Briar U Books in Order
Briar U by Elle Kennedy contains 5 books, published between 2018 and 2020. The first book is The Chase (2018) and the newest is The Dare (2020). One more title is announced: Bad Idea (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2018–2020
- Confirmed
- 6 of 6 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,146 in 3 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 19–29 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,146 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Briar U is a college sports romance series by Elle Kennedy, built around hockey and campus life. Six entries are catalogued, opening with The Chase (2018) and moving through The Risk and The Play, both 2019, to The Dare (2020). Fake dating and other new adult romance staples drive the plots. Bad Idea is scheduled for 2027, seven years after the previous instalment.
How many Briar U books are there?
Briar U has 5 published books, released between 2018 and 2020. One more, Bad Idea (2027), is announced.
Briar U Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Briar U books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
Is there a chronological order for Briar U?
No separate chronological order is on record for Briar U, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Briar U books in order?
You should read the Briar U books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Briar U book also stands alone.
Where to start with Briar U
Start with The Chase (2018), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Briar U book?
The Dare (2020) is the newest Briar U book released so far.
Is there a new Briar U book coming?
Yes. Bad Idea (2027) is the next Briar U book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Briar U at a glance
- Still running
- Briar U is still running. Bad Idea is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Briar U books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,146 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 372 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Briar U books, 4 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 4 of the 6 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Briar U books are about
3 of the 6 Briar U books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
More books by Elle Kennedy
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Elle Kennedy books in order 77 books
Other series by Elle Kennedy
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Off-Campus books in order 5 books