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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
I LOVED this book.
I fell in love with the quirky characters and the weird dysfunctional family. I don't normally care for angsty teens but I loved this protagonist.
It would have been a 5 star book except the ending wrapped up a little too happy. I LOVE me a happy ending but this was unrealistically too happy for me. Or maybe just a bit too abrupt.
Anyway, still excellent book.
I fell in love with the quirky characters and the weird dysfunctional family. I don't normally care for angsty teens but I loved this protagonist.
It would have been a 5 star book except the ending wrapped up a little too happy. I LOVE me a happy ending but this was unrealistically too happy for me. Or maybe just a bit too abrupt.
Anyway, still excellent book.
Honestly, a really good book to address tough topics that our young adults face! I was so impressed!! But I always love my CoHo reads
This is sappy and cheesy and adorable and a little silly, but most importantly, i really liked it. CoHo manages to always make me feel strongly when i read her books, and i always seem to pick them up just when i need them.
Au départ j’ai apprécié me retrouver dans l’écriture de Colleen Hoover. L’histoire commence rapidement et nous intéresse dès le premier chapitre. Je me suis esclaffée à plusieurs reprises, j’aimais bien le personnage de Merrit.
Éventuellement c’est devenu un peu trop gros à la quantité de drames et de secrets de famille, je n’y croyais plus. La finale, bien qu’abordant des thématiques importantes telles que la santé mentale et les différences était tellement moralisatrice. C’en était désagréable.
Bien que j’ai retrouvé des éléments et une ambiance que j’aime, ce n’était pas assez.
Éventuellement c’est devenu un peu trop gros à la quantité de drames et de secrets de famille, je n’y croyais plus. La finale, bien qu’abordant des thématiques importantes telles que la santé mentale et les différences était tellement moralisatrice. C’en était désagréable.
Bien que j’ai retrouvé des éléments et une ambiance que j’aime, ce n’était pas assez.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Without Merit lives up to the expectations I have going into a Colleen Hoover book. What are those expectations? To expect nothing and love the ride. Colleen always gives you things that you don’t expect, makes you laugh at the most random stuff (statues?? I’m still laughing!), and even the ending made me side eye the hell out of her. However, I still loved the book so much. It touches on important issues in our world and Merit is a character that many can relate to on some level. Thanks, Colleen!
I am a loyal colleen hoover fan and will swear by her every time I recommend a book to someone. However this one didn’t hit all the feels that I normally get when I read her books though. This had more of a downer vibe than her other books and seemed all over the place. I had no idea where the story was going until about 50% through. I thought it was still a good book and talked about heavy topics in a way that made the feelings and characters relatable.