Colleen Hoover, best selling author behind It ends with uswas imprisoned in a wave of criticism after announcing her upcoming novel Woman down.
The book, set up for release on January 13, 2026, led to heated reactions on social media, even before he reached boards.
The story follows Petra Rose, a writer who is confronted with a viral recoil that forces her to withdraw into a hut on the lake.
Fans quickly saw similarities between Petra’s trip and Hoover’s own heartbreaking experience during the controversy around her best -selling film adjustment of It ends with us.
The comparisons, however, were strong because they received strong reactions online, with some readers accusing the author of changing her personal drama in winning.
A critic mocked: “So Hoover is now writing in fiction? Can’t escape the internet, right?” Another added: “Petra Rose is in fact Hoover’s 2025 autobiography disguised as tension.”
While others suggested that she leaned in controversy as a marketing tactics.
The answer was not all negative, because some supporters claimed that the choice of Hoover to explore themes of online shaming and creative pressure felt raw and timely.
A Reddit user defended the writer and said, “It is brave to turn your own experience into a story, even if the internet doesn’t like it.”
Messages, memes and debates about the novel achieved thousands of shares, showing how divided the conversation becomes.
The artist himself did not respond directly to the criticism and instead focused on promoting the novel and his teaser.
For Colleen, Woman Down seemed to be one of her most investigated books so far.
