast forward two years later, the fire has destroyed her confidence and her acting career. There are scars from the left side of her face that goes all the way down the left-side of her body.

In the first November 9th, we learn what happened to Fallon on the date of November 9, two years ago. She was staying over at her father’s place.They are undeniably attracted to each other. Every year they meet on the same day, same time and same place until they eventually fall in love with each other. I've said this before, but I'll say it again: I like Hoover's writing, I like her concepts for novels that differ from the standard format of NA romance books, I really enjoyed Never Never and I also liked Confess. This book, however, reminded me of all the reasons her stories and characters have annoyed me in the past. and up. There are open-door steamy romance scenes that’s suitable for adult romance readers. ⅘ spice level. November 9 Trigger Warnings During a scene in a bar he drags her into a corner, demanding to know who the man is she is with. What is cute about this? This is not attractive. He is not protective, he is outright behaving like he owns her and deserves to know every single piece of personal information. Robert McNamara is named president of the Ford Motor Company, becoming the first non-Ford family member to serve in that post. He resigns a month later to join the newly-elected John F. Kennedy administration.

Ben is glad that Fallon is late instead of standing him up, he suggests she takes a cab to his home instead of the restaurant from the airport. On the final November 9th, Fallon couldn’t feel any worse. All she wants to do is sleep for as long as she can till it becomes November 10th. You had a tumultuous and toxic relationship with a psychopath, who almost killed you, but you got out, and you're fine now.

Fallon is devastated and leaves the restaurant. She tells him that she will not show up next year on the same date. As soon as Ben realizes what he has lost, he knows, he made the wrong decision being together with Jordyn. Fifth November 9th Agreement for United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration". Ibiblio.org. Retrieved November 15 2023. Fallon arrives at the restaurant at three minutes until midnight. She tells Ben she cannot forgive him because there is nothing to forgive. She explains she should be asking him to forgive her because she doubted him. They confirm their love, and Ben promises that he will propose to her the following November 9. I'm not saying that you should not read this book or that's its terrible, because a) that's a shitty thing to say and b) everyone has different tastes. Just because I thought this was Hoover's weakest book and I pretty much hated it, there is no denying that she is one hell of a talented writer. I just honestly think that this was missing the certain.... Hoover feel that makes all her other books stand out and hit you right in the feels. The fact that every single review on Goodreads is 5 stars and nothing less, really makes me question the state of book blogging right now and how honest certain people can be when it comes to reviewing hyped books or books by author 'friends'... I also really wish authors would find beta readers that aren't friends that can be truly objective...

I’m over an hour early, but our booth was already taken when I arrived here this morning, so I chose the one next to it.

In the last chapter, she gets a tattoo to commemorate their love (just like Ben did on the second November 9th meet-up) and meets him at the restaurant. November 9 Book Review: My Thoughts This is not a cute story, this is not romantic. This should not have a happy ever after. Ben should have been called out on at least one of his actions. Ben does nothing to redeem himself. Yet he is forgiven because he is allegedly her "soulmate". If a soulmate forces themselves on you and treats you like shit in the name of "love", maybe we are all better off without them. If your partner acts like Ben does, call the police. In the romance/psychological thriller November 9 by Colleen Hoover, O’Neil believes she could fall in love with Benton “Ben” James Kessler, but she has decided to follow her mother’s advice not to date seriously until she is 23. She and Ben agree to meet every year on November 9 and spend the day together. November 9 is the day they first met and the anniversary of tragedies in both their lives. Ben challenges Fallon to date and audition for roles in plays, even though she is self-conscious about the severe scarring on the left side of her body as a result of a house fire. Fallon challenges Ben to write a novel. As they continue to meet each year, Fallon learns that she is connected to Ben in a way that makes her question everything she believed about him and everything he taught her. The reason that Ben set Fallon's dad's house on fire is because Ben's mom killed herself. He found some letters with his name on them and he assumed that they had an affair and he was responsible for his mom killing herself. I would also like to point out that this assumption is incorrect.