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- Who is Colleen Hoover?<\/a><\/li>\n
- What Parents Need to Know About Colleen Hoover Books<\/a>\n
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- Are Colleen Hoover’s Books Appropriate for Young Readers?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Age Ratings for Colleen Hoover Books<\/a>\n
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- 14+ Rated Colleen Hoover Books<\/a><\/li>\n
- 17+ Rated Colleen Hoover Books<\/a><\/li>\n
- 18+ Rated Colleen Hoover Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- What Your Teen Can Read Instead: 15 Books Similar to Colleen Hoover for Teens<\/a><\/li>\n
- FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Who is Colleen Hoover?<\/h2>\n
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American author Colleen Hoover is best known for her romance fiction, such as the hugely popular 2016 novel It Ends With Us<\/em>. She also writes in the new adult genre.<\/p>\n
Hoover was born in 1979 in Texas, graduating from Saltillo High School in 1998 and subsequently from Texas A&M-Commerce with a degree in social work. She worked in various teaching and social work jobs before starting a career as a writer.<\/p>\n
As of October 2022, Hoover has sold over 20 million books. Her self-published story, Hopeless<\/em>, was the first self-published novel to top the New York Times<\/em> bestseller list in January 2013. Fast forward to the year 2022, and Hoover was once again on the publication\u2019s bestseller list, with the multi-million-copy selling It Ends With Us<\/em>, which now boasts a sequel, It Starts With Us<\/em>, and is being adapted into a movie.<\/p>\n
What Parents Need to Know About Colleen Hoover Books<\/h2>\n
Colleen Hoover has written many books, from stand-alone novels such as Ugly Love<\/em>, Verity<\/em>, Confess<\/em>, and Regretting You<\/em>, to book series including Slammed<\/em> and Maybe Someday<\/em>. Colleen Hoover\u2019s books are popular with readers largely due to their emotional content. They\u2019re a rollercoaster for the feelings, often concerned with tortured young love, something many of us can relate to. This relatability is key to Hoover\u2019s novels being so widely read.<\/p>\n
Hoover is also known as an author prepared to deal with and explore difficult issues, such as domestic violence, and the darker aspects of being in a relationship. For Hoover\u2019s legions of fans, it\u2019s her depiction of both heartbreak and happiness that keeps them turning the pages.<\/p>\n
With more authors than ever before turning to socials such as TikTok to publicize their novels, kids are more likely to become aware of extremely popular writers such as Hoover, who have a powerful presence on the platform. Even if, as a parent, you don\u2019t have any books by this author in the house, there\u2019s a good chance your teen (or younger child) will have come across Hoover online. But before putting a copy of Hoover\u2019s latest offering (or a similar novel) into your kid\u2019s hands, it\u2019s important to first understand their recommended age ratings, and be aware of any content not suited to young readers.
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The big question. How old should your child be before you let them dive into a Colleen Hoover book? Generally speaking, none of Colleen Hoover\u2019s books are suitable for anyone aged under fourteen years<\/strong>. This is because they typically contain mature themes such as addiction, trauma, domestic abuse, and violence. Further, some of Hoover\u2019s novels fall into the \u201cnew adult\u201d category, which is aimed at those aged eighteen to twenty-five. So, in short, this author\u2019s books are recommended for those aged at least fourteen, if not eighteen plus.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important for parents to be aware that, as well as the thematic content, some readers think that the genre of new adult fiction is liable to present themes of sexual or domestic violence through a rose-colored lens, which could normalize unhealthy relationships.<\/p>\n
Teens are likely to be drawn to Colleen Hoover\u2019s books partly due to their popularity and high visibility on online platforms, but there will also be a \u201cforbidden fruit\u201d element. Books that kids know they shouldn\u2019t read are the most appealing of all!<\/p>\n
Age Ratings for Colleen Hoover Books<\/h2>\n
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14+ Rated Colleen Hoover Books<\/h3>\n
The books below are generally concerned with high school-age characters and have little (or no) romantic sexual content. Issues such as fidelity and grief may occur, but there isn\u2019t anything that should be problematic for a reader aged fourteen plus.<\/p>\n
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- Point of Retreat<\/em><\/li>\n
