Layla
by Colleen Hoover
★ Top 25 book of 2020 · #20 on Best Books of 2020
After a violent attack changes his girlfriend, Leeds takes her back to the bed-and-breakfast where they met. Strange events and a growing bond with another guest force him into a painful choice.
Best for: Romance readers who enjoy emotional, suspenseful love stories with a bizarre twist
Layla is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 2020, out of 65 2020 books that cleared our data bar.
What Layla is about
Leeds meets Layla and is sure he will spend the rest of his life with her. Then an unexpected attack leaves her fighting for her life. She spends weeks in the hospital and recovers physically, but she is left emotionally and mentally scarred.
Hoping to put their relationship back on track, Leeds takes her to the bed-and-breakfast where they first met. Instead, Layla's behavior takes a bizarre turn, and strange, inexplicable things start to happen. Feeling distant from her, Leeds finds comfort in Willow, another guest. When he decides to help Willow find answers, he sets himself against Layla's well-being, and he realizes he cannot help both women. Colleen Hoover's 2020 novel explores love, trauma, and the hard choices that come with both.
Layla on the Best Books of 2020
Layla came out in 2020. Of the 65 books first published in 2020 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #20 on our Best Books of 2020 list.
Why it made the list: 384 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 21 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.
Nearby on the 2020 list
- My Dark Vanessa Kate Elizabeth Russell, #18
- Crave Tracy Wolff, #19
See all Best Books of 2020 Best books by year
More years: Best Books of 2019 Best Books of 2021.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 350 want to read it, 21 are reading it now and 13 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 69 | 55% |
| Reader love | 8 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 85 | 20% |
Questions about Layla
When was Layla published?
Layla by Colleen Hoover was first published in 2020.
Was Layla one of the best books of 2020?
Layla is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 2020, out of 65 2020 books that cleared our data bar. 384 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 21 are reading it right now.
Why is Layla on the Best Books of 2020 list?
384 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 21 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2020
- Good Girl, Bad Blood Holly Jackson, #1
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Suzanne Collins, #2
- The Psychology of Money Morgan Housel, #3
- The Inheritance Games Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #4
- Heartstopper, Volume 3 Alice Oseman, #5
- The Midnight Library Matt Haig, #6
See the full Best Books of 2020, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
Find your own best books
Add what you have read, rate it, and BookWard will recommend what to read next.
Free while in beta. No credit card needed.