I have actually read the entire book, but I loved how this book targeted several serious problems thst frequent our world nowadays, and did so very gracefully. Colleen Hoover doesn't write a bad book.

Perfection! I love this little teaser, and cannot wait to read the full novel! Definitely recommend!

This book is AMAZING.... all of Colleen Hoover's books are written in a way that make you feel a part of the story. The main character Merit collects trophys she never won or earned but it's a way to cope for her, it's just one of her quirks. Her family live in a rehabbed church...a church...and are a far cry from normal..... i would love to live in a church that was rehabbed. There has not been a book she has written that hasn't disappointed me yet and this is another example of her flawless writing. I cant wait for All Your Perfects to be published, I already have it preordered!

This is my first time reading something by this author. Once I started I could not put this book down. Oh my I loved Colleen writing style. This is a must read book.

The sample definitely encouraged me to purchase and read this book!

Another fantastic read from Colleen Hoover. Fresh and imaginative with a way that ties things up like no other.

Without Merit foi lançado em outubro, e mesmo com o livro na estante, eu preferi adiar a leitura. O segundo semestre de 2017 foi realmente muito atribulado para mim, por isso decidi não conhecer Merit e Sagan assim, logo de cara. Por estar preocupada com outras coisas, eu sabia que não daria a devida atenção à história.

Em dezembro, resolvi que era hora de ler o último livro do ano e, é claro, escolhi Without Merit, não só porque já havia protelado demais, mas principalmente porque queria fechar meu ano literário com categoria, tipo, lacrando mesmo, sabe? Lembro ter pensado, "Colleen não desaponta nunca," e estava certa. QUE LIVRO, MEU BRASIL. QUE LIVRO!

Assim como em It Ends With Us que tem a violência doméstica como tema, em Without Merit, Colleen Hoover volta a tratar de um assunto extremamente difícil — não só de ser abordado, mas de ser compreendido por outros — e dramático para quem é dia e noite desafiado pelo mal do século, a depressão. Essa é a segunda vez que a autora escreve um livro que deveria ser para muitos. Ele atua como um alerta para aqueles que possuem os sintomas que podem levar à depressão, e proporciona um vislumbre de como é o dia a dia daqueles que convivem com ela. No entanto, este é um livro para poucos.

A história de Merit Voss é repleta de drama. Dramas que para você e para mim são um porre, e extremamente desnecessários, mas que para ela, são válidos e muito maior do que se imagina. É exatamente esse o grande apontamento de Hoover ao narrar a história de Merit: mostrar o quanto essa doença é estigmatizada e incompreendida, assim como foi este livro.

Without Merit é um livro sem prólogo e epílogo. A falta deste último me incomodou de verdade, porque eu sou o tipo de leitora que precisa de um desfecho pós desfecho, se é que você me entende. As últimas palavras do último capítulo não matam a minha sede de saber o que aconteceu depois; como ficou a vida daqueles personagens. Por isso tenho que admitir que me senti órfã com a inexistência de um epílogo. Além disso, é uma obra narrada sob um único ponto de vista, o de Merit, mas que conta com muitos personagens presentes durante a história — Lucky, Honor, Utah, Victoria, Moby, os pais de Merit, Sagan — algo que não lembro de ter visto em nenhum outro livro da autora. Todos esses personagens aparecem constantemente e possuem voz na trama.

Duas outras características marcantes do livro são os desenhos criados por Brandon Adams que estampam as páginas no decorrer da narrativa, e o modo como Hoover trabalhou com a atualidade para contar a história de Sagan. Eu simplesmente amei o fato dela ter pensado nisso e traçado os contornos da vida do rapaz com base nesse acontecimento.

Sendo assim, só tenho a dizer que Without Merit é o livro perfeito para aqueles que o lerá de mente aberta, disposto a deixar de lado por um momento aquela Colleen de O Lado Feio do Amor para encontrar a Colleen de It Ends With Us. Faço isso, e essa não será apenas uma leitura, mas sim, um belo exercício sobre perspectiva e compreensão.

I have the rest of the book as a hardcover and can’t wait to dive into it. Love Colleen Hoover!

Love, love, love! All I can say is Mrs Hoover is amazing! Merit is full of spunk and I love a character who doesn't fit the mold. All the characters in this novel were just fantastic. This should be required reading for teens.

Yes! I cannot wait to read the rest of this amazing book!

New book from Colleen Hoover? Count me in! Excited to purchase the full novel and continue reading!

Utterly amazing and thought provoking book. I could not get enough. I purchased the book and devoured it. I definitely recommend Colleen Hoover to anyone who'll listen.

I love everything Colleen Hoover, and I loved getting to sneak a glimpse into Without Merit. I love the book even more, but the excerpt we were given was such a tease & I simply devoured it!

Thie beginning was fabulous, I'm a big fan of Colleen Hoover!

I love Colleen Hoover, but Without Merit was just not my cup of tea.I read a lot of YA for my job working in a middle school library, so I'm used to the kind of writing and knew that I shouldn't expect Colleen's regular writing style-- but it still fell flat for me.

Only the best from Colleen! She is a bright, shining light in the book world. I will always shout her books as recommendations.

This was an excerpt of Without Merit by Colleen Hoover. This was a great read and I cant wait to read the rest of the books.

Definitely wanted more. After reading just the small part. Definitely buy and read the rest!

Colleen Hoover’s unique storytelling has made her a must-read author, and once again she has delivered a clever, original and compelling story about a family riddled with secrets and one girl’s struggle to deal with to deal with it all. It’s a surprising, heartfelt and beautifully written coming of age book that is very different from her usual work, and I couldn’t put it down.

Merit Voss is a high school senior whose family is far from conventional. They are functionally dysfunctional, and though Merit exists in a bit of a bubble inside of her own home, she is the one that knows the secrets that exist within its walls.

No one would be able to determine from the outside of our house that our family of seven includes an atheist, a home wrecker, an ex-wife suffering from a severe case of agoraphobia, and a teenage girl whose weird obsession borders on necrophilia.
No one would be able to determine any of that from inside our house, either.


Merit is a wonderful character – unique and well-developed, she is flawed, and she struggles with a lot of things, but she’s relatable and loveable, and she’s a wonderful narrator for the story. And as we are introduced to her individual family members and the people that come into their lives, we get to see the role that she plays in her family, and are drawn into the complexity of the Voss family dynamic.

“We’re all a degree of fucked-up.”


When Merit feels herself drowning under the weight of all of the secrets, she finally reveal all, setting the stage for everything to change as all of the things that never get talked about are finally out in the open, and the Voss family are left reeling as they try to deal with the consequences of it all.

It’s all about perspective and not everything is as it seems. There are secrets, twists and turns, and the shifting character dynamics are wonderfully written, and I loved watching it all play out.

“Maybe that’s the root of a lot of family issues. It isn’t actually the issues people are hung up about for so long. It’s that no one has the courage to take the first step in talking about the issues.”


There are so many profound lessons in this book. Key to them is the dangers of perception, the importance of forgiveness and communicaiton, and the love of family – even the messed up ones. It’s a book that makes you think while it makes you feel and I thought it was all so cleverly written.

Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing a mistake deserves is forgiveness.


There is a romantic storyline, but it is most definitely in the background of everything else that is happening. That’s not to stay that I didn’t swoon a little bit at the perfection of Coho’s YA romance. It’s beautiful and sweet, and fits into the story really well, bringing a little something extra, with a love interest that will absolutely steal your heart!

I really enjoyed this book. It’s intense and dramatic, yet funny and sweet, and it surprised me over and over again. It’s a really well-written story, and I was captivated from start to finish.

4 stars!