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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
Maise, an 18 year old soon-to-be high school senior, meets Evan at a neighborhood carnival over the summer. Unbeknownst to Maise, 32 year old Evan will be a new teacher at her school once term begins. While Evan knows that Maise is younger than she lets on, he is unaware that she's still a student in high school. Maise has a troubled past. Her mother is a drug dealer and her father isn't in the picture. By the time Maise and Evan meet, Maise is already sexually active and has cultivated quite a sexual appetite. It's clear that Maise and Evan are attracted to each other. To their surprise, Maise shows up in Evan's class. The temptation proves to be too great and they begin a relationship. The book details what you would assume a teacher/student love affair would be like, i.e. secret looks in class, passionate sex, weekend escapes to a different city, etc. There are other side stories such as a best friend who wants to be more than friends, a blackmailing classmate, and Maise's involvement in her mother's drug world. There is a twist in their relationship Throughout it all, Maise and Evan try to figure out whether they have something real or if the taboo of their relationship is the sole driver.
Personally, I had a hard time liking either character. They were both very immature and superficial. It was like reading about the angsty love story of two high school kidsThe only interesting thing in this story is the forbidden relationship between a student and a teacher. And even that wasn't as interesting as it could've been considering 1.)Maise's background (her mother doesn't care what she gets up to, so there's nobody except classmates that they have to hide their relationship from), 2. her age (she's an adult and their relationship is legal in the eyes of the law), and 3. the ending .
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Maise and Evan have sex in his car at the carnival and then Maise leaves him, not expecting to ever see him again.Spoiler
when Maise learns that this isn't Evan's first affair with a student.Personally, I had a hard time liking either character. They were both very immature and superficial. It was like reading about the angsty love story of two high school kids
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who end up together in the end. Evan ends up following Maise to a different state where she attends college. With that ending, I have to think, what was the point of the story?Spoiler
(it turns out to be "real" love, so the most exciting part of their relationship is the few months she spent as his student)
3 1/2 stars!
I found this book about average. I was really hoping to like this book more. The writing style wasn't my favorite, while Leah is a good writer, I couldn't stand anymore "I did this, I did that". I did find myself smiling at some parts though. I didn't care for Maise. I could tell that if this was real life, I don't think we would get along. She seems to think highly of herself and everyone else is just basically scum. While her mother was horrible, and some of the other people too, Maise was no angel. She slept with men all the time and then took off. What was so different with Evan? I don't get it. If anything I found Evan to be boring and dull. I guess I like the more alpha types. Evan seemed like he didn't really give a poop what happened except to be laid by young school girls. It feels like maybe we missed out on a lot of what brought these two together and made them love each other. Maise obviously doesn't listen to him when he said he was an only child. Of course all this ended with a happily ever after closing in like a movie. How perfect...
I found this book about average. I was really hoping to like this book more. The writing style wasn't my favorite, while Leah is a good writer, I couldn't stand anymore "I did this, I did that". I did find myself smiling at some parts though. I didn't care for Maise. I could tell that if this was real life, I don't think we would get along. She seems to think highly of herself and everyone else is just basically scum. While her mother was horrible, and some of the other people too, Maise was no angel. She slept with men all the time and then took off. What was so different with Evan? I don't get it. If anything I found Evan to be boring and dull. I guess I like the more alpha types. Evan seemed like he didn't really give a poop what happened except to be laid by young school girls. It feels like maybe we missed out on a lot of what brought these two together and made them love each other. Maise obviously doesn't listen to him when he said he was an only child. Of course all this ended with a happily ever after closing in like a movie. How perfect...
Honestly, it was so hard for me to get into this book, but after a while it just pulled me in and didn't let me go.
The reason I didn't like it at first was the main character. Her obsession with fucking older men was just too much for me, and also the affair with Evan weirded me out at times, but later on it was OK. I don't know if it was because I got used to it, or because it started focusing more on other things as well and they opened up to each other more.
I wasn't a huge fan of the romance, but I didn't hate it, and still really liked the book because of other elements. I liked the friendship, and mother-daughter line, although it was disgusting at times..
All in all, I gave it a solid 4 stars.
The reason I didn't like it at first was the main character. Her obsession with fucking older men was just too much for me, and also the affair with Evan weirded me out at times, but later on it was OK. I don't know if it was because I got used to it, or because it started focusing more on other things as well and they opened up to each other more.
I wasn't a huge fan of the romance, but I didn't hate it, and still really liked the book because of other elements. I liked the friendship, and mother-daughter line, although it was disgusting at times..
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Giving her 12? year-old daughter to other men, because she couldn't pay and was in debt?? seriously???All in all, I gave it a solid 4 stars.
read this book in one sitting and could literally not put it down. unteachable follows the story of masie and ethan who get together one night and who'd of guessed that when masie goes to her film class that ethan is actually her teacher! although the general premise of this book is very taboo it is done really well, both characters are aware of how wrong their relationship is and it is mentioned throughout the book. the one thing that bothered me was how they were planning on keeping their relationship a secret however didn't take many steps to prevent people from seeing them.
Phenomenal prose. Incredibly layered and awesome description, characters and story. Not too cheesy or dumbed down as you may often find in this genre. This book was just right as Goldilocks would say.
This is a very tricky one to rate because the writing itself is pretty good most of the time. Maise is an excellently drawn character despite being difficult to like, and some of the descriptions are beautiful and evocative. Also, there's nothing sweet about this romance. I wanted dark and twisted and I got it.
But...
Evan is the WORST. The romance is unsatisfying. The prose goes purple. For instance: "Holocaust sunshine" is a phrase forever etched in my memory because of its sheer WTF-ery and there are more than a couple other jarring descriptions that sound cool on the ear but don't really mean anything. Also, repeated poetic descriptions of the night sky and your protagonist's tormented heart cannot make up for the fact that the love interest is made of beige cardstock and the relationship at the center of the story is comprised of nothing but monotonous sex and declarations of love apropos of nothing but the sex. For all of the overdescription of scenery and Maise's heart, there's very little written about the relationship itself besides the sex and Maise mentioning offhand that some deep conversations took place. Those don't occur on the page, and the few non-sexual conversations between Evan and Maise that actually do show up don't carry very much emotional import. Telling me they love each other doesn't make me believe they love each other.
There's also a trite mean girl subplot not even worth getting into and some poorly handled tortured backstory for Evan for teh dramaz, but whatever.
All that being said, I would totally read Leah Raeder again.
But...
Evan is the WORST. The romance is unsatisfying. The prose goes purple. For instance: "Holocaust sunshine" is a phrase forever etched in my memory because of its sheer WTF-ery and there are more than a couple other jarring descriptions that sound cool on the ear but don't really mean anything. Also, repeated poetic descriptions of the night sky and your protagonist's tormented heart cannot make up for the fact that the love interest is made of beige cardstock and the relationship at the center of the story is comprised of nothing but monotonous sex and declarations of love apropos of nothing but the sex. For all of the overdescription of scenery and Maise's heart, there's very little written about the relationship itself besides the sex and Maise mentioning offhand that some deep conversations took place. Those don't occur on the page, and the few non-sexual conversations between Evan and Maise that actually do show up don't carry very much emotional import. Telling me they love each other doesn't make me believe they love each other.
There's also a trite mean girl subplot not even worth getting into and some poorly handled tortured backstory for Evan for teh dramaz, but whatever.
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I mistakenly thought that Evan and Maise would end up apart at the end of the story and I was so disappointed to be proven wrong because I spent the entirety of the book actively rooting against them. I thought Evan was a major creep the whole time despite all the unbelievably flowery and sensitive things he told Maise, and when the truth behind his secret past came out, that only solidified my distaste for him. I guess my biggest quibble is that he didn't read 33 to me; in the beginning, I felt like this was an intentional choice by the author to paint him as manipulative, but none of that changed once the shoe finally dropped. Instead, he continues to be depicted as this sensitive, kind, loving, damaged soul that just so happens to have a penchant for sexing up his teenage students. That old "age is nothing but a number" chestnut is trotted out again and again, and not in an intriguing, ironic way like I thought it was depicted in the beginning of the story. I just never believed Evan was ever in earnest, and I thought that was the point until the lovers' reconciliation at the end. What a letdown.All that being said, I would totally read Leah Raeder again.
*2.5/5*
Commençons par celui qui m’a le moins plu, une romance New-Adult qui m’a dérangée par de nombreux aspects mais que j’ai quand même lu jusqu’à la fin car certains passages étaient touchants. Maise et Evan se rencontrent lors d’une fête foraine. Trente secondes après cette première rencontre (j’exagère à peine), ils couchent ensemble dans la voiture d’Evan. Deux secondes après, Maise prend la fuite. Maise et Evan n’ont pas vraiment le même âge, ils le savaient. Ce à quoi ils ne s’attendaient pas, c’était à se retrouver dans la même pièce quelques jours plus tard. Maise en tant qu’élève de terminale. Evan en tant que professeur. SURPRISE.
Il a 32 ans, elle en a 18. Alors, je ne veux pas qu’on me tombe dessus mais à cet âge-là, j’ai vraiment du mal avec ces grosses différences d’âges. Dans un autre contexte, ça peut passer, mais là dans la relation élève-prof (même s’ils ne se connaissaient pas), j’ai eu beaucoup beaucoup de mal à apprécier cette romance. Surtout quand on découvre un élément du passé d’Evan qui m’a fait rouler des yeux (genre ils n’avaient pas assez de casseroles tous les deux, il fallait que l’auteure rajoute cette connerie)(ou comment l’histoire se répète)(je crève d’envie de vous spoiler tellement cet élément m’a fait rire jaune). Je suis d’ailleurs en train de penser que c’est vraiment ce contexte parce que dans Indécent de Colleen Hoover, je n’ai pas été perturbée, ça ne m’a pas empêché de l’adoré (mais la différence d’âge était bien moindre !).
A côté de ça, beaucoup trop de scènes sensuelles à mon goût qui n’étaient pas forcément toujours utiles et judicieuses. C’est vraiment dommage parce qu’à côté de tous ces éléments que je n’ai pas aimé (je vous ai même pas parlé du passé familial de nos deux héros qui est à se taper la tête contre les murs tellement trop c’est trop), il y a de très beaux passages qui peuvent être touchants. Parce que j’ai beaucoup aimé le meilleur ami de Maise qui lui fait beaucoup de bien et lui donne le coup de pied aux fesses dont elle a besoin. Parce que j’ai adoré le lien avec le cinéma et surtout la réalisation de ces petits films qui montrent bien plus, qui sans son parlent bien plus que des mots.
Des bons points qui malheureusement compensent à peine pour moi les défauts que je lui ai trouvé. Mais je suis sûre que beaucoup d’entre vous l’adoreront, si vous n’êtes pas perturbés par les éléments pointés du doigt.
http://lune-et-plume.fr/free-fall-de-leah-raeder-un-mariage-surprise-de-mary-balogh/
Commençons par celui qui m’a le moins plu, une romance New-Adult qui m’a dérangée par de nombreux aspects mais que j’ai quand même lu jusqu’à la fin car certains passages étaient touchants. Maise et Evan se rencontrent lors d’une fête foraine. Trente secondes après cette première rencontre (j’exagère à peine), ils couchent ensemble dans la voiture d’Evan. Deux secondes après, Maise prend la fuite. Maise et Evan n’ont pas vraiment le même âge, ils le savaient. Ce à quoi ils ne s’attendaient pas, c’était à se retrouver dans la même pièce quelques jours plus tard. Maise en tant qu’élève de terminale. Evan en tant que professeur. SURPRISE.
Il a 32 ans, elle en a 18. Alors, je ne veux pas qu’on me tombe dessus mais à cet âge-là, j’ai vraiment du mal avec ces grosses différences d’âges. Dans un autre contexte, ça peut passer, mais là dans la relation élève-prof (même s’ils ne se connaissaient pas), j’ai eu beaucoup beaucoup de mal à apprécier cette romance. Surtout quand on découvre un élément du passé d’Evan qui m’a fait rouler des yeux (genre ils n’avaient pas assez de casseroles tous les deux, il fallait que l’auteure rajoute cette connerie)(ou comment l’histoire se répète)(je crève d’envie de vous spoiler tellement cet élément m’a fait rire jaune). Je suis d’ailleurs en train de penser que c’est vraiment ce contexte parce que dans Indécent de Colleen Hoover, je n’ai pas été perturbée, ça ne m’a pas empêché de l’adoré (mais la différence d’âge était bien moindre !).
A côté de ça, beaucoup trop de scènes sensuelles à mon goût qui n’étaient pas forcément toujours utiles et judicieuses. C’est vraiment dommage parce qu’à côté de tous ces éléments que je n’ai pas aimé (je vous ai même pas parlé du passé familial de nos deux héros qui est à se taper la tête contre les murs tellement trop c’est trop), il y a de très beaux passages qui peuvent être touchants. Parce que j’ai beaucoup aimé le meilleur ami de Maise qui lui fait beaucoup de bien et lui donne le coup de pied aux fesses dont elle a besoin. Parce que j’ai adoré le lien avec le cinéma et surtout la réalisation de ces petits films qui montrent bien plus, qui sans son parlent bien plus que des mots.
Des bons points qui malheureusement compensent à peine pour moi les défauts que je lui ai trouvé. Mais je suis sûre que beaucoup d’entre vous l’adoreront, si vous n’êtes pas perturbés par les éléments pointés du doigt.
http://lune-et-plume.fr/free-fall-de-leah-raeder-un-mariage-surprise-de-mary-balogh/
Oh my god. Oh my god.
I think I was expecting a sleazy or a trashy romance novels (bc I pore through those for quick dopamine) but this?? This?? This was actually extremely excellent?
Like I've never met a heroine that I've rooted for more than I rooted for Maise. She's tough and in-control but she's so vulnerable and comes from such a rough background.... yeah. What a bad bitch.
I legit cheered out loud when
That aside, the only reason I can't give it five stars is bc I think Evan got let off too easy. I don't think he deserved any sort of redemption bc he felt like a total irredeemable freak. Ugh. I hate men.
But seriously. This was an intense read but I honestly think it's the best I've read out of the New Adult genre.
I think I was expecting a sleazy or a trashy romance novels (bc I pore through those for quick dopamine) but this?? This?? This was actually extremely excellent?
Like I've never met a heroine that I've rooted for more than I rooted for Maise. She's tough and in-control but she's so vulnerable and comes from such a rough background.... yeah. What a bad bitch.
I legit cheered out loud when
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Maise got the check from Hiyam's dad.... MAKE YOUR MONEY, GIRL.That aside, the only reason I can't give it five stars is bc I think Evan got let off too easy. I don't think he deserved any sort of redemption bc he felt like a total irredeemable freak. Ugh. I hate men.
But seriously. This was an intense read but I honestly think it's the best I've read out of the New Adult genre.