Reviews

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

wandaka's review against another edition

3.0

3.5⭐️
Not my favourite CoHo book and I’m not sure I really liked the characters except for a few and although they kind of redeemed themselves towards the end, it still wasn’t enough. I like the way mental health was written in this one and the drawings too.

csbrown's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

rayraym2020's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

miaruthdp's review against another edition

5.0

Idk why some people say this is CoHo's least likeable book. THIS IS MY FAVORITE (as of now!!!). Well, it's been so long since I have last read a Coleen Hoover book and maybe I am a different person today than I was then because I don't remember feeling this muuuuuuuch when I read her other books. (THO THEY WERE ALL MASTERPIECES NO DOUBT AND THEY ALL HAD THEIR OWN WAY OF SHATTERING MY HEART AND LEAVING AN IMPACT ON ME.) Or maybe I have just forgotten about them since it's been so long. But this book!!! Made me feel so many emotions.

bethanyschmitz13's review against another edition

3.0

I’m not sure how to describe this book. It was chaotic to say the least. I liked it, but I feel like it ended *too* perfectly and I’m not satisfied with it lol.

Enjoyed it, but not one of my top CoHo reads.

kmuszynska's review against another edition

4.0

Książka bardzo mi się podobała. To kwintesencja tego za co uwielbiam książki Coleen Hoover. Często dotykają poważnych tematów, ale w przyjemny sposób, z dobrym żartem i ciekawymi postaciami, które nietrudno polubić.

Tak było także z Saganem i Merit. Sagan jest osobą, którą nietrudno polubić choć czasami jego tajemniczość sprawiała, że ciężko było go zrozumieć. Natomiast jeśli chodzi o Merit, to część osób, które nie przechodziły przez to co ona, mogą z początku jej nie lubić. Mnie z kolei urzekła od samego początku, bo zobaczyłam w niej siebie.

Do tego należy docenić humorystyczne wstawki w tej książce, bo to cecha, która zdecydowanie sprawiła, że lepiej i szybciej się ją czytało. Zdecydowanie cięty język Merit, który nieraz sprawił, że śmiałam się do książki.

Sama książka podejmuje dość poważne tematy, jak uchodźców i wojny domowej w Syrii, rozwodu i zdrady, kłamstwa, czy depresji i samobójstwa. Myśle, że na pewno warto sięgnąć po te pozycje i przekonać na własnej skórze, czy była tego warta. Choć już teraz mogę zagwarantować, że tak.

asaph95's review against another edition

4.0

A full review is available on my blog!

I am a fairly big fan of Colleen Hoover, so I know what to expect with her books... and it's usually something that will stab me in the heart and make me cry for hours. I love going into her books blind, which is exactly what I did with this book. I knew absolutely nothing about the premise when I went in and I'm glad that I didn't. I enjoyed this book to an extent, but it wasn't my favourite book that Colleen has written.

shelbymarie516's review against another edition

4.0

I get why everyone loves Colleen Hoover. She keeps it moving in such a way that I cannot stop listening.

hollivan's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

inessova's review against another edition

4.0

I just finished this book yesterday. I have pre-ordered it so I had it for months and I was always hesitant to pick it up because of all the reviews. I think it's the less loved books of hers by the public but I LOVED it. In the beginning I was sceptical. I didn't like any of the characters, everything was a mess. But it was the purpose of the book. So without spoiling anything, read it!