How long does it take to read It Ends With Us?
Colleen Hoover
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, It Ends With Us takes 6 hours 56 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 11 hours at 1x, or 7h 27m at 1.5x.
Colleen Hoover's best-known novel is a standard-length book that many readers finish in a day or two. Its sequel, It Starts With Us, is shorter.
Average is about 250 WPM. Measure yours in two minutes and every time on this page recalculates.
How much to read a day
At 250 words a minute, to finish the book:
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How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from Olivia Song's unabridged recording (11:11 on Audible) at 155 words a minute. Libro.fm lists the same recording at 11:18.
Part of our study of the 100 most popular books, last checked October 2026. Reading times assume steady reading; editions, translations and your own pace all move them.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read It Ends With Us?
About 6h 56m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 8h 40m at 200 and 5h 47m at 300.
How many words are in It Ends With Us?
About 104,005 words. That's estimated from the unabridged audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, so treat it as close, not exact.
How many pages a day to finish It Ends With Us in a month?
About 13 pages a day, or 14m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 378 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
How long is the It Ends With Us audiobook?
11 hours 11 minutes, narrated by Olivia Song. At 1.5x that's about 7 and a half hours.
Is It Starts With Us longer?
No. It Starts With Us is about 8 hours 41 minutes as an audiobook, around 2 and a half hours shorter.