Audiobooks Like Ugly Love

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Deacon Lee and Grace Grant split Ugly Love's dual timeline, and the two voices are differentiated enough that the structural device works as a listen rather than just a text technique — the emotional temperature of each timeline comes through in the register. Nine hours. Every recommendation is from the same author, so if the emotional rawness of this reading worked for you, the list is built to extend it.

10 audiobooks for fans of Ugly Love

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    November 9 cover

    November 9

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Zachary Webber, Angela Goethals

    ★ 4.60 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.7 Audible (25.0K)
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    Webber and Goethals trade off chapters in dual narration that makes the once-a-year meetings hit harder, and the final twist lands like a gut punch.

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    Heart Bones

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Angela Goethals

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (696.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (686.7K) ★ 4.64 Audible (10.2K)
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    Angela Goethals narrates the rare Hoover romance that's more character study than melodrama, finding the quiet power in a woman learning to trust again. (159 characters) This one makes a specific claim that distinguishes it from typical Hoover comparisons—it signals readers that this is emotionally grounded rather than high-drama, and credits the narrator with bringing out that depth.

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  3. 3
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    Confess

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Elizabeth Louise, Sebastian York

    ★ 4.48 ABR Score (627.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (619.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (7.9K)
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    Sebastian York and Elizabeth Louise bring electric chemistry to dual narration that makes CoHo's signature emotional gut-punches hit even harder.

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    Losing Hope

    Hopeless • Book 2

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Kirby Heyborne

    ★ 4.28 ABR Score (278.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (275.9K) ★ 4.53 Audible (2.9K)
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    Kirby Heyborne brings raw vulnerability to Holder's POV, making this companion novel hit harder than the original for fans who thought they knew the whole story.

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  5. 5
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    Maybe Someday

    Maybe • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Zachary Webber, Angela Goethals

    ★ 4.21 ABR Score (677.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.43 Audible (10.4K)
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    Webber and Goethals nail the guilty-crush tension in dual POV, making this one of Hoover's most addictive listens.

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  6. 6
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    This Girl

    Slammed • Book 3

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Kirby Heyborne

    ★ 3.42 ABR Score (185.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.69 Goodreads (184.4K) ★ 3.81 Audible (1.5K)
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    Heyborne brings Layken and Will's story full circle with a male perspective that reframes everything you thought you knew about the first two books.

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    Never Never

    Never Never #1-3 • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher

    Narrated by Kevin R. Free, Elizabeth Evans

    ★ 3.23 ABR Score (219.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.29 Goodreads (218.7K) ★ 3.75 Audible (747)
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    Kevin R. Free and Elizabeth Evans split this memory-loss mystery with such convincing uncertainty that you'll question which version of their love story is real.

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    It Ends with Us

    It Ends with Us • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Olivia Song

    ★ 4.65 ABR Score (4.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (4.7M) ★ 4.67 Audible (87.8K)
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    Olivia Song handles Hoover's emotional gut-punches with sensitivity, making Lily's impossible choices between love and safety feel achingly real.

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    All Your Perfects

    Hopeless • Book 3

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Angela Goethals

    ★ 4.31 ABR Score (720.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (711.6K) ★ 4.53 Audible (9.0K)
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    CoHo's most emotionally brutal romance, and Goethals narrates the heartbreak with a raw intimacy that makes it hit even harder.

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  10. 10
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    Point of Retreat

    Slammed • Book 2

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Kamran R. Khan

    ★ 4.29 ABR Score (298.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (296.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (1.3K)
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    Khan's narration adds emotional gravity to Hoover's gut-punch sequel, making the messy side of young love feel raw and achingly real.

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