- Slammed<\/em><\/li>\n
- This Girl<\/em><\/li>\n
- Regretting You<\/em><\/li>\n
- Heart Bones<\/em><\/li>\n
- Never Never<\/em><\/li>\n
- Shatter Me<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
17+ Rated Colleen Hoover Books<\/h3>\n
The Colleen Hoover novels in the list below incorporate more graphic sexual and romantic content and often contain darker themes, such as tragedy, domestic violence, infertility, and imprisonment.<\/p>\n
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- Losing Hope<\/em><\/li>\n
- Finding Cinderella<\/em><\/li>\n
- Maybe Someday<\/em><\/li>\n
- Maybe Not<\/em><\/li>\n
- Confess<\/em><\/li>\n
- November 9<\/em><\/li>\n
- It Ends with Us<\/em><\/li>\n
- All Your Perfects<\/em><\/li>\n
- Without Merit<\/em><\/li>\n
- Maybe Not<\/em><\/li>\n
- Finding Perfect<\/em><\/li>\n
- Layla<\/em><\/li>\n
- It Starts with Us<\/em><\/li>\n
- Reminders of Him<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
18+ Rated Colleen Hoover Books<\/h3>\n
Only recommended for very mature readers aged eighteen and over, the books below have extremely explicit sexual scenes, and very dark subject matter, like murder, sexual assault, and drug abuse.<\/p>\n
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- Too Late\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
- Verity<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat Your Teen Can Read Instead: 15 Books Similar to Colleen Hoover for Teens<\/h2>\n
So now we\u2019ve established that Colleen Hoover\u2019s books may not be suitable for all teens and young readers\u2014with some only recommended for those aged eighteen and over\u2014what can we suggest they read instead? After all, if your kid is keen to turn pages, it\u2019s great to encourage this.<\/p>\n
Here are the fifteen books you can give your teen to read as an alternative to a Colleen Hoover novel.<\/p>\n
Lock and Key<\/em><\/a> by Sarah Dessen<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nOne of the queens of YA romance novels, Sarah Dessen paints an engaging and realistic tale of seventeen-year-old Ruby, who goes to a good school, lives with her sister in her own room, and whose future looks bright. But what about the adorable boy who lives next door? Could his presence derail Ruby\u2019s life plans\u2014and is she able to open her heart again, anyway?<\/p>\n
This book details themes including neglect, abuse, and addiction, but does so sensitively, and in a way that\u2019s always mindful of its relatively young audience.<\/p>\n
A Very Large Expanse of Sea<\/em><\/a> by Tahereh Mafi<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nA Goodreads Choice and nominee for the National Book Award for Young People\u2019s Literature, A Very Large Expanse of Sea<\/em> is a heart-rending story about first love, fear, and the impact of prejudice. Shirin is a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who is fed up with being stereotyped. To protect herself, she\u2019s erected high emotional walls, not allowing anybody to get close. Music and breakdancing are where Shirin finds both release and joy.<\/p>\n
This semi-autobiographical novel is a careful consideration of loneliness, family, and identity, and challenges various assumptions about, for example, why Muslim women cover their hair.<\/p>\n
The Fault in Our Stars<\/em><\/a> by John Green<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThis hugely popular YA novel tugs on the heartstrings like no other and is a great choice if you\u2019re looking for a more teen-friendly alternative to Colleen Hoover. Sixteen-year-old Hazel has terminal cancer and believes that the final chapter of her story has already been written\u2014until a handsome young man called Augustus Waters turns up at the Cancer Kids support group she attends\u2026<\/p>\n
An international best-seller that\u2019s loved by critics and readers alike, The Fault in Our Stars<\/em> is uplifting, heartbreaking, and widely regarded as one of the most moving and genuine love stories in modern American literature.<\/p>\n
A Year to the Day<\/em><\/a> by Robin Benway<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nRelated in fascinating reverse chronological order, A Year to the Day<\/em> is told through the eyes of Leo, who\u2019s desperate to find out what happened to her beloved Nina, who was killed by a drunk driver on the night of a party. Leo has spent a year mourning and missing Nina deeply and needs to remember what happened to have any chance of moving on. But can she ever find happiness in a world without Nina?<\/p>\n
Full of warmth and humor and told gently, the novel is also about self-discovery, abandonment, betrayal, and what it means to be a family.<\/p>\n
