A review by bookshelvish
Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

 I did not like this book. I am very stingy with star ratings to begin with, but this one was rough. The whole book felt incredibly disjointed. There were random characters with random things happening, pretty much not a single character was likable. Even my favorite, Sagan, seemed willing to just . . . make out with his friend without getting any clarity on the situation whatsoever? Merit’s uncle almost sleeps with her, KNOWING THAT HE IS HER UNCLE, and then backs out because she looks like his nephew. But, don’t worry, it might also have been because he’s gay. Then there’s this realization that a member of the family molested merit as a child, or at the very least, attempted to. Then there was all of the sudden a suicide attempt, and everyone kind of brushed it aside except Sagan, who decides giving Merit a home-made tattoo is a great coping mechanism? I don’t know man, this book was wild. I’d give it one star except that I did actually finish reading it and I couldn’t find any issues with the writing style itself, just the content. In a word: yikes. 
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