Colleen Hoover Recommends 5 Books to Read While You Wait for the ‘Verity’ Movie Adaptation
From tearjerking romances to a twisty thriller, these are books Hoover has praised.
Key Takeaways
- Colleen Hoover shares five page-turners to read while you wait for 'Verity'.
- Discover varied picks: rom-coms, forbidden romances, and tense thrillers.
- Start your next read: Pick a Hoover-recommended title to add to your TBR.
Colleen Hoover may be best known for emotionally charged romances like It Ends with Us and Regretting You, but Verity showed readers a much darker side of the bestselling author. Now, the psychological thriller is making the leap to the big screen.
Lowen Ashleigh accepts an offer to finish a bestselling book series for renowned author Verity Crawford, who is incapacitated after a car accident. After moving into the Crawford home, Lowen discovers a secret, unfinished manuscript, detailing dark truths from Verity’s life. But as her view of Verity begins to shift, she’s drawn into a dangerous relationship with Verity’s husband, Jeremy. The psychological romantic thriller, which was published in 2018, is about to be released, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett.
While fans wait to see Verity make the leap from page to screen, there are plenty of other books to keep them turning pages—including five titles recommended by Colleen Hoover herself.
‘Me Before You’ by Jojo Moyes
Louisa Clark’s life changes when she takes a job caring for Will Traynor, a wealthy young man who was left paralyzed after an accident. Once adventurous and fiercely independent, Will is bitter about how dramatically his life has changed and initially wants little to do with the relentlessly cheerful Lou.
But when Lou learns that Will has made a devastating decision about his future, she becomes determined to show him how much life can still offer. Despite their vastly different personalities and backgrounds, the two gradually form an unexpected bond that changes them both.
Although Colleen Hoover hasn’t spoken about her love for Me Before You, she did add this novel to her list of Top 10 Favorite Books on Goodreads as part of their 10 year anniversary celebration. Me Before You is a heart-wrenching romance, so it’s no surprise it landed on Hoover’s favorite books list, considering the deep and emotional novels she’s penned (It Ends with Us, Ugly Love, etc.)
What readers said: “I’m sitting here with tears running down my face having just finished this book…I’ll be chasing down more of Ms Moyes’ works.”
‘Twisted Love’ by Ana Huang
Alex Volkov has spent much of his life haunted by a tragedy that left little room for love or emotional attachments. Ava Chen carries painful memories of her own, but unlike the guarded Alex, she remains determined to see the good in the world around her.
When Alex agrees to keep an eye on Ava while his best friend—her brother—is away and moves in next door, the two find themselves increasingly drawn to each other. Their attraction soon develops into a forbidden romance, but as they grow closer, long-buried secrets begin to surface, threatening far more than their relationship.
What Colleen said: “I understand the obsession with the Twisted series that has fully taken over #BookTok. This story caught my attention from the jump and being that I sincerely appreciate a forbidden trope, I was sold. I love being surprised by an ending.”
What readers said: “This was so good! i devoured it in one sitting!…the chemistry was off the charts between these characters.”
‘Book Lovers’ by Emily Henry
Nora Stephens knows she’s not the heroine of a small-town romance. She’s a fiercely ambitious literary agent whose life revolves around her authors and her beloved younger sister, Libby. So when Libby convinces her to spend a month in the picturesque town of Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, Nora reluctantly agrees, hoping she might finally get the chance to become the heroine of her own story.
Instead of meeting a charming small-town stranger, however, Nora keeps running into Charlie Lastra, a brooding book editor she already knows—and dislikes—from New York City. The more often they’re thrown together, the harder it becomes to ignore their chemistry, forcing both of them to reconsider the stories they’ve been telling about themselves and what they actually want.
What Colleen said: “Undoubtedly, one of my favorite authors. A must-read for sisters.”
What readers said: “Book Lovers is my perfect romance. It will never, ever get better for me than this… I can’t get over how perfect this book was. I’m going to reread it again tomorrow.”
‘Every Summer After’ by Carley Fortune
Persephone Fraser hasn’t returned to Barry’s Bay, the lakeside town where she spent her childhood summers, in nearly a decade. After making what she considers the biggest mistake of her life, Percy fled to the city and left that part of her life behind. But when tragedy brings her back for the first time in years, she must come face to face with Sam Florek—the boy she grew up with and the man she never stopped loving.
For six summers, Percy and Sam were inseparable, their childhood friendship gradually growing into something more. Now, reunited for one weekend, they discover their connection is as powerful as ever. But before Percy can imagine a second chance with Sam, she’ll have to confront what happened between them all those years ago—and somehow find a way to forgive herself.
What Colleen said: “I devoured this book in one night and then psycho-messaged the author all my thoughts and feelings at three in the morning. It’s that good.”
What readers said: “There are some books that you know are going to be worth 5 stars even before you read the first page. And this was one of them for me.”
‘The Secrets You Keep’ by Kate White
This psychological thriller follows Bryn Harper, a self-help author struggling to recover from a devastating car accident that has left her plagued by disturbing nightmares—dreams she increasingly suspects may be trying to warn her about something. Her husband, Guy, has supported her through her recovery, but after the couple moves into a new home, his behavior begins to change and Bryn suspects he’s hiding something.
Her uneasiness deepens when a woman hired to cater one of their parties is found dead, followed by another murder. As Bryn searches for a connection between the deaths, she begins to wonder whether the answers she’s looking for have been hiding in her nightmares all along.
What Colleen said: “I have a soft spot for thrillers; this was the perfect escape. If you need to get your heart pumping, look no further. This psychological thriller sucks you inside the world of Bryn as she begins to discover that her husband might not be who she thinks he is. This whodunit will keep you up at night, be warned.”
What readers said: “This is not my first book by Kate White and it will certainly not be the last one. I read it while having breakfast and then again while having lunch and then again before falling asleep—it’s difficult to put it down.”
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