Without merit by Collen Hoover

Not every mistake deserves a consequence.

Sometimes the only thing it 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 dis arm 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.