Wow... I'm still thinking about this book days after finishing the audio version. Thanks to the author's sister, I won a copy of the audio version, listening on my long California commute to and from work every day. While it took longer to "read" it than it would have if I had it on kindle, it only made it last longer, and I was able to immerse myself in the story, uninterrupted (since CA commutes are so long!). 
 After reading Hoover's last book, Confess, I was concerned that I may be let down with November 9 (incidentally, my son's birthday :) because Confess was not as brilliant as Hoover's other books. So, going in with no preconceived notions of the book knocking my socks off,,, November 9 knocked my socks off! I was unprepared by how much I would fall in love with this book. 
 The premise; two people meet on November 9, the day before the heroine is set to move across the country, form a strong connection and then deciding to meet up with each other every November 9 for the next five years - not exchanging any personal information, and blocking each other from social media - sounded very similar to another book by another wonderful author 
 . However, November 9 was so unique in so many ways. And, true to Hoover's writing, there is quite a twist that made the story all the more heartbreaking, but wonderfully inspiring. 
 I really can't say enough about November 9, it is on par with other favorite's by Hoover, like 
 and my all-time favorite of Hoover's 
 . 
 Every time I would "turn the page" to another November 9, my heart would break a little, or I'd scream Nooo.... But, to Hoover's credit, she brought me back around at the end, as she always does.