Best Colleen Hoover Audiobooks Ranked — Where to Start With CoHo

Colleen Hoover — CoHo to her devoted fanbase — has written over 20 books, and every single one of them has a passionate, vocal following. The problem is that with so many options, knowing where to start feels genuinely overwhelming. Do you go with the one everyone is talking about? The one that made BookTok cry? The dark one? The funny one?

We have researched the available audiobook editions so you do not have to choose blind. Here is a practical ranked guide — from the books most listeners should start with, down to the ones only the most devoted CoHo fans need consider.

Tier 1: Essential — Start Here

These are the audiobooks that define Colleen Hoover. If you only ever listen to two or three of her books, make them these.

#1 — Essential

It Ends with Us

Narrated by: Olivia Song & Andrew Eiden  |  Length: 11 hrs 11 min

This is the book that made Colleen Hoover a household name — and the audiobook is extraordinary. The story of Lily Bloom and her complicated relationship with Ryle Kincaid is emotionally devastating in a way that feels deeply real. It tackles domestic abuse with honesty and nuance, and Olivia Song's narration brings a vulnerability to Lily that is impossible to shake.

This is not a comfortable listen. It will make you cry, it will make you angry, and it will stay with you long after it ends. It is also the best possible introduction to what CoHo does better than almost anyone else: emotional truth.

Best for: First-time CoHo listeners, fans of emotional contemporary romance, anyone who wants to understand what the BookTok fuss is about.

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#2 — Essential

Verity

Narrated by: Amy Landon  |  Length: 9 hrs 22 min

Verity is CoHo's thriller — and it is genuinely one of the most unsettling audiobooks we have ever listened to. A struggling writer moves into the home of bestselling author Verity Crawford to finish her book series, and discovers a manuscript that changes everything. The ending is one of those rare ones that splits readers right down the middle, and that ambiguity is exactly what makes it so compelling.

Amy Landon's narration is cold, precise, and deeply creepy in all the right ways. If you want to see a different side of Colleen Hoover — darker, more sinister, less romance — this is the one.

Best for: Thriller fans, anyone who loved Gone Girl or The Silent Patient, CoHo readers who want something darker.

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Tier 2: Excellent — Highly Recommended

These are not quite the starting point, but they are essential listens for anyone who falls in love with CoHo's writing.

#3 — Excellent

Ugly Love

Narrated by: Grace Grant & Sebastian York  |  Length: 8 hrs 7 min

Ugly Love is CoHo's most purely romantic novel — a dual-timeline story about a no-strings arrangement that, predictably, becomes anything but. The male narrator Sebastian York is exceptional here, giving Miles Archer a quiet devastation that makes his backstory hit harder than it has any right to.

This is the book for readers who want to feel things. It is not as emotionally complex as It Ends with Us, but it is beautifully crafted and the dual narration makes the audio version the definitive way to experience it.

Best for: Fans of emotional new adult romance, dual-timeline stories, readers who want to cry in a good way.

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#4 — Excellent

November 9

Narrated by: Zachary Webber & Tanya Eby  |  Length: 9 hrs 14 min

November 9 is the CoHo book that sneaks up on you. Fallon and Ben meet on November 9th and agree to meet again every year on the same date — no contact in between. It is a high-concept premise that CoHo executes with surprising emotional precision, and the ending contains a twist that recontextualises everything you thought you knew about the story.

Zachary Webber is one of the best romance audiobook narrators working today, and his performance as Ben is warm, funny, and quietly heartbreaking. This one is underrated in the CoHo catalogue.

Best for: Fans of slow-burn romance, readers who love a twist, anyone who wants something lighter than It Ends with Us but still emotionally satisfying.

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Tier 3: Very Good — For Devoted CoHo Fans

#5 — Very Good

Reminders of Him

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Andrew Eiden  |  Length: 8 hrs 52 min

Reminders of Him is the story of Kenna, a young woman released from prison who is trying to reconnect with the daughter she has never known. It is CoHo at her most emotionally raw — less romance, more redemption — and it divided readers who came expecting something lighter.

The audiobook is excellent. Brittany Pressley brings a fragile desperation to Kenna that is genuinely moving, and the story has a warmth that earns its emotional payoff. It is not the place to start, but for readers who have already fallen for CoHo's writing, this one rewards patience.

Best for: CoHo fans ready to go deeper, readers who loved the emotional weight of It Ends with Us, anyone who wants something more literary than romantic.

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Where to Start: The Quick Answer

If you have never read Colleen Hoover before, start with It Ends with Us. It is the book that best represents what she does — emotionally honest, beautifully written, and genuinely surprising. Use your free Audible trial on it and you will understand immediately why she has the fanbase she does.

If you want something darker and more thriller-adjacent, go straight to Verity. If you want pure romance, Ugly Love is the one.

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