One of my all-time favorite authors and I’ve been reading her since the beginning.I’ve been reading, I’ve been writing about her and her books for years, (whether it was reviews, interviews, fun tidbits, feature spots, that time we trended… and everything in-between) so you know me… I figured I’d compile it all into a nice, comprehensive list! 😉
Soooo many amazing and fun posts that I hate to think they’d be lost in the shuffle of my huge blog, so here it all is if you’re a huge fan and want to enjoy all the fun posts too:
From the VERY START of my discovering her right down to my latest post:
➜ Book Review – Slammed by Colleen Hoover – MARCH 23, 2012
Maryse: Wow. Just… Wow. Another amazingly awesome read. Am I crying again? Tomorrow book #2 for me. I’d totally start it now, I don’t really feel like sleeping, but gotta work tomorrow. FIVE STARS PEOPLE!!! FIVE OF ‘EM!!!!!
Angela: When you say read it, I definitely do! I read both books this weekend and cried like a big fat baby!!! I absolutely LOVED these two books!! My heart was wrenched throughout the whole weekend! Husband, kids, what husband and kids?? I thanked Colleen Hoover immediately following and told you sent me! Thank you Maryse for telling us about them. Definitely worth re-reading!!!! Yay!!
Amber: These books KILLED me. They TORTURED me. And I loved every second of it. The second one is even better. Butterflying bemazing!
➜ Book Review – Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover –
Maryse: a solid 4.5 stars from me. Slammed got 5 because it managed to turn me into an emotional wreck. This one made an admirable attempt, and *almost* did. And while book #1 is my favorite of the two (the romantic tension and impossible situation was like a punch to the gut), many thought book #2 to be the best.
Chris: I loved these books so much. They were super emotional for me (alot in common in lake *sigh*sniff*sigh*) but I could not put them down. They are a five “star” book for me also. I could relate to the carving pumpkin and also the use of butterflies <3. I hope you remember the star I gave you after reading these…..I truly meant it Maryse. *hugs*
Marcd43: I loved these books! I laughed out loud so many times, and I’m not one to laugh at just anything. Colleen is amazing at being able to connect the reader to her characters so it feels like we are part of this crazy, unique family. Please write a third book for the series. Pretty please?
Patty: OMG..after finishing “slammed” , I had to see what happened…. I finished in 48 hours is was awesome. Between the two it hit every emotion. I got a strange look when I laughed out laugh while my husband was watching tv on the opposite couch….so when I started to cry I had to get up and go into the kitchen…..he thinks I’m nuts….lol
➜ Behind The Books – Interview With Colleen Hoover – APRIL 5, 2012
Maureen: Great interview Maryse. I LOVE these books! Colleen, I too hope your wrist heals fast and can’t wait to read anything else you write. You are lucky to have such a wonderful friend. I think everyone needs a Jamie! <3
Rebecca: Great interview! I loved Slammed and Point of Retreat! So happy that these books are getting attention because they def deserve it! I hope Colleen’s wrists get better soon (and not just because I am very eager for her next book!) Thank you Maryse for always bringing great books and authors to our attention, you are def my favorite person on the web!!
Bookster: ugh. I am so behind all these reviews I had to scrollllll and scrolllllll to find this one because I finally got my hands on it and understand all your squeelishnesss(is this a word?) over it! Wow. I smiled and cried and got angry and smiled and got angry and cried and oh my God I’m exhausted! I need a break before book #2 😉
➜ Colleen Hoover Just Slammed Me, and I Am Honored!! *squeeeeeeee* – APRIL 7, 2012
Maryse: You guys. I have a lump in my freakin’ throat!!! My hands are shaking, my fingertips are cold. I am … wow. I can’t even put it into proper words. Surprised. Elated. Touched. Amazed. Thrilled. I could go on, and still, the words would not convey properly, how I feel right now.
Jamie: HOLY.FREAKIN’.CRAP!!!!!! That was AMAZING!!! I TOTALLY felt like I was sitting in the audience watching and listening!!!!! I got teary eyed and goose bumps. That is the coolest butterflying thing I have ever seen! What an amazing honor Maryse! You deserve it girl! Squeeeee! That was awesome! Ok, it’s been 30 seconds….Im going to go read it again!!!
BTW….this just officially boosted Colleen to my #1 spot for most kick ass author EVER!!!!!Mak: That was soo sweet of her. And it is also very true! Many of the books I’ve come to love and adore were found only because of this blog. Slammed being one of them.
➜ Author Colleen Hoover is Hosting a Fundraiser – MAY 9, 2012
Maryse: This is one of the most amazing book packages I have ever seen! You guys are a wonderful bunch!!
