Anyone who devoured It Ends with Us last year knows that Hoover isn’t shy in dealing with tough subjects and trigger worthy issues (one of the many things I love about the woman), and I was blown away with the fictional tale shrouded in her personal family history to bring awareness to domestic violence and what can happen when the continuous cycle is broken. I’m hoping to refer more to my experience while reading this book and what I learned from it than the actual plot itself, as I feel this will better direct the right reader to this particular story. Now that I’ve gone through the fine print, let’s start from the beginning. I’m also going to discuss minor spoilers of It Ends with Us, as well as talk about some vague themes included in this current book, just as a fair warning. Do you see how short the blurb above is? It’s basically one line, and there’s good reason for that. If you are the type who likes to go into a book fully blind, I’m going to stop right here and encourage that you to wait until you get your hands on Without Merit before reading any further, or reading any reviews for that matter. I cleared my entire TBR schedule to be able to read this book immediately and I regret nothing.

When this magical ARC was delivered to my doorstep and I read the press release, I knew this would be a really special read.

There is always a great deal of pressure when reviewing a highly anticipated novel before it’s release date. Congratulations-winner of Best Romance 2017!

Colleen hoover merit