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Hopeless Reading Order
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover has 2 main books (2012–2013), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with Hopeless (2012) and read the numbered books in order.
Hopeless books in order
Your reading speed
- 7 h 17 min
- 5 h 58 min
- 3 h 30 min
Main books together: 757 pages, about 13 h 15 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Hopeless: common questions
- How many books are in the Hopeless series?
- There are 2 main books in Hopeless, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is Losing Hope (2013).
- What order should I read Hopeless in?
- Read Hopeless in its numbered order: Hopeless, Losing Hope.
- What is the first Hopeless book?
- The first book is Hopeless by Colleen Hoover, published in 2012.
- How long does it take to read the whole Hopeless series?
- The 2 main books add up to about 757 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 13½ hours of reading, or about 27 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the Hopeless novellas?
- The 1 novella or companion book (Finding Cinderella) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.