3.5
Without Merit
By Colleen HooverPublisher Description
From Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends with Us, comes a moving and haunting novel of family, love, and the power of the truth.
Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.
The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit.
Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn’t earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her—until she discovers that he’s completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines, when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix.
Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she’s never been a part of before leaving them behind for good. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves.
Poignant and powerful, Without Merit explores the layers of lies that tie a family together and the power of love and truth.
Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.
The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit.
Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn’t earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her—until she discovers that he’s completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines, when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix.
Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she’s never been a part of before leaving them behind for good. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves.
Poignant and powerful, Without Merit explores the layers of lies that tie a family together and the power of love and truth.
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“Honestly, I didn’t like it.”Fast-pacedBad writingPredictableUnengaging charactersUnsatisfying plot
Bree Vila
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“PAGE TURNER!!! Oh I will always love this book and will read it many times over. Some parts of the story I felt were unnecessary but in the end it made the book what it was! I loved it so much. It opens your mind to mental health, family crises that aren’t properly handled and how they may have an effect on each family member and so much more. Colleen put her foot in this one😭”Characters change and growMulti-layered charactersEasy to readComing of ageThought-provokingAbuseSelf-harmSexual assault
sha<3
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“this book opened my mind on mental health”Likable charactersOriginal charactersRelatable charactersBeautifully writtenDescriptive writingHeartbreakingVividWell-researchedAngstySlow plot
Mariana
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“a lot of Colleen hoover books are mostly set on a big state and when this book was at a small town it caught my eye,it felt nice because I come from a small town. Chapter 10 made me so sad because the things merit went thru and still is going thru made me so devastated. I think this is my new comfort book because merit a teenage girl who feels things we all do. I feel like merit and the way Sagan saved her life made me so happy. The ending made me feel something really great🥲💗”Characters change and growColorful personalitiesHeartbreakingTwistyCreative settingMeaningful
Tori Carlson
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“I loved the conversations about depression & how normalized she made it. There was great character development too!”Characters change and grow
About Colleen Hoover
Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-three novels, including It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us, All Your Perfects, Ugly Love, and Verity. Colleen lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. For more information, please visit ColleenHoover.com.
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