Best Colleen Hoover Books

The best books by Colleen Hoover — 17 titles spanning Thriller, Romance, Literature & Fiction, averaging 4.21 BLT stars.

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Colleen Hoover built a devoted readership by writing romance with an emotional brutality most authors shy away from. It Ends with Us is the clearest example: it starts as a love story and quietly becomes something far more confronting, without ever feeling manipulative. That tonal sleight of hand — luring you in with swoon, then gut-punching you with consequence — is her signature move. Verity swings in a different direction entirely, a sharp psychological thriller that proves she can sustain dread as well as longing. Her prose is conversational and fast, built for emotional whiplash rather than literary atmosphere. Readers who want to feel wrecked by a book and then immediately recommend it to a friend will find her irresistible. Readers who prefer emotional distance should probably look elsewhere.

Colleen Hoover's highest-rated book in our collection is Verity (4.74 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Colleen Hoover

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    Verity

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.74 BLT Score (3.9M ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (3.9M)
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    It Ends with Us

    It Ends with Us • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.65 BLT Score (4.7M ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (4.7M)
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    November 9

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.60 BLT Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.3M)
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    Confess

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.48 BLT Score (619.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (619.8K)
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    Ugly Love

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.46 BLT Score (2.3M ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (2.3M)
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    Regretting You

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.42 BLT Score (962.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (962.0K)
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    Reminders of Him

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.37 BLT Score (20 ratings)
    ★ 3.55 Goodreads (20)
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    All Your Perfects

    Hopeless • Book 3

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.32 BLT Score (711.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (711.6K)
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    Too Late

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.31 BLT Score (556.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (556.5K)
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    Point of Retreat

    Slammed • Book 2

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.29 BLT Score (296.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (296.9K)
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    Losing Hope

    Hopeless • Book 2

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.29 BLT Score (275.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (275.9K)
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    Maybe Someday

    Maybe • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.21 BLT Score (667.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (667.2K)
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    Layla

    by Colleen Hoover

    4.16 BLT Score (616.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.63 Goodreads (616.1K)
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    Never Never: Part one of three

    Never Never • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher

    3.89 BLT Score (144.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (144.4K)
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    Woman Down

    by Colleen Hoover

    3.70 BLT Score (112.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.47 Goodreads (112.9K)
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    This Girl

    Slammed • Book 3

    by Colleen Hoover

    3.42 BLT Score (184.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.69 Goodreads (184.4K)
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    Never Never

    Never Never #1-3 • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher

    3.24 BLT Score (218.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.29 Goodreads (218.7K)

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