With more than 20 novels under her belt, for the past few years Colleen Hoover has been dominating bestseller lists with books such as Verity.
Having found fame through word of mouth promotion on sites such as TikTok – or BookTok as the community is known – in 2022 Hoover had sold more than 20 million books. In 2024 alone, Hoover has sold more than 1.8 million books and that’s without any new releases this year.
And with the release of the film adaptation of It Ends With Us starring Blake Lively on August 9, that figure could be set to explode even further.
But with so many popular novels, which are her best? Based on Goodreads reviews, here are the 17 best Colleen Hoover books.
5. Slammed
At number five is CoHo’s debut novel Slammed, with almost 400,000 ratings on Goodreads and an average reader score of 4.16 stars out of 5. The first in a series, Slammed is a tale of first love between an unlikely couple who bond before discovering that fate has a different plan for them. | Simon & Schuster
6. It Ends With Us
While it is her most popular novel, It Ends With Us is just outside the top five best Colleen Hoover’s books according to readers. With an average rating of 4.15 stars out of 5 stars on Goodreads across more than 3.6 million ratings, it was first released in 2016. Over the last few years, it received a boost in popularity as a result of BookTok and as such has been included in bestseller lists in 2022 and 2023. It Ends With Us tells the story of young graduate Lily Bloom as she navigates adulthood and her relationships with Ryle Kincaid and Atlas Corrigan, a figure from her past. | Simon & Schuster
7. Losing Hope
Published in 2013, Losing Hope is the follow up to number three on this list, Hopeless. With just over 230,000 ratings on Goodreads and an average of 4.13 stars, this sequel explores the truth about Dean Holder as he attempts to heal from the past. | Simon & Schuster
8. Point of Retreat
The sequel to her debut novel Slammed, Point of Retreat is Colleen Hoover’s eighth best book according to readers. With an average of 4.13 stars out of 5 across more than 250,000 ratings, this book picks up where Layken and Will left off as they attempt to navigate new hurdles – including a figure from Will’s past who shakes the foundations of their relationship. | Simon & Schuster