November 9

2.5Read this a few days ago so I can post a review on Nov 9.So this is the 2nd book I read by [a:Colleen Hoover 5430144 Colleen Hoover https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1464032240p2/5430144.jpg] (the other one I read was verity) and I felt like this was gonna be my fav of hers but there were a few reasons why it wasn't. “One of the things I always try to remind myself is that everyone has scars,” she says. “A lot of them even worse than mine. The only difference is that mine are visible and most people's aren't.”The idea of this story was very unique and intriguing so I was very excited to read the book and I didn't expect it to finish so fast (2 sittings! That's a personal record lol)Before “November 9” was just a date that didn't mean anything, but now whenever the date comes every year I'll be reminded of this book. It is a book that leaves an impact let me tell you that.The story is told from Ben and Fallon's pov. But what's weird is that even though this is a romance book I didn't like the romance in it:( “We don't get to choose our parents, and parents don't get to choose their children. But we do get to choose how hard we're willing to work in order to make the best of what we're given.”The first 75% or so was amazing and I felt like this was gonna be a 5 star but the last few chapters with the twist (the last 2 November 9's) were what made me not like the romance in it. Instead, I loved the other relationships in the book. It taught me so much about family, parents, losses friendships, etc. I didn't find myself crying about Ben and Fallon but about the other relationships that the characters had were what made me cry. (second time I actually cried for a book, the first book I cried was for [b:Everything's Fine 22583928 Everything's Fine Janci Patterson https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png 41781931] by [a:Janci Patterson 5625942 Janci Patterson https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1630041640p2/5625942.jpg] and I have come close to crying for two other books) I am glad I read this in the night coz no one witnessed me, if I had read this during the day my brothers would have made fun. *sighBy no means is the ending bad it just makes you rethink things (and in things I mean life etc) in a whole different perspective.Ooh alsoo I read somewhere that [b:Ugly Love 17788401 Ugly Love Colleen Hoover https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1632597571l/17788401.SY75.jpg 24878172] references are made in this book(miles and Tate) so should I read that next?Overall enjoyed the book and cant wait to read more by [a:Colleen Hoover 5430144 Colleen Hoover https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1464032240p2/5430144.jpg] !Edit:The book has been on my mind a lot lately and not in a good way, coz some of the things Ben did rubbed me the wrong way. And that combined with the ‘twist' made me lower my rating to a 2.5