Hopeless
by Colleen Hoover
★ Top 10 book of 2013 · #7 on Best Books of 2013
High school senior Sky is both frightened and drawn to Dean Holder, a boy with a reputation as wild as hers. As he pursues her and the bond deepens, his secrets surface and shake her ability to trust.
Best for: Readers who like intense, secret-laden romances between high school students
Hopeless is #7 on BookWard's Best Books of 2013, out of 45 2013 books that cleared our data bar.
What Hopeless is about
Sky is a high school senior who has worked hard to bury a troubled past. Then she meets Dean Holder, a boy whose reputation matches her own, and he both frightens and fascinates her from the start. Something about him stirs the memories she has tried to keep down. She resolves to keep her distance, but his steady pursuit and enigmatic smile wear away her defences, and the bond between them deepens. Holder has secrets too. Hopeless is a story about attraction and fear, and about whether trust can survive the truth once it comes out.
Hopeless on the Best Books of 2013
Hopeless came out in 2013. Of the 45 books first published in 2013 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #7 on our Best Books of 2013 list.
Why it made the list: 1,068 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (20 ratings); 68 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 2013 list
- Unravel Me Tahereh Mafi, #5
- The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, #6
- Losing Hope Colleen Hoover, #8
- The Elite (the Selection #2) Kiera Cass, #9
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 940 want to read it, 68 are reading it now and 60 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 20 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 96 | 55% |
| Reader love | 20 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 98 | 20% |
Questions about Hopeless
When was Hopeless published?
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover was first published in 2013.
Was Hopeless one of the best books of 2013?
Hopeless is #7 on BookWard's Best Books of 2013, out of 45 2013 books that cleared our data bar. 1,068 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (20 ratings); 68 are reading it right now.
Why is Hopeless on the Best Books of 2013 list?
1,068 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (20 ratings); 68 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2013
- House of Hades Rick Riordan, #1
- Hard Luck Jeff Kinney, #2
- Crown of Midnight Sarah J. Maas, #3
- The Screaming Staircase Jonathan Stroud, #4
- Unravel Me Tahereh Mafi, #5
- The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, #6
See the full Best Books of 2013, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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