BiblioJunkies: Without Merit by Colleen Hoover Blog Tour & Giveaway

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

The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit.

Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn’t earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her—until she discovers that he’s completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines, when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix.

Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she’s never been a part of before leaving them behind for good. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves.

Poignant and powerful, WITHOUT MERIT explores the layers of lies that tie a family together and the power of love.

Visit www.WithoutMeritbook.com for teasers, tour dates and more.

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:: Review ::

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Without Merit features a strikingly unconventional family dynamic that'll make your head spin. I mean a family that lives in a rehabed church? Peculiar? Yes. Entertaining, too. Everything takes place from Merit's viewpoint - her strained relationship with her twin sister, her distancing from her parents and brother, the animosity directed at her stepmother, and then the new guy she wants. She tends toward a cynical outlook with extra bitterness on the side for good measure. All the while she's withdrawing from her surroundings, allowing her feelings to overwhelm her and close in on her. The only emotional tether keeping her connected is Sagan, the mysterious boy who's with her sister.

The beauty of Without Merit is how it starts off with Merit's version of her immediate world and gradually moves beyond that to where she receives a shocking awakening, realizing that she isn't as insightful as she thought she was. Every character has a vital role to play and they become a mirror for Merit to see herself. It's how Hoover gives each one of them their truth that's the stunner and by the end, Merit has no other option than to face hers.

I don't typically slam books shut in excitement when I'm done with them, and I especially won't do anything to hurt my beloved Kindle, but oh my gosh, THIS book!! I thought I knew Colleen Hoover because I've read quite a few of her novels but it wasn't until after this that it occurred to me how she approaches each new book so differently. I've become a firm believer that she'll always surprise me, make me think and most importantly make me feel something so deeply with every new story she shares with us.

~ Bel

*Source: advance e-galley provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review

:: About the Author ::

Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, This Girl, Point of Retreat, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Finding Cinderella, Maybe Someday, Ugly Love, Maybe Not, Confess, November 9, and It Ends with Us. She has won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance twice – for Confess in 2015 and It Ends with Us in 2016. Confess was adapted into a seven-episode online series. In 2015, Colleen and her family founded The Bookworm Box, a bookstore and monthly subscription service offering signed novels donated by authors. All profits are given to various charities each month to help those in need. Colleen lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.

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Guess what? You can catch up with Colleen Hoover in person and tell her yourself how much you love the book and how brilliant she is!

SEATTLE, WA

Monday, October 2^nd

THIRD PLACE BOOKS

7:00 PM

17171 Bothell Way NE

Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/colleen-hoover-without-merit

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