I would like to take a moment and say that I appreciate the fact that there are authors out there who are willing and motivated to write about issues close to their heart and issues that are happening in the world today. CoHo does this and once again, I feel like this book will have a great impact. With that being said, and the fact that I'm a huge Colleen Hoover fan (I've read them all except Too Late -- I'm getting there!), I don't have a problem with saying that this was not my favourite book of hers. And you know what? That's fine. Cool, even. Not every reader is going to like every book and that's just dandy. Doesn't mean she's not a fantastic author or I'm suddenly not a fan of hers, it just means that this story didn't work as well for me as it may for some other people. Se tratan temas de infidelidad, enfermedades psiquiátricas y psicosomáticas, necrofilia (no tan literal), depresión, suicidio, sexualidad, obsesiones maniaco-compulsiva, romance, interacción familiar y hasta de los refugiados sirios. Un sancocho con demasiados ingredientes. Al menos para mí. This book reminded me a bit of The Addams Family. The Vosses live in a converted church, dress the statue of Jesus Christ up for holidays and special events, and have powerful unique personalities. Each individual carries so much baggage that when they are put together, the sum of the parts is much greater than the individual pieces. Hannah’s new novel is an homage to the extraordinary courage and endurance of Frenchwomen during World War II. But, what you may not know is that Without Merit, originally published in 2017, is unlike any other Colleen Hoover novel, as it is not primarily a love story, but rather a journey of self-discovery that showcases the power of love and family.

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! You have been warned but I'm 1000% y'all are going to be joining me in the, "tears. tears everywhere" , club. This character driven book definitely takes you on a rollercoaster of emotion and it is absolutely a ride I am thrilled I took! Highly recommend two fans of this author and anyone else who enjoys a book with amazing characters young or old!Creo que por eso le costaba tanto aceptar que sufría de depresión, y mucho más le costaba pedir ayuda, ya que no dejaba de pensar, en lo mal que ella trataba a los demás, así que porque alguien se preocuparía por ella. wasted on the cover like *slow claps*, talk about aesthetics. I feel like whoever designed this, quite literally, went into my brain and took out everything I ever wanted for this cover. Les recomiendo que lo lean, por supuesto, pero además les recomiendo mucho que lo lean antes de leer mi reseña, que lo empiecen sin saber nada sobre la historia, y no porque los spoilers les arruinen la historia, creo que lo que les puede arruinar la lectura es tener la interpretación de alguien más. Léanlo y saquen sus propias conclusiones, no se dejen llevar por las perspectivas de nadie más, plis no dejen que la opinión de alguien más opaque sus propias enfoques. This book would have served Colleen Hoover to write several. It is the first time I see that in the same book be treaten so many problems and psychological and psychiatric diseases. It's too much. Or as a friend of mine says "a lot with too much".

I had the pleasure of receiving this book a week before the official release date. I’m not even going to deny the fact that I did this as soon as the book was in my hands. I know I’m rambling, and I’m truly sorry for that, but this is a ramble worthy book. I’ve already heard some people speculating that they are worried they’ll be disappointed in this dramatic change of style and genre for a beloved author; let me be the first to tell you, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. Jesus Christ is dressed to reflect the appropriate holiday. Which is why the eight-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ is currently covered in a white bedsheet. He's dressed as a ghost” 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.Am I the only one felt like this? I think I am because this book also won Goodreads choice awards from romance category! I don’t know you guys. It’s like, I can see what CoHo was trying to do here but it was just executed oddly. Yeah, oddly, that’s a good way to put it. There are some deep rooted issues in this book from depressions, to sexual identity, to cheating, to family roles, to alcohol and drug abuse. Somewhere in the story the mark was mixed. As this is a book of the genre YA of course Merit Voss is seventeen years old (is it so difficult to innovate and change even this?). She has an identical twin sister and has two brothers, one older than her and another small one from her father's new marriage. Normally when I read a CoHo book my Kindle is filled with highlights and notes, but for Without Merit, I only have two. It may not be two because one of them is a popular one that was made to standout so I don’t know if that even counts. In fact, I’d go as far as saying that WM isn’t actually a romance. GASP! Does it contain romance in the novel? Sure, but it’s more of a side plot and it most definitely isn’t the focal point of the story. As you can guess, this was a risky move for the author in veering so far from her normal writing style, but I’m pleased to admit that it worked well, SO well. This new direction is something I feel will keep Hoover fresh, unique, and in demand for many years to come.