Without Merit: A Novel

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wasted on the fact that I’m just an emotional human being, okay?? Anything sets me off. I should come with an attached warning. Warning: be gentle while handling.

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover is a book unlike any other of hers that I have read, and I have read nearly her entire catalog. This is not a love story. This is a journey of self-discovery that showcases the power of love and family. This book touched on many difficult subjects.... but it was all done very subtly using all these wonderful characters who slowly reveal their secrets to us through Merit.... I also appreciated that there weren’t any clear answers given as to what everybody “needed“ To do to fix themselves..... The fix just simply began with letting go of secrets and learning to communicate..... this family has a ways to go, but I truly believe there is hope And before I forget, I need to mention that Colleen makes herself a character in this book. She made herself a secondary character! HA! She's such a savage and I love it! I started laughing when I realized what was going on, it was fantastic. wasted over being disappointed that no one hasn’t invented a restart button. To be honest, how long do we have to wait? Until 3017? Because I want to read this again. Now.Antes vivían al lado de una iglesia, pero como a su padre le molestaba que el perro del pastor ladrara mucho, cuando tuvo la oportunidad de comprarla, la compró. Ahora viven en la iglesia reformada y a pesar de que es ateo dejaron la estatua de Jesucristo tamaño gigante en uno de los pasillos. Merit Voss:17-year-old living high school senior in an old converted church with an interesting array of family members One night, things come to a head. Merit pretends to be Honor, in her absence, and kisses Sagan, who surprisingly pulls away. But, when he realizes she is actually Merit, they share a passionate kiss. What's the point of all this, you ask? I think anyone can write a book. But some people, like Coleen Hoover, have a special ability (it's sorcery, people) to create characters that are so completely chaotic, disjointed and flawed but somehow unite to create one amazing, cohesive story. A story that not only sends a powerful message, but that can also make you feel giddy at one moment and sad the next. I don't really think I could do that even after a lot of puff puff. Victoria Finney-Voss:Barnaby Voss’s current wife and mother of Moby Voss, Merit’s little half-brother

It annoys me when people try to convince other people that their anger or stress isn't warranted if someone else in the world is worse off than them. It's bull. Your emotions and reactions are valid, Merit. Don't let anyone tell you any different. You're the only one who feels them." I also just don't understand why no one on the editing team is catching the homophobia, biphobia, ableism and slut-shaming in here. And it's straight from the mouth of our narrator who we are supposed to feel sympathy for! How do you like someone who says this when outing someone as bisexual: One thing that I admire about Colleen Hoover is her ability to write such beautiful, refreshing, and powerful novels! Colleen Hoover is a very popular author, and it isn't hard to see why. I've hated as many of her books as I've liked, but there is something compulsively readable about her stories. I think if she gets anything right, it's her pacing, which is nearly always spot on. I can read one of her books for hours without getting bored. Angry, maybe, but not bored. Merit Voss comes from a very interesting and dysfunctional family (which I think most of us do have some dysfunctionality in our families whether you choose to admit it or not).First, I want everyone to know that this is not a romance novel, just in case you thought it would be. There’s a touch of romance, but nothing swoon worthy. That wasn’t a problem for me – I just had to adjust my mindset, but that only took me ten minutes, max. It’s more of a story about acceptance and understanding – finding yourself, so to speak. Just like many other Colleen Hoover books, there is an important message written in the words. Without Merit is nothing like her previous books that I have read. I would not classify this book as a romance at all (I mean maybe a little here and there). This to me would be a story about self discovery and finding your place in the world. This story is real, raw, beautiful, and painful at times. Hoover will steal your heart with this one. So many secrets in this house. And yet, the one secret I should have told years ago is the one I’ve kept the quietest.