Meet Me in the Middle<\/em><\/a> by Alex Light<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nLooking for a great book for a teen to read a Colleen Hoover novel? Alex Light\u2019s Meet Me in the Middle<\/em> could be an excellent choice. Katie\u2019s older brother, Truman, is an artist and a recluse\u2014but on the night Katie has an accident her best friend, Eden, had just let Truman into her world. Now, with Katie in the hospital and Truman withdrawn into grief, Eden wonders if she can ever let him return into her life\u2014when letting him in is what turned everything upside down in the first place.<\/p>\n
Already a YA classic, this novel will quickly draw readers into its world, and could even turn the most reluctant of readers into a certified bookworm.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t Date Rosa Santos<\/em><\/a> by Nina More\u00f1o<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAn effervescent love story that teen readers will adore, Rosa is caught between cultures and choices, between the Cuba of her Abuela and the South Florida home where she lives with her family. Rosa who, it is said, is cursed by the sea, needs to make a decision about college\u2014and soon. Her future life may be on the line, and things become even more complicated when Alex, with his mysterious ocean tattoos, arrives in her life.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t Date Rose Santos<\/em> is a magical, contemporary tale, full of heart and larger-than-life characters and locations that jump, sparkling, off the page.<\/p>\n
The Stepping Off Place<\/em><\/a> by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nIt\u2019s the summer of her senior year, and Reid finds herself in the popular set of her high-school, thanks to Hattie, her best friend, who has been bolstering her social status since middle school. However, with Hattie about to go away for the summer, where will this leave Reid\u2014condemned to spend the months in her room, or determined to make the most of this special time? Just before Hattie is due to return home, however, Reid receives some devastating news.<\/p>\n
Cameron Kelly Rosenblum\u2019s debut novel boasts a large cast of carefully drawn characters and is a beautifully written and heartfelt exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery.<\/p>\n
The Sun is Also a Star<\/em><\/a> by Nicola Yoon<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAn Amazon Teachers\u2019 Pick novel and a National Book Award finalist, The Sun is Also a Star<\/em> tells Natasha and Daniel\u2019s love story. It\u2019s not an easy one. Natasha\u2019s family is just twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica\u2014but Daniel is convinced that the universe will conspire to help keep them together.<\/p>\n
This profoundly beautiful book explores life, and love, and shines with hope\u2014even amidst heartbreak, and is a great choice for older teen readers.<\/p>\n
The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em><\/a> by Jenny Han<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nRanked as one of the best of BookTok, The Summer I Turned Pretty <\/em>is both authentic and full of genuine heart that follows a fifteen-year-old girl called Belly during one unforgettable summer. Friendship, summer love, and a beach house give this coming-of-age tale\u2014already a modern classic\u2014enduring appeal. Your teen may already be aware of this title from the TV show adaptation, and the book makes for a perfect vacation read.<\/p>\n
The best news? If your teen devours this sweet novel, they\u2019ll be delighted to learn that it\u2019s the first in a series!<\/p>\n
They Both Die at the End<\/em><\/a> by Adam Silvera<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThis best-selling novel has an unnerving premise: a pair of strangers, Rufus and Mateo, meet through an app on what they both believe will be their last day alive. In this world, where people receive a phone call on the day they\u2019ll die, the Last Friend app provides a way to live one\u2019s final hours to the absolute fullest.<\/p>\n
Encouraging reflection on how we live our lives now<\/em> and how we would like<\/em> to live them, They Both Die at the End<\/em> is a bold, contemplative, and heart-wrenching novel that your teen reader will never forget.<\/p>\n
Every Last Word<\/em><\/a> by Tamara Ireland Stone<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nPopular Samantha McAllister may appear like the other girls in her school, but she has a secret: she suffers from Purely Obsessional OCD and second-guesses every word, thought, and move, making daily life almost impossible. When Sam meets a new friend, Caroline, who introduces her to Poets Corner, the home of a close-knit group of misfits, Sam finally begins to feel \u201cnormal\u201d\u2014until her secret is under threat of exposure.<\/p>\n
Teens will love the relatability of this YA novel, as well as its unpredictability, page-turning appeal, and carefully drawn characters.<\/p>\n
