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Reading order

Hush reading order

Becca Fitzpatrick

  1. Hush, Hush2009
  2. Crescendo2010
  3. Silence2011
  4. Finale2012
7.37.3 / 10
1,001 ratings
Score
4 volumes
Volumes
2009–2012
Published
about 30 h
Reading time
Completed
Status
Urban fantasy#13
Genre

Quick answer

Hush, Hush
Start withHush, Hush2009 · Volume 1 of 4
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Publication order

4 volumes2009–2012Completed

  • Four volumes of one story, in order: Hush Hush, Crescendo, Silence, Finale.
  • The third opens with the heroine’s memory gone — out of order it makes no sense.

A plan for the whole series

4 volumes, 1,621 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 weeks.

37%

Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: medium

  • From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 3, “Silence” (by 32%). Plan your break after volume 2, before the series plans it for you.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 17, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.

  1. Stage 115 h19 daysby November 17, 2026
  2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by November 27, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  3. Stage 215 h20 daysby December 17, 2026
  4. The end of the series
    December 17, 2026
In one goDecember 8, 2026about 6 weeks
In stages, with breaksDecember 17, 2026about 7 weeks · +5 h of other books

We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.

Does the series hold up

6.57.38.0
7.07.0 / 10
7.37.3 / 10
7.57.5 / 10
7.77.7 / 10
2009201020112012
6.57.38.0
2009201020112012
7.07.0 / 10
7.37.3 / 10
7.57.5 / 10
7.77.7 / 10
Score per volume4 volumes on a timeline, 2009 to 2012 · Best-rated volume: Finale

Shape of the series: the finale is the best part. The last volume (7.7) stands above the rest. Whoever reaches the end gets the reward.

Best volume: Finale (7.7, 156 ratings). Weakest: Hush, Hush (7.0). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 2 and 3: 32%. The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.7) scores close to the series average or above it.

How this plan is calculated

The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →

Every volume in order

Read: 0 of 4
  1. Hush, Hush
    Hush, Hush2009 · 417 ratingsStart here
    7.07.0 / 10
  2. Crescendo
    Crescendo2010 · 255 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  3. Silence
    Silence2011 · 173 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  4. Finale
    Finale2012 · 156 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026

Hush books ranked, best to worst

  1. 1.FinaleBook 4 · 20127.7
  2. 2.SilenceBook 3 · 20117.5
  3. 3.CrescendoBook 2 · 20107.3
  4. 4.Hush, HushBook 1 · 20097.0
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Frequently asked questions

Which Hush book is the best?

By reader score, Finale (7.7/10). The lowest-rated is Hush, Hush (7.0/10).

Which Hush book is the longest?

“Finale” is the longest at 424 pages; the shortest is “Hush, Hush” with 384 pages.