Get all the Colleen Hoover books with age rating for each book by the popular author who has topped the New York Times bestseller more than any other in recent years.
Colleen Hoover is known for writing contemporary romance novels (and book series) that have become a sensation on Instagram, TikTok, and other social media. As such, a Colleen Hoover book may seem like enticing fiction for kids to read. However, parents may take a common view that her books are NOT for all ages.
In fact, NO Colleen Hoover books are recommended for anyone under age 14. A few are recommended as appropriate for Young Adults aged 14 and over. Most are recommended for Mature Adults aged 17 and over. Lastly, a few are so dark and/or explicit that it’s best that persons aged 21 and over read them.
Below are all the Colleen Hoover books with the age rating for each book, categorized by Young Adult books, Mature Adult books, and Very Mature Adult Books. Then, get answers to frequently asked questions about these age ratings. Finally, download a free printable PDF checklist of all Colleen Hoover’s books.
Colleen Hoover Books: Age Rating For Each Book
(Note: Anthologies are not included.)
Young Adult: Ages 14+
- Slammed (Slammed Series Book 1 of 3) (2012)
- Point of Retreat (Slammed Series Book 2 of 3) (2012)
- This Girl (Slammed Series Book 3 of 3) (2013)
- Regretting You (2019)
- Heart Bones (2020)
- Never Never (Part 1 of 3) (2015) (co-authored)
- Never Never (Part 2 of 3) (2015) (co-authored)
- Never Never (Part 3 of 3) (2016) (co-authored)
Mature Adult: Ages 17+
- Hopeless (Hopeless Series Book 1 of 4) (2012)
- This Girl (Slammed Series Book 3 of 3) (2013)
- Losing Hope (Hopeless Series Book 2 of 4) (2013)
- Finding Cinderella (Hopeless Series Book 3 of 4) (2013)
- Maybe Someday (Maybe Someday Series Book 1 of 3) (2014)
- Ugly Love (2014)
- Maybe Not (Maybe Someday Series Book 2 of 3) (2014)
- Confess (2015)
- November 9 (2015)
- It Ends With Us (2016)
- Without Merit (2017)
- All Your Perfects (2018)
- Maybe Now (Maybe Someday Series Book 3 of 3) (2018)
- Finding Perfect (Hopeless Series Book 4 of 4) (2019)
- Layla (2020)
- Reminders Of Him (2022)
- It Starts With Us (2022)
Very Mature Adult: Ages 21+
For short plot summaries of all the books listed above, check out my full guide to Colleen Hoover’s books.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Colleen Hoover Reading Level
Some Colleen Hoover books are appropriate for 14 year olds. The following Colleen Hoover books are rated as Young Adult books for persons aged 14 and over: Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Regretting You, Heart Bones, and Never Never (all three parts).
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is appropriate for Mature Adults aged 17 and over. It contains adult themes, including domestic violence, and explicit romantic content.
No. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is not appropriate for children or Young Adults. It is only appropriate for Mature Adults aged 17 and over. It contains adult themes, including domestic violence, and explicit romantic content.
No. Colleen Hoover’s books are too mature for 11-year-olds, as they contain romantic and thematic content that is too complex and advanced for persons that age. All of Colleen Hoover’s books are either a Young Adult reading level (age 14+) or a Mature Adult reading level (age 17+). A few of her books are further recommended to be read by persons aged 21 and over.
No. Regretting You by Colleen Hoover is a Young Adult book for which the recommended reading age is 14 and over. It includes complex thematic content, including tragedy and grief.
No. Verity is recommended only for very Mature Adults to read. The most appropriate reading level is age 21 and over. The book contains very dark and very explicit adult content.
The appropriate age for readers of November 9 by Colleen Hoover is 17 and over. It is a Mature Adult book with complex themes, including tragedy, grief, drugs, and alcohol, as well as romantic content.
The age rating for Slammed by Colleen Hoover (as well as the final two books in the Slammed series, Point of Retreat and This Girl) is Young Adults aged 14 and over.
Bonus: Printable PDF of the Full Colleen Hoover Book List
Download a checklist of all of Colleen Hoover’s books in order of publication date below.
Now you know the age rating for all Colleen Hoover books.
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