A review by alrightieaphroditie
Unteachable by Elliot Wake

3.0

three stars ∗ genuinely was not expecting to love this book as much as i did!! i was so shocked when i started it bc i thought it’d be one of the boring/uninteresting novels within this genre - this reasoning purely based on the average star rating alone - but i was simply blown away by the writing and by the main character, maise. i was pulled into the story immediately and connected with maise in ways i didn’t imagine i would. while the generic plot has nothing new to really add, i believe that the characters in this novel and their developments and the captivating writing really set this novel apart. i can definitely agree that there were some overly cliche moments, but honestly sometimes that’s what you need to read, ya know? overall, this was a surprisingly fantastic read and i’m thinking about picking up some of the authors other books!