➜ Colleen Hoover – Slammed Series Reading Order – JUNE 10, 2012
Kayleigh: Okay so I just spent the sunniest day in months ( in Scotland where we don’t get many sunny days…) sitting indoors reading slammed and point of retreat back to back- TOTALLY WORTH IT!! feel like I’ve been on emotional rollercoaster 🙂
Jack: I saw Colleen on TV (I think Good Morning America) and liked her, so I decided to read Slammed…sure glad I did..could not put it down…really liked the characters!!! Gotta go, need to order your next book from Kindle!!!
➜ Behind The Books – Follow Up Interview With Colleen Hoover –
Sarah: Colleen is da bomb! Lol
Shannon: I butterflying love these books. You have inspired me and I am now doing suck and sweet with my family and they love it! Thanks for being so butterflying awesome.
Beth: These books are absolutely beautiful. Inside and out. You will not just fall in love with the plot and the characters but with the poetry inside. *sigh* I loved reading them and re-reading them that I did not feel the sting in my eyes as I read them for ours in my laptop! hahaha! =) Colleen is such a talented author. Not only that. She’s also really, really, really nice! =)
Ana: Congratulations Colleen! Thank you for writting this amazing love story. My best wishes for your writting journey.
➜ Book Review – Hopeless by Colleen Hoover – DECEMBER 18, 2012
Lise: *Whew* your review has me all worked up. I just bought the book and cannot wait to start reading it tonight. Great review, as always! 🙂 🙂
Kathy: OMG! I stayed up last night reading this. It took me forever to fall asleep after this one. It’s one of those books that makes your heart pound. I love a book that makes you feel and this book definitely did that. It just may take me a while to recover. Loved it!
Stacey: My eyes were falling asleep last night at about 90%, but I forced myself to stay awake and finish it because there was no way I could end the book for the night (or around 1am) at that point! And I was so glad I stayed awake and finished it. Beautifully written, heart-wrenching, love inducing…it was such an intense and thrilling and amazing….and I’m not even sure those are the right words to describe it at all…because it was just more than that! I loved it.
➜ You’re Invited to the Orlando Book Bash on June 29th 2013 – JANUARY 22, 2013
Kay: Oh Maryse, what an amazing list of authors! I think every one of my favourites is going to be there.
Krystal: OMG OMG OMG !!! I am freaking out !!!! I’m sooo there ! This is amazing !!!!
Yanette: OMG…I am so there with you Krystal
➜ What To Read After Hopeless – FEBRUARY 3, 2013
Catherine: Maryse, thank you so much for this list… it’s exactly what I was looking for, I’ve read a few of these, however i intend to read every single one on this list.. I am also reading both your top favorites of 2011 and 2012. I have not been disappointed yet. I am very grateful i found your blog… I had never read such fantastic books!!! Thanks again Maryse you rock!!
Maryse:I’m SO happy that this helps, Catherine!! I love making these lists because I get to consolidate my favorites in “genres” and readers send me so many suggestions, too. Nothing better though, than knowing others are looking to read the same things I am. So fun. We’re all in this together! 😀
LucyLou: Great List Maryse!!! Thank you soooo much!!! There are several on here that I haven’t read. And the ones that I have read are perfect for the list. You GO GIRL!!! 🙂
Your top 3 are some of my all time favorite books.
➜ Cover & Blurb Reveal – Colleen Hoover’s “This Girl” –
Patricia: Grad School be darned, I am reading this……..it’s worth taking a B in an assignment for, hehehehehehe! This series was beautifully heartwrenching and my first of this kind of romance. I had no idea what to expect but boy was I surprised. I couldn’t stop reading and enjoyed every word. I recommended them to everyone! SOOOOO Excited!
LucyLou: Love the cover. Can’t Wait!!!
Noelle: I just re-read Slammed and Point of Retreat. Can’t wait!!
➜ Book Review – This Girl by Colleen Hoover –
Nicole: OMG, this book was absolutely perfect. I could not put it down. The first two books were amazing. However, reading the story through Will’s POV, OMG, such powerful emotions. I give this series 10+ stars.
Anna: It was so wonderful to spend more time with Will and Lake. I love them sooo much!
Trisha R: Loved THIS GIRL!!!!!!!! Fell more in love with Will Cooper than before, he is soooo amazing!! Awesome review Maryse!!
