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November 9

by Colleen Hoover · 2015 · 310 pages · New Adult · standalone

Secrets is the only published chip: 310-page 2015 Atria night at 3/5. The hotter dual-clock Hoover is 325 pages; the custody stack is 335.

Colleen Hoover, 310 pages, 3/5, secrets trope, Atria 2015 new adult. Same page count as Butcher & Blackbird’s 4/5 — different shelf, lower heat.

Mood · Engrossing Satisfying
Secrets 3/5 Moderate 310 pages New adult 2015

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Colleen Hoover, 310 pages, 3/5, secrets trope, Atria 2015 new adult. Same page count as Butcher & Blackbird’s 4/5 — different shelf, lower heat.
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310-page secrets 3/5 · 2015 new adult, not Ugly Love’s 4/5 Kindle before this tab cools Audible trial often $0
Colleen Hoover, 310 pages, 3/5, secrets trope, Atria 2015 new adult. Same page count as Butcher & Blackbird’s 4/5 — different shelf, lower heat.
Feels like: Colleen Hoover, 310 pages, 3/5, secrets trope, Atria 2015 new adult. Same page count as Butcher & Blackbird’s 4/5 — different shelf, lower heat.
TL;DR: Spice 3/5. Explicit. Secrets. Engrossing, moderate. Satisfying. Not Ugly Love’s 4/5 dual timeline.
Mood
Engrossing
Spice
🌶️ 3/5 Moderate
Pacing
Moderate
Length
310 pages
Ending
Satisfying
Lane
New Adult
Series
Standalone

November 9 bibliographic record

Title
November 9
Series / position
Standalone
Author
Colleen Hoover
Publisher
Atria Books
First published
2015
ISBN-13
9781501110344
Pages
310 (this edition)
Language
English
Genre
New Adult
Spice (SBC)
3/5 Moderate · open-door

How November 9 actually reads

Secrets is the only published trope chip. 310 pages. 2015 — a year after Ugly Love.

Open-door 3/5. New-adult lane. Complete read. No series nav.

If you wanted 4/5 Hoover, that is Ugly Love. If you wanted incarceration/custody CW, that is Reminders of Him.

Who should read November 9 tonight

Swipe left if…

  • You wanted Ugly Love’s 4/5 dual timeline
  • You wanted Reminders of Him’s redemption CW list
  • New adult is not the shelf
  • Explicit content is a dealbreaker
Ugly Love (4/5) instead →

Where the heat actually lands

3/5 plot-aware. Secrets engine. Same 310 pages as Butcher & Blackbird, one heat band lower.

0–30%

Secrets first

The published hook is secrets, not dual timeline.

30–60%

Open-door 3/5

On-page heat that stays plot-aware.

60–90%

Consistent heat

Multiple scenes; 310 pages still spend on story.

90–100%

Satisfying

Landing is Satisfying — not HEA-tagged here.

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Content heads-up

Published CW on this 310-page 2015 secrets leaf: explicit sexual content only. New-adult 3/5 — no incarceration/custody tags here.

Tropes: Secrets

Books like November 9 — pick the rail

Hotter Hoover standalone

Ugly Love

325 pages. 4/5. Dual timeline. New adult.

See /books/ugly-love/

Same 3/5, heavier CW

Reminders of Him

335 pages. Redemption gut-punch. Incarceration/custody tags.

See /books/reminders-of-him/

Same craving

Books like November 9

November 9 · 3/5 Moderate · Secrets · standalone · 310 pages · Engrossing · New Adult · CW: Published CW on this 310-page 2015 secrets leaf: explicit sexual content only. New-adult 3/5 — no incarceration/custody tags here.

November 9 questions

How spicy is November 9?

3/5 Moderate. Explicit enough, never gratuitous. 310-page secrets standalone.

Is it a series?

Listed as standalone on this profile. 310-page; Standalone; Secrets; 3/5 Moderate; Colleen Hoover, 310 pages, 3/5, secrets trope, Atria 2015 new adult. Same page count as Butcher & Blackbird’s 4/5 — different shelf, lower heat..

Does it have a happy ending?

Satisfying ending on this profile — not labeled HEA here. 310-page; Standalone; Secrets; 3/5 Moderate; Colleen Hoover, 310 pages, 3/5, secrets trope, Atria 2015 new adult. Same page count as Butcher & Blackbird’s 4/5 — different shelf, lower heat..

Is there an audiobook?

Yes. Search Audible for November 9 by Colleen Hoover. 310 pages, 3/5. 310-page; Standalone; Secrets; 3/5 Moderate; Colleen Hoover, 310 pages, 3/5, secrets trope, Atria 2015 new adult. Same page count as Butcher & Blackbird’s 4/5 — different shelf, lower heat..

How is it different from Ugly Love?

Ugly Love is 325 pages, 4/5, dual timeline. This leaf is 310 pages, 3/5, secrets.

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If you wanted dual-timeline 4/5 Hoover, that is Ugly Love.

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November 9 · 3/5 Moderate
3/5. Secrets. 310 pages. New adult. Explicit only.
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