A review by postitsandpens
Unteachable by Elliot Wake

2.0

I have owned this book since its release, and yet something always made me second guess actually reading it. I finally decided to give it a go, and throughout the entire book, I fully understand why I wasn't sure it was the book for me. The book is written with very flowery, descriptive prose, which works for the feeling the author was going for - the story of Evan and Maