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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
I used to read more than a hundred books a year back in high school, but then college came and I became so busy. Suddenly, I wasn't reading much anymore. I probably read more books in 2012 than I have in my whole four years of college. This year, I've read only TWO books. Two. If I were to tell my younger self that, she'd probably never wish to grow up.
I've been trying to get out of my reading slump for SO LONG, and reading this book feels like a warm homecoming to my old self. Or probably a painful birth to a newer me, the adult version of me who found her way back into reading. Reading Without Merit made me realize that I missed the feeling of crying because of something I've read. That was my normal back then, and feeling it again several years after my reading peak, it reminded me why I love reading so much. I don't want this reading slump to go on any longer. I miss the emotional rollercoaster I feel with books, the cathartic release of crying, and the feeling of being wiser because I've experienced a lot through a character's eyes.
All I have to say about this book is that Colleen Hoover has never failed me. NEVER. I have been a fan of hers since Slammed, and not a single book she has written has ever let me down. Similar to IEWU, Colleen writes topics in such a way that makes you understand. You GET it, and not just in an objective way but in a three-dimensional perspective. Without Merit hit a little bit too close to home, particularly with the scene of ticking off the boxes, mostly because I've had a moment similar to that just earlier this year.
I cried a lot in the first half of the book, and not as frequently in the second half. All throughout, I kept muttering, "I just want Merit too be happy!!!" but the way everything transpired, Colleen really tied up all the ends very well. I read that book in one sitting, approximately three hours. (I swear, I've checked! I started 1:15 PM and finished 4:-something pm!)
I loved Without Merit. I love all of Colleen's works in a different way (and Maybe Someday is yet to be dethroned as one of my three favorite books of all time), and like all of her books, it's one I'd recommend others to read.
I've been trying to get out of my reading slump for SO LONG, and reading this book feels like a warm homecoming to my old self. Or probably a painful birth to a newer me, the adult version of me who found her way back into reading. Reading Without Merit made me realize that I missed the feeling of crying because of something I've read. That was my normal back then, and feeling it again several years after my reading peak, it reminded me why I love reading so much. I don't want this reading slump to go on any longer. I miss the emotional rollercoaster I feel with books, the cathartic release of crying, and the feeling of being wiser because I've experienced a lot through a character's eyes.
All I have to say about this book is that Colleen Hoover has never failed me. NEVER. I have been a fan of hers since Slammed, and not a single book she has written has ever let me down. Similar to IEWU, Colleen writes topics in such a way that makes you understand. You GET it, and not just in an objective way but in a three-dimensional perspective. Without Merit hit a little bit too close to home, particularly with the scene of ticking off the boxes, mostly because I've had a moment similar to that just earlier this year.
I cried a lot in the first half of the book, and not as frequently in the second half. All throughout, I kept muttering, "I just want Merit too be happy!!!" but the way everything transpired, Colleen really tied up all the ends very well. I read that book in one sitting, approximately three hours. (I swear, I've checked! I started 1:15 PM and finished 4:-something pm!)
I loved Without Merit. I love all of Colleen's works in a different way (and Maybe Someday is yet to be dethroned as one of my three favorite books of all time), and like all of her books, it's one I'd recommend others to read.
emotional
sad
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s a good book to teach you that you never know what other people are going through. But there’s nothing else positive to say here
dark
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
slow-paced
Good things:
- Highlighting the Syrian Refugee Crisis and shedding light on what’s happening in the Arab world
- Highlighting the importance of therapy for depression and its signs
Bad things:
- Everything else
I have yet to read a romance novel that I actually like
- Highlighting the Syrian Refugee Crisis and shedding light on what’s happening in the Arab world
- Highlighting the importance of therapy for depression and its signs
Bad things:
- Everything else
I have yet to read a romance novel that I actually like
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Review to come
I finished this book in the middle of the night. I will pull a review together for tomorrow, but for now, know I loved it.
I finished this book in the middle of the night. I will pull a review together for tomorrow, but for now, know I loved it.
I’ve never found myself so reflected and attached to a character more than Merit.
I want the absolute best for her.
But I’m sorry- Colleen… the “step family” relationships again?? Did we not learn anything after ugly love, but Utah and Luck???
ALSO I’m sorry but the names for me are way too noticeable try hard.
Like I know she sat there and thought about how to be quirky.
Loved the book, but wasn’t my favourite of hers.. 3.75/5⭐️
I want the absolute best for her.
But I’m sorry- Colleen… the “step family” relationships again?? Did we not learn anything after ugly love, but Utah and Luck???
ALSO I’m sorry but the names for me are way too noticeable try hard.
Like I know she sat there and thought about how to be quirky.
Loved the book, but wasn’t my favourite of hers.. 3.75/5⭐️