Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

107 reviews

lcintron10's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

After listening to the book I wasn’t moved by the book. The end sucked and there was no trigger warning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

dailbrae's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Incest, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

anereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

daydaybookbay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I had a tough time relating to Merit since I was on the outside looking in. This wasn't a twisty book, but when all the secrets were revealed, I had to finish reading. I would be interested in more YA novels by CoHo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Incest, Car accident, and Outing

Minor: Child death and Death

samw0327's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit and Outing

readwithbec_'s review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

2.0

“𝔻𝕠𝕟’𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕟, 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕒𝕓𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕗𝕖𝕝𝕥”

Thoughts: I attempted to like this book, yet its overall chaotic nature hindered my likeness for it. There were some parts of the book where I did not want to put the book down, but the majority of the book was a massive push to get myself through it. The Voss family's dysfunctionality was noteworthy, and the narrative encompassed a range of themes, creating a whirlwind of events. It was an easy read, but regrettably, is not my favourite CoHo book thus far.

Synopsis: The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptised 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.

Please check trigger warnings before reading this book.

★★☆☆☆

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

karifaye's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

denijaaa_s's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness

ugh_itsjane635's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Terminal illness and Sexual harassment

spkysi's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol