duckoffimreading 's review for:

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

3.0

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I'm def a fan on Colleen Hoover's writing and this book ended up being a lot more interesting than I expected. To be fair, young adult isn't quite my speed but the character building, particularly the Voss family and their eccentricities and deep well of family secrets, kept me engaged. The main character, Merit, wore my nerves thin in places but it is a coming of age story and told from her (limited view) perspective. Merit's potential love interest, Sagan, sounds too good to be true: heartthrob with an international sensitivity and wisdom and patience beyond his years. All is not as it appears, and from start to finish, more and more of the dynamics are revealed to show 1) no such thing as normal 2) things look different depending on who you are 3) everybody can benefit from therapy.