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe<\/em><\/a> by Benjamin Alire Saenz<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nNamed a Time<\/em> Best YA Book of All Time in 2021, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe<\/em> is now a major motion picture and a great choice for teen readers keen to explore beyond their \u201cchildhood\u201d books. Aristotle is an angry teenager whose brother is in prison, while Dante has a unique way of looking at the world and a know-it-all attitude. These unlikely friends form a bond that will change their lives, last a lifetime, and help them both become the people they want to be.<\/p>\n
As well as being honored by Time<\/em>, this novel was a Stonewall Award winner, Lambda Literary Award winner, Printz Honor book, and a finalist for the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award.<\/p>\n
A Walk to Remember<\/em><\/a> by Nicholas Sparks<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nPublished in 1999, this novel is still hugely popular with teen and adult readers alike. Every year, Landon Carter\u2019s memory springs back to his final year in Beaufort High in 1958\u2014when he met Jamie, the daughter of the town\u2019s Baptist minister. A moving story that was inspired by the life and courage of Nicholas Sparks\u2019 own sister, A Walk to Remember<\/em> is a beautiful, gentle story of star-crossed young love.<\/p>\n
This novel is about a time when the world was sweeter\u2014and teen readers will be charmed by its poignant, nostalgic- and yet still relevant\u2014vibe.<\/p>\n
The Anatomical Shape of a Heart<\/em><\/a> by Jenn Bennett<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThe summer before her senior year, Beatrix Adams knows exactly what she\u2019ll be doing: drawing real-life cadavers. In an effort to follow in Da Vinci\u2019s footsteps, she\u2019s determined to give herself the edge in the forthcoming scholarship contest sponsored by the museum. But, after trying to sneak into the hospital\u2019s Willed Body program, Beatrix misses the last metro home, and bumps into a boy who is destined to turn her summer plans upside down.<\/p>\n
Concerned with love\u2019s capacity to promote healing and growth, this novel is engaging, romantic, and fast-paced, and your teen will enjoy the unconventional characters and the unusual situations in which they find themselves.<\/p>\n
We Are Okay<\/a> by Nina Lacour<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nA little book that packs a big punch, We Are Okay <\/em>follows Marin, who left her old life behind taking just her wallet, phone, and picture of her mother with her. Since that day, she\u2019s not spoken to a soul from this previous life, but still feels the resonance of the trauma she\u2019s trying to outrun.<\/p>\n
An honest and heart-rending portrayal of grief and identity, this short novel has received widespread critical acclaim and makes for a great alternative to a Colleen Hoover book for older kids.<\/p>\n
Best Books to Give to Teens Who Are Interested in Colleen Hoover Novels<\/h2>\n
If you\u2019ve got a teen who is interested in reading the novels of Colleen Hoover but isn\u2019t ready for the mature\u2014even dark\u2014content of these books\u2014then the above list of alternatives could provide a great solution. And who knows, you may even find your new favorite author, too!<\/p>\n
What is your teen reading right now? And what\u2019s your opinion on our recommended age ratings of Colleen Hoover\u2019s books\u2014do you agree or disagree with how we\u2019ve ranked them? Drop us a line in the comments box below!<\/em><\/p>\n
FAQs<\/h2>\n
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Can a 14-year-old read It Ends with Us<\/em>?<\/h3>\n
Generally speaking, It Ends with Us<\/em> isn\u2019t suitable for a 14-year-old. The recommended minimum age to read this novel is seventeen to eighteen.<\/p>\n
Can a 13-year-old read Verity<\/em>?<\/h3>\n
Given Verity<\/em>\u2019s very mature content and dark themes, it\u2019s suitable only for those aged over eighteen.<\/p>\n
What age rating is Too Late<\/em> by Colleen Hoover?<\/h3>\n
The novel Too Late<\/em> is recommended as being suitable for those aged eighteen and over.<\/p>\n
Can a 14-year-old read Shatter Me<\/em>?<\/h3>\n
Shatter Me<\/em> by Colleen Hoover is recommended for teens aged over fourteen, although parents should first satisfy themselves that it is suitable for their child due to the mature content.<\/p>\n
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- Verity<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Finding Cinderella<\/em><\/li>\n
- Slammed<\/em><\/li>\n
- 17+ Rated Colleen Hoover Books<\/a><\/li>\n
- Age Ratings for Colleen Hoover Books<\/a>\n
- What Parents Need to Know About Colleen Hoover Books<\/a>\n