Loved this little tease, can't wait to read the rest of the book!!!

MY THOUGHTS......

I cannot, nor will I, pretend to try to give this a starred rating. I base my ratings off the ability of the author's words to evoke emotion, and the emotions I get following the story, the feeling I get falling in love with the characters, and the eventual culmination of their relationship. I got none of that. Because this was NOT a romance, it read more like an after school special, to borrow Luck's words. This almost felt like it was a PSA that was geared towards 15 year old girls, and that I am not. So, having said that....

I hemmed and hawed about this book review and was really concerned about posting it because this wasn't a typical book I'd read had I truly known what it was about. Sad enough to say, I almost felt like I wasted my time. I know that sounds horrible, but I only pushed on because a,) it was CoHo and b.) I wanted to see it through. I tried to DNF this book three times, but the story intrigued me. I figured I just needed to know what everyone's deal was. I thought the writing was really good -- typical CoHo style that intrigues you and keeps you turning the pages, but the story itself was b o r i n g as hell to me. Why? Probably because I was hoping for a little romance and a lot more action. I am not sure why I expected that because it wasn't really marketed that way, but I sort of expected it since CoHo writes epic romances. I just assumed, and well...you know what they say about assuming. Lesson learned. So instead, we had a day in the life of a depressed and misunderstood teenaged girl that was too young/immature to really be able to try and figure life out so she lived with a life full of assumptions, all the while having a crazy family dynamic surrounding her in every way. I had some sort of problem with the dad, the mom, the step-mom, the step-uncle, the friend, the sister and the brother.....but Moby was a cutie. And Wolfgang was cool too. And they were all under the same roof!! Literally, every.single.character. had issues. 

One thing I know after reading many of Colleen's posts on Facebook and in her Cohorts Group is that she has a very different sense of humor and that came out ten-fold in this book. Very much so. There were some giggle worthy moments, for sure. But there was a deeper message she was trying to convey in this one but again, it's not something I would have willingly picked up. It just wasn't for me. Am I saying this was a bad book? No. But it's not something I would recommend to anyone to read....I am not sure I enjoyed it, even though I couldn't put it down. Weird, I know. 

I am not entirely sure my review on this one will be valid in any way. I am not normally a YA reader by choice, and this book was honestly the exact reason I am not. This one was on the very innocent and young side of YA, and not to say that is bad, on the contrary. This one was very well written, but very kooky. Yes, kooky. Again, between the family dynamic, the names of the kids, the living situation and a whole bunch of other little things, this one was a tad bit off for me. I don't know what was more frustrating; the fact that I wanted to put it down, or that I just couldn't put it down. Of course, this will not deter me from reading another book by Colleen, but I will be making sure it is a more mature book with some romance in it. 

"Not every mistake deserves a consequence, some just deserve forgiveness."

THis snippet has me locked in! I can't wait to read this full book!

With this excerpt I cant wait to see what is to come.

Colleen never disappoints, this was the worse tease ever! I can’t wait to read about The Voss family 8n the rest of the book.

This excerpt is so good and I can't wait to read the whole book soon!

Anything by Colleen Hoover is always a must read for me! This book is no exception! The blurb was interesting and this excerpt made me really anxious to read the full book!

Great to have a little peek, can't wait to read the entire book!

Can't wait to read the rest of this!! I'm addicted and am dying to find out what happens!

Extrait dévoré et qui m'a donné envie de découvrir plus amplement le roman

Since this was just an excerpt I now can't wait for release day. So excited to get this book when it releases.

I cannot wait for Without Merit. This excerpt was a sneak peak into something great. I can’t wait to experience this story in its entirety.

I can't review for only two chapters, but I can say that those two chapters are what made me go preorder the book.

I am a 100% sure that this is going to be another bestseller by Colleen Hoover. Can’t wait to get my copy!

I got a early look at the first two chapters of Without Merit and I am so freaking excited for the rest. I cannot wait to see what kind of story Colleen has in store for Merit.

thank you for allowing me to read these few chapters.. such a powerful read.  I will defiantly be getting this full book so I can finish.

Interesting plot, addictive story! It surprised me and I can't wait to read the complete version of it.

I cant wait to read this book..i love this excerpt was amazing, it drawns you in.

I can't wait for this book to be released. Everything I've read so far was phenomenal and I know it will be again another fantastic book from our CoHo!

A really enjoyable and excerpt! I can't wait for the book to release and for my preorder to come through!

I can't wait to read this book on my vacation! Hoover never disappoints!