Without Merit: A Novel

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You may feel like this story seems crazy, wild, and unrealistic within the first 50% of reading it, but if you reach the ending you’ll see it all makes sense and portrays a very timely, important message. I truly felt this was CoHo’s most appropriate book for a younger audience, not only because the usual steamy, sexy romance is traded for a milder, coming of age and discovery, but because the message is just so dang important for our older teens and college aged students to hear. Cue the feels! 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. Todo comienza cuando Merit conoce al hermoso de Sagan y en acto imprevisto y sin apenas hablar se besan. El mejor beso de su vida. El problema es que es el novio de su hermana gemela. La trama hasta aquí nada mal, pero más tarde Merit se entera que Honor ha mudado a su novio Sagan a la casa y esto lo complica todo. This is unlike anything I've ever read by Colleen Hoover. I've always known that she had this specialty to create phenomenal books that either make you never forget them or make you never forget them. This book was intense, wild, mesmerizing, unique, and enjoyable. It broke my heart in so many places. I can't even label what this book made me feel like. Maybe ask me in the next 3 years.

Learn everything you need to know about Without Merit by Colleen Hoover in this full summary (with spoilers of the ending marked) and Without Merit book review.

I think that's the most perfect ending to a story I've ever read. Knowing she's going to speak to someone is like a new beginning, which is so much better than a happy ending. Though there is a little bit of that too. Barnaby Voss (father of the clan, an atheist who thanks God at times, has relations with the two Victorias) Hoover is one of the freshest voices in new-adult fiction, and her latest resonates with true emotion, unforgettable characters and just the right amount of sexual tension.It all begins when Merit meets the beautiful Sagan and in an unforeseen act and without hardly talking they kiss. The best kiss of her life. The problem is that he's her twin sister's boyfriend. The plot so far not bad, but later Merit finds out that Honor has moved her boyfriend Sagan to the house and that complicates everything. I'm a reader of 100+ books per year, I studied English literature, and I've been on The Today Show'sRead with Jenna Book Club, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic, Esquire, Mashable, The Everygirl, Glamour, and more. My essay was published in the book But I'm a Gilmore!

Overall, this book wasn't what I expected. It isn't a romance, but more of a family drama story with a love aspect thrown in. It is also very depressing and bleak, so know that going in. Hannah’s new novel is an homage to the extraordinary courage and endurance of Frenchwomen during World War II. Merit tiene una hermana gemela, Honor, con la que no se lleva bien, es más ni si quiera se tratan, cada quien lleva su vida separada de la otra, tiene un hermano mayor con el que tampoco tiene ningún tipo de relación, Utah, no se hablan, no se entienden, cada uno imagina que el otro no existe. También tiene un medio hermano de 4 años, Moby, que es lo más lindo y adorable de toda la historia, es hijo del segundo matrimonio de su padre. Todos viven en la casa-iglesia, con la segunda esposa de su padre y su madre, así es la mamá de Merit también. Merit Voss comes from an interesting family. The Voss family is full of dysfunctional characters, and Merit is just as dysfunctional as the rest in a lot of ways. Merit is also the keeper of secrets in her family. I hope that Merit and her family can share their experiences and allow some healing to come into their home. I can only imagine it will with the hopeful ending Coho leaves us with.Meanwhile, Merit realizes that Sagan is living in the guest room across from her, and he explains he has family issues. All I will provide is : This book will make you go through a roller coaster of endless feels. You will put this book down several times to just breathe. AND I MEAN BREATHEEEEEE BECAUSE OH LORD HAVE MERCY WHAT IS AIR??? It will keep you on the edge like I forever found myself gripping my chair, my bag, a random stranger's hand, literally EVERYTHING WITHIN REACH. Now, I'm going to kindly excuse myself and go hug the book while crying because god damn these tears won't end.

Once I hit that mark, the story really took off and I read the remainder in a single sitting. I found I couldn’t tear myself away from the quirky, sad bunch of characters who managed to still make me feel hopeful that things would turn around for them. Hoover has brought together a cast that shows what it truly means to be human; the vulnerability of each and every one of us is felt through these realistic people and I think that is one of Colleen’s major talents which results in bringing repeat readers to her new books. You know, sometimes while reading I keep thinking "Hey, I could totally write a story like that!" Provided that I could write. lol The first chapter really sets the tone for the whole book. You're introduced to Merit's character -- her hopes and frustrations, and then there's this one moment where you suddenly realize that nothing is as it seems.This story is so powerful and has some many layers to it. The writing is absolutely brilliant! The story builds and builds and finally it all just comes tumbling down like a snowball effect. And YOU the reader are right there to witness it ALL. Wtf is this water in my eyes ? Is there an onion near me? Am I crying AGAIN? God damn, my emotions are everywhere. I also want to make one thing clear, this book is unlike anything else Hoover has written. She’s said so herself, but I think it merited reminding < ---- see what I did there? And I love that about Hoover. She never delivers the same thing twice, she continues to evolve and grow as a writer. As a reader, I really appreciate this, because it means I never know what to expect. And in a way, when she brings us something new it’s her way of respecting the reader, knowing that we will grow with her.