With the rise of BookTok, Hoover has captivated thousands of readers.
Colleen Hoover calls herself a “professional make-believer”. She definitely is. The #1 New York Times Best-selling Author has a collection of twenty-two novels. Her genres vary between psychological, romance, and drama. Her way of creating characters that readers hold close to their hearts is memorizing. She can fabricate stories that will convince you to finish two books in just one day.
For starters, I just want to emphasize the fact that I was never a huge fan of reading. In the past, I was the type of girl that would probably only read one book for pleasure a year. After discovering Hoover, I read about 5 books a month. (Crazy right?) I have found myself reading books instead of watching Netflix. If you’re impatient like me, and you feel like you can never start a book and finish it, you must check out Colleen Hoover’s fantastic collection.
Here are some of my favorite novels by Hoover:
- Hopeless
This is the first Hoover book I was introduced to. It was back in the summer and my mom shoved it in my hands and told me to read it. I preceded to roll my eyes and tossed it on my bed. Just a couple of hours later I was reading it in the middle of the night, with a flashlight.
Hopeless is a romantic novel until it’s not. A thrilling psychological twist happens halfway through the book that is majorly jaw-dropping. The story involves a 17-year-old girl named Sky. She was adopted and homeschooled all her life. She meets Dean, the town’s bad boy. They experience love, trauma, and discover shocking truths about their pasts.
- Confess
Confess is hands-down my favorite Hoover book. It almost reminded me of professional fan fiction. When I was younger, I was a secretly obsessed Wattpad user, so I know when something is that good. Confess introduces the characters Owen and Auburn. Auburn moved to Dallas to escape the loss of someone she held dear to her heart. She is financially struggling and manages to walk past a help-wanted sign. She walks in and there happens to be an artist there named Owen who needs help with his gallery show. Auburn is smart and sarcastic, and Owen is witty and a huge flirt. The rest is history.
3. Verity
I’m pretty sure this is one of Hoover’s most talked about works. Especially since she just released an extended chapter. A lot of fans think she is preparing to write a sequel. Verity is a sick and spicy psychological thriller. Jeremy hires Lowen to finish the novels of his disabled wife, Verity. Lowen moves in with him to do this and to get a feel of Verity’s thought process. She soon learns about Jeremy and Verity’s tragic marriage. They lost their twin girls. Eventually, Lowen finds a manuscript by Verity filled with sick thoughts and confessions. At the same time, a romance is budding between Lowen and Jeremy. She has to decide whether to tell Jeremy about the manuscript, even though he’s already been through so much.
I would recommend checking these three novels out if you are interested in Hoover’s work. You won’t regret it. Or maybe you will, because trust me, you’ll be obsessed.