Should You Read 'It Ends with Us' Before 'It Starts with Us'? Here's the Right Order

This was Hoover’s debut novel and the beginning of a trilogy. Eighteen-year-old Layken has just lost her father and is trying to be strong for her family. Her new neighbor, Will, a fan of slam poetry, sparks a relationship with her — but a startling secret threatens to destroy it.

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This second installment of the Slammed trilogy continues to follow Layken and Will’s relationship as it is put to the test by a surprise from Will’s past. Can they fight for their future together, or will they retreat and give up on their love?

The third and final book in the Slammed trilogy, this book is told from Will’s perspective. Although Layken and Will have surmounted several obstacles in their relationship, Will’s past continues to threaten their future together.

High school senior Sky meets hunky Dean, a classmate with a promiscuous reputation who can’t seem to leave her alone. But something about him sparks memories of Sky's dark past, and Dean is keeping a secret that may shatter Sky’s ability to trust.

This Hopeless sequel is told from Dean’s perspective as he is haunted by his guilt over a little girl he couldn’t save. It delves into both his and Sky’s past, and how they impacted each other in childhood.

This novella follows Daniel and Six, two friends of Dean and Sky. An 18-year-old Daniel meets a girl who agrees to pretend to be in love with him for an hour, then disappears. A year later, he hasn’t forgotten her when a mysterious girl named Six enters his life.

This book is part of the larger world of the Hopeless Saga but could also be read as a standalone. However, it is important to read if you want to understand the final Hopeless installment, which includes continuing storylines from this book. It follows Quinn and Graham as they try to fix their struggling marriage.

This book ties together several different CoHo stories. It’s the sequel to All Your Perfects but also the last installment in the Hopeless Saga. It’s narrated by Daniel from Finding Cinderella and follows his tight-knit group of friends: Six, Holder, Sky and Breckin.

Sydney has a great life in college — until she finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her. Facing his betrayal, she finds herself captivated by her neighbor Ridge, who plays the guitar on his balcony every evening.

This enemies-to-lovers roommate romance follows Warren, a fan favorite character from Maybe Someday. When he and his new female roommate Maggie clash, he starts to wonder: Could Maggie love somebody as passionately as she seems to hate Warren?

Maybe Now follows Sydney, Ridge, Warren and Maggie. As Maggie tries to cross off her bucket list in the face of her illness, Sydney battles jealousy at Maggie’s continued presence in Ridge’s life. Can they all learn to reconcile, or will they risk their relationships?

Flower shop owner Lily falls deeply in love with handsome, seemingly perfect neurosurgeon Ryle. But Lily’s family history of domestic violence and Ryle’s unexpected dark side complicate their relationship as Atlas, a homeless boy from Lily’s youth, suddenly re-enters her life.

This sequel to It Ends With Us dives into both Lily’s and Atlas’s perspectives as they reconnect after two long years. But to find their happiness, they must navigate Ryle’s jealousy and both of their pasts.

In this enemies-to-lovers romance, nurse Tate and airline pilot Miles strike up what is supposed to be a strictly physical relationship. But when their relationship is complicated by Miles’s mysterious past, hearts are broken and love turns ugly.

Twenty-one-year old Auburn is trying to rebuild her life after a devastating loss when she looks for a job at an art studio. Instead, she meets mysterious artist Owen. But as their relationship grows, she discovers that Owen is keeping a major secret—one that could ruin everything.