Without Merit
By Colleen Hoover
- Release Date: 2017-10-03
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reminders of Him 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.
Reviews
Page turner. Finished in 2 days. Great quick read
5By KeniekatAmazing book. Second of hers I’ve read. Loved it. Couldn’t put it down. Finished in 2 days. Had me laughing out loud which I LOVED and desperately needed.as expected
5By GOAT6841i just love her books! just another great storyStrange
5By theworstappeverproducedIt was a strange book, but I kept you on your edge of your seat wondering what was gonna happen next. Never could figure that out it was really an enjoyable book.Loved this
5By Halo1949023Without Merit was a wonderful read. Colleen did such an amazing job on each character within the book and shined a great light on sexuality, depression, and mental health. I would definitely recommend this to a friend in need. I especially loved the ending when they revealed her tattoo. Without Merit had me laughing out loud, crying, and filled with anticipation with every page turn.Without Merit
5By Latrice06I love this book! It was exciting and exhilarating and kept me on my toes! I loved the love story as well!My favorite! 20/10
5By k_huffffBy far my favorite book of hers! I love all of her books but this one specifically i could not put down i had finished it in a day. Such an amazing writer!emotional
4By shirley salanoai can’t even remember how many times i cried while reading. the ending is so beautiful.The life of the story
5By Kountry LovingWithout Merit took me for a ride. It made me think of times in my own life. It is a heart puller and keeps you intrigued. It made me sad at points but the biggest thing is seeing perspective! Ask your self do you see things only from your perspective or others as well.“with merit”
5By ida newmanamazing book i love all of her books! they are all just so freaking amazing !!I loved this book <3
4By From parents to the coachesThe depth of this book and awareness it brings to mental illness. Hope <3 Perspective and communication! This book was exactly what I needed today.Dysfunctional family read
4By HBEES0609This book took me a bit longer to get into. Once the story started getting good I couldn’t put the book down. Now I wish their was more to Merits and Sagans relationship.Disappointed
2By anonymousphx32I am a huge colleen hoover fan and this book just didn't do it for me.Very slow
3By ambersamusementVery slow until the last few chapters. Overall, it was an ok read while traveling. Definitely not my favorite Colleen Hoover book.2nd Hoover book I’ve read.
4By jaycat96This was a pretty good book. There was a lot going on and then I feel like once the climax of the story came it just fell.Mostly family drama
3By dgakamwI’m used to Colleen Hoovers love stories but this was more focused on each characters life struggles and how they get through them. Not many love scenes.Definitely one of my favorites!!
5By Intro GoalsThis is the 4th Colleen Hoover book I have read and it was absolutely amazing. There was so many plot-twists that you don’t expect to happen! Loved it!!Without merit
4By ambsmgregVery slow start but she did it again like she always does and made a heart warming, excellent story.Amazing!
5By playingforpizzaAnother amazing book. I truly loved it!!!!!Terrible
1By mohick222I could not wait for this book to be OVER!!!
