Killing November

Adriana Mather is one of my favorite authors, and when Killing November came out, the hype was there for me! Let me just say, i was not disappointed at all! As someone who loves books or stories with enjoyable characters, well written setting descriptions, and a good mystery element involved, this was right up my alley.Killing Novembers main story line is that November finds herself whisked away on a plane to a mysterious, hidden, castle like boarding school in the middle of only the author knows where. While this initially gave me some Harry Potter vibes, Adriana proves that there are still many ways to take an idea so popular like hidden castle schools and make it different. One thing I love is that the true location is left up to the readers imagination and never revealed.November has a roommate named Layla that she ends up becoming closer with along with her roommates brother, Ash. Without Layla and Ash, November would be the dead one, but instead they all find themselves in a mess surrounding the deaths of others and trying to figure out what happened so that they don’t get mixed up in even more trouble. Little do they know, but November was sent to the school for a very specific reason that neither we or the characters find out until the end.Adriana uses her book and characters to share little nuggets of history, as well as lines that are quite quote worthy. Every single chapter is filled with clever connections, subtle humor and sarcasm, and hidden messages and meanings. While it feels like it takes forever to finally get answers and understand the story, in the end it’s satisfying to finally find out along with November more about who she is and why she got sent to this school. Personally, I do feel like the very end of the book was cliche in some ways, but I was happy about where the characters ended up and I am excited that the ending leaves us with anticipation and expectation for a sequel.Overall, I thought that this was another well written and enjoyable book that kept me turning pages. I hope that you will all pick this up and enjoy it as much as I did, and I’m sure as much as Adriana also enjoyed writing it!

WOW! This book was something else. Adriana Mather really blew me away once again. I absolutely loved "How to Hang A Witch" and "Haunting The Deep", they were two books in a series about Samantha Mather and I 100% recommend reading those if you haven't already!! But "Killing November" gave me a totally new feeling while reading it, it was suspenseful and captivating while still keeping the elements of teenage life, family, and extraordinary storytelling by Adriana. It's every boy and girl's dream, perfect for all readers young and old. Each page keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting more.I loved getting to know the character Ash, he's such an interesting character and I absolutely fell in love with him right away!The main character November goes to an international academy that's far from the norm, and she has to find out how she fits into it all and why she's there. If you like drama, mystery and murder, this is the perfect book for you, and a little flirting and romance doesn't hurt either! November faces a constant struggle trying to figure out who's good and who's bad, and it's becoming life or death.Adriana focuses on really letting her readers get to know the main character November in this book and in my opinion, I feel like we really do know her. I feel like I can relate to her as a reader, and that's what makes a book great. This is a book that you just want to read over and over again, and never put down! I definitely recommend this book to anyone.

I read the first 38 pages and put it down. I hated it, it was a struggle.BUT, I love this author, and I hate quitting books, so two weeks later I convinced myself to pick it back up. I read it in 2 days. It was that good!I was actually blown away at how it completely changed for me, it's probably my favorite book by this author so far. It had mystery and action with suspense. I wasn't expecting some of the events to happen and it kept me on my toes.I immediately pre-ordered the 2nd book to this series, that should tell you enough.Push through the beginning, it's completely worth it.

What can I say about this book? Genuinely what can I say! I loved every minute of it! I usually have a very high standard when it comes to ranking my books after I've finished reading them, and this book easily exceeded all my expectations of how skillfully a book should draw its readers in. I could NOT put this book down once I started it, literally. I stayed up until 10am just to finish it all in one session and don't have a single regret about it. I highly recommend this book if you're into mysteries with a sprinkle of romance and even if you're not I think you'll find something in it that you will enjoy.

I loved this book. At first, I was not sure where is book was going to go but now I can see this as a great movie! Maybe a younger version of 007: the trainees! Ash and Layla were great characters and I even enjoyed most of the other characters too, some were a surprise because they great on me in the end. I love this author's other books "How to Hang A Witch" and "Haunting The Deep". I think this Adriana Mather is great and I hope she keeps writing more books. So far, she is so good for me, I could see many of her books go to movies! Amazing work! I will check out book 2.

The book is wonderful. Having previously read 'How to Hang a Witch' I jumped at the chance to get my hands on Killing Novemeber!The story is not what I expected but far exceeded any expectations I had!The only issue I found is the book print itself is a bit poor, there are many pages that have missing print so you have to use context clues to work put what's missing. It's not a huge issue but I do expect a book to be fully printed!

If you can accept the premises that there is a secret society that steers global events for centuries and that their kids are trained in some, equally secret, facility, you can enjoy this book a lot. I could and I did.November „Nova“ Alden finds herself in just this school, where her father dropped her „for her security“. And boy are things different there from everything she knew before. She has actually a lot of problems accepting all the things she stumbles upon in said academy. People are scheming, personal information must never be shared and obviously everything is politics. And November is awfully unprepared for such a world, which is bad in the best of times, worse after she stumbles upon the body of a classmate and has to solve the murder mystery and unveil the secrets surrounding everything (even her own family). She also has to make alliances (which isn’t easy in a world where nothing should be taken at face value and betrayal is likely.So, I love the books like J.L. Barnes‘ „Naturalists“ series that works under similarly unrealistic premises with talented kids essentially working as agents. And I love Hogwarts, so I was pretty sure that the story was for me. And I was right. There were moments when I wanted to shake November for not getting it or getting into too-stupid-to-live-territory. But when I thought about it, I had to admit that her reaction to things was actually pretty spot-on. So I could deal with those moments and overall, November does good, especially towards the end, when she starts to see the whole picture. The other characters aren’t too fleshed out, but still well enough. I liked the mystery, and even tough I had an idea about November’s family and was right, there are cool revelations. I will definitely read the sequel.

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I can't describe how much I love this. I was sceptical at first because mc who has no clue and dark Mafia setting don't often end well, but November didn't fall into the hapless innocent darling stereotype without being the virtually perfect but still ordinary girl who is "not like other girls" while still being distinctly different from her peers as her backstory demanded. The plot was executed nicely, the characters are fleshed out and interesting and the writing is funny. I devoured this book

Wow.. Just wow.. What a story!!!!!The characters and the location match perfectly and all the events that happen and leave you guessing but then you get to parts and have to mentally give yourself a slap for not seeing it!!Friendships, bonds, plots, murders, ideas.. This book has it all and is brilliantly written.I can't wait for the next one.