Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes it only deserves forgiveness.
Merit Voss lives in a house that used to be a church, surrounded by a family that pretends everything is fine. Her mother lives in the basement, her father married the nurse who once cared for her, and her siblings hide behind their own secrets. Merit collects the trophies of their dysfunction—proof that she exists in the chaos.
When she meets Sagan, a boy whose honesty and warmth disarm her, she begins to see the cracks in her family’s fragile peace. One revelation pushes her to expose the truth, no matter the cost.
Colleen Hoover’s Without Merit is a raw, moving novel about love, mental health, and the power of choosing truth over silence.