➜ Colleen Hoover’s “Losing Hope” is LIVE on Amazon right now! 🙂 – JULY 8, 2013
➜ Exclusive Video Reveals! Atria Webisodes starring Abbi Glines, Colleen Hoover & Jamie McGuire. – OCTOBER 7, 2013
Feifei: These ladies were the first to get me into the New Adult genre so they have a special spot in my heart! And thank you Maryse for uploading the videos!! Can you believe it was my first time hearing Colleen Hoover speak?! <–surreal haha 😉
Lisa: These are the first 3 indies I ever read, now that’s about all I’ll read. Well I still read these amazing ladies after they signed with Atria.
Tanya: I saw a video chat with Abbie Glines and Colleen Hoover and I just fell in love with them both. They are such characters. And now all three, I can’t wait. I wonder if wine will be available to the authors on this one too 😉 Thank you Maryse for always keeping us in the loop!!
➜ You’re invited to today’s TWITTER CHAT w/ Abbi Glines, Colleen Hoover, Jamie McGuire! – OCTOBER 9, 2013
➜ Colleen Hoover – Hopeless Series Reading Order Guide – OCTOBER 11, 2013
➜ Twitter Chat Transcript with authors Abbi Glines, Colleen Hoover and Jamie McGuire – OCTOBER 11, 2013
➜ Maryse’s Countdown to Christmas Giveaways – 4 Days (and a few hours) ’til Christmas!! – DECEMBER 20, 2013
➜ Book Review – Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover – MARCH 20, 2014
Maryse: 4.5 stars!!! Oh… that one part? In fact… so MANY parts? 5-stars… *sigh* lemme think on it a bit. But, either way —> no doubt, I HIGHLY recommend and LOVED it!
Brandi: Fantastic review!! Love this one!!
Alessia: Colleen is my favorite author of all time and this is probably my new favorite book by her. Everything that she writes is pure genius! I love, love, love the creativity put forth by her and Griffin. It was a magical reading experience I will never forget!
Christina: Love, love, love this book along with the music. Wasn’t ready for it to be done.
Angie: I absolutely loved this book!! I would be so happy to have it on my shelf:) I am starting my reread of it tonight!
➜ Colleen Hoover’s “Ugly Love” Cover Reveal & Video Interview! – MAY 4, 2014
➜Book Review – Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover + an awesome giveaway!! – AUGUST 7, 2014
➜ Q&A with Jamie McGuire, Abbi Glines and Colleen Hoover for the Fall in Love Tour – AUGUST 11, 2014
➜ Book Review – Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher – JANUARY 10, 2015
Lise: Just finished this little page turner. I have no clue really as to what the heck is going on, but I love it.
Tracie: 4.5 stars loved this story. Had me trying to figure things out the whole time. being part of the story with that cliffhanger really screws my mind though
Sadie: Great review! Such a unique, FUN read. I thought the cliffhanger made it even better as weird as that sounds, and I’ll love rereading in May before the next one comes out. Their discussion group has caused me to lose all sense of time. It’s so fun reading all the theories.
➜ Book Review – Confess by Colleen Hoover – MARCH 9, 2015
➜ Book Review – November 9: A Novel by Colleen Hoover –
➜ Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher – Never Never Series Reading Order – JANUARY 1, 2016
➜ Book Review – It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover – AUGUST 1, 2016
➜ Happy Labor Day Colleen Hoover Signed Book Giveaway! – SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
➜ What to Read After “It Ends With Us” – OCTOBER 2, 2016
➜ Book Review – Too Late by Colleen Hoover –
➜ Colleen Hoover’s Without Merit Signed Hardcover Holiday Giveaway! – DECEMBER 20, 2017
➜ Reader Question… Solved! The book about the man that kisses what he assumes is his girlfriend only to find his phone ringing, with said girlfriend calling… – MARCH 22, 2018
➜ Reader Question – The book about her fiancé that is cheating on her with another man’s girlfriend… – APRIL 26, 2018
➜ Reader Question – The book about the girl that sees a note attached to his door… – JULY 12, 2018
➜ Book Review – All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover – JULY 21, 2018
➜ Colleen Hoover – Maybe Someday Series Reading Order – DECEMBER 2, 2018
➜ Colleen Hoover’s latest book “Verity” is live, and she’s giving away a signed copy right here! – DECEMBER 7, 2018
➜ Reader Question – The book about the teacher that falls for his younger neighbor… – DECEMBER 13, 2018
➜ Book Review – Verity by Colleen Hoover – JANUARY 14, 2019
➜ Book Review – Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
➜ Book Review – Layla by Colleen Hoover – FEBRUARY 24, 2021
➜A fun flashback of a post with (and about) Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends With Us” –
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