4.5+ stars 
 When Fallon O'Neill meets Benton Kessler, she is on the brink of big changes in her life. The day before she makes a cross country move, Ben comes to her rescue pretending to be her boyfriend. One day spent together sparks a plan: every year on November 9, Ben and Fallon will meet in the same place, at the same time, and spend one day catching up. They won't speak between meetings. They won't stalk social media. One day a year. For five years. 
 Fallon was an interesting character in that she had spent several years under the Hollywood spotlight, but now all she wants to do is hide from that spotlight. She works to hide in plain sight, behind long sleeves, long hair, and downcast eyes. But Ben sees behind her curtain to the girl she hides. I loved watching her metamorphosis throughout the book, and even in the first year her changes were considerable. Whether they were simply her own changes or changes because of Ben didn't matter to me -- she was making changes to find who she wanted to be. 
 I loved Ben from the beginning. He seems to know exactly what Fallon needs to hear, and sees her in such a beautiful way. I didn't always understand his decisions, but I loved the support he gave to her in their initial day together and the subsequent visits. But I also had several moments where he broke my heart right alongside Fallon's. 
 As a reader, I was intrigued by the idea of only seeing one day a year between two characters. How could two people fall in love in only five days max? How would they maintain their connection for the other 364 days in between meetings? There were so many questions in my head about the format that I couldn't help but be pulled in from the beginning. The anticipation that builds waiting to find out what happened to each character in the meantime was epic. 
 But what caught me off guard was the impact each has on the other during their short time together. I was amazed that the author could convey such strong emotion, realistically, using only a few days, because like Fallon, insta-love makes me roll my eyes. This progression was natural, and felt richer and deeper than 5 days of conversation. And as those years began to pass and reality checked the romantic idea of one day a year, I both soared and crashed with the characters through each challenge they faced. What should have been a simple meeting from year to year turned into massive highs and lows for the characters in turn. 
 I loved the tie in with Ugly Love. Though it is loose, I smiled when I saw Miles' name pop up carelessly in dialogue. And then he and Tate arrive to support Ian. *sigh* This is not a "series," but Ian and Miles's friendship and shared career make sense for the characters to pop into each other's lives. 
 Most of the book is told in sections relating to each November 9th meeting. Alternating perspectives from both Fallon and Ben give readers a view of what each is experiencing, though the majority of the scenes are through Fallon's eyes. But Ben's voice comes out late in the book as his manuscript nears completion. Because really, isn't that why they are meeting? So he can use their meetings as the basis for a novel? 
 But I was shocked and taken completely by surprise by the twist that comes out in his manuscript. I was crushed. All those little clues that I hadn't seen in the moment suddenly made sense in hindsight. In my surprise I initially felt blindsided by the twist, but in the end it didn't matter to me, especially as she continues to read past those four pages. 
 This book had everything I have come to expect from a CoHo book -- huge emotional ups and downs, a surprise twist, and characters that change and develop as they mature. I can't help but imagine the November 9th after the "last" 9th and I love what my imagination has come up with. 
 ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.