Without Merit: A Novel
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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amazing!! Amazing amazing! The drama in this family in unlike any other! In this story Colleen really shows how relationships and communication need work and how she makes everything fit so perfectly I do not know, But she does. I was surprised and how many details were included in most parts but in others lacked thereof. The people in this book are a mixed bag but somehow fit together! Would 100% read again!
I love consuming a Colleen Hoover book, they flow , they keep me engaged and they always have well crafted characters.
I would say that this book came out unexpected. I was so overwhelmed at some point that made me think... it's no wonder that Merit felt this way, and what became of her. Really. I was overwhelmed. I honestly don't know how another person can possibly be facing so many things in one go, and still go about their life. CoHo's characters are all intriguing, adding another plus point to this book. Nearly all of them have their own perks, including our main character, who actually buys trophies. One will never get tired of this book as Merit learns to love herself, and learns to mend the relationships of the people around her. It can be funny at times, but there is a lot to think about when reading this book.
So much yes.
I had so many reasons to keep putting this book off. Too much in common with the theme. I was afraid to FEEL.
Boy oh boy did I do myself a disservice!
This is easily my favorite book of this year.
I don't want to spoil by giving the plot away. But its not what i thought it would be, and it has resounded in my heart more than I care to tell. Even though it's YA I would recommend to all.
I had so many reasons to keep putting this book off. Too much in common with the theme. I was afraid to FEEL.
Boy oh boy did I do myself a disservice!
This is easily my favorite book of this year.
I don't want to spoil by giving the plot away. But its not what i thought it would be, and it has resounded in my heart more than I care to tell. Even though it's YA I would recommend to all.
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