freida
Girl raised to be chosen as a wife
1 book · 2014First appears in Only Ever YoursLouise O’Neill books in order · Louise O’Neill reading order · 6 books · 2014 to 2022
Louise O’Neill Books in Order and Reading Order
Louise O’Neill writes bold, unflinching novels about women, power and consent, beginning with the young adult novels Only Ever Yours and Asking For It.
Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip.
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Louise O’Neill books in order
Louise O’Neill’s first book is Only Ever Yours (2014). There are 6 books in all, published from 2014 to 2022.
The Louise O’Neill reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
Standalone
6 books · Mostly set in County Cork- 1Only Ever Yours2014With freida · Set in the fictional The Euro-ZoneBuy on Amazon
- 2Asking For It2015With Emma O’Donovan · Set in the fictional Ballinatoom, County CorkBuy on Amazon
- 3The Surface Breaks2018With GaiaBuy on Amazon
- 4Almost Love2018Buy on Amazon
- 5After the Silence2020Buy on Amazon
- 6Idol2022With Samantha Miller · Set in Los Angeles and IrelandBuy on Amazon
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Characters
4 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Leads
Emma O’Donovan
Popular teenager
1 book · 2015First appears in Asking For ItGaia
Young mermaid
1 book · 2018First appears in The Surface BreaksSamantha Miller
Wellness celebrity
1 book · 2022First appears in IdolSimilar authors
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