A review by amgs90
Unteachable by Elliot Wake

5.0

5 STARS!!!!

That. Was. Amazing.

Wow, I'm speechless. This book made me felt a lot of things. Most of the time I didn't even know what I was feeling or what was going on. But it was so intense. I loved every page.

The writting was brilliant. Everything from the description of the scenes, the feelings, the emotions, the sex... it was extremely well written and I learnt a lot by reading this story.

The characters were well developed, deep personalities, real problems, mixed feelings about them at some points... I didn't know if I loved them or hated them. Well yeah, I loved them, I absolutely loved them, even Park was nice to know. Of course, I hated Hiyam and a few more but overall it's good when you can feel the characters in a book.

I loved the film making references, the film world metaphors, I'm a fan of this subject so I felt like I was living that class with them. It felt like I was actually watching a movie, picturing every scene and transition and movie element during the story.

I'm a sucker for student/teacher relationships. You always know what could happen if they get caught, or how much trouble they could get into, not socially but also emotionally. But what makes this story different from others, it's the way it's written and the way things happen for Evan and Maise. It feels pretty realistic and intense, and not everything is perfect or happens coincidentally or just because.

The quotes I got from this book are a lot and fantastic. And I can't chose a favorite line or scene, because I adored it from start to end. I found myself making lame excuses to stop reading because I didn't want to finish, and that happens to me when I'm really enjoying a book and I'm amazed by it.

I loved/hated Maise. I disliked her at first because of her cockiness and lack of care, but I also admired her because of it, and how brave and strong she is. Also she is very independent, and mature and inmature at the same time. The good part about it is that she realizes about everything with time, step by step.

Wesley was one of my favorite characters. He was so smart and kind and cute. At some point I didn't know if I hated him a bit but then I could understand why he acted the way he did.
SpoilerI kept hoping Maise would try something with him but at the end I'm glad nothing happened, it would have been unrealistic and cliché and I'm happy that Maise stayed true to her feelings for Evan


Evan. Oh, Evan. Mr. Wilke. That was one hot teacher. I really loved everything about him. His secrets, his actions, his sexyness. He could be wild and desperate one second and then all kind and sweet, but always passionate. His relationship with Maise was kind of weird sometimes, it made me think a lot and try to understand things from different perspectives.

The sex scenes were incredible. Amazing. Intense, deep, heartbreaking, heartwarming, hot (really hot), keeping the realism and always showing emotion. They were beautifully described and I loved every second.

So this is a favorite for me. Congrats to the author for this masterpiece that I highly recommend. It was so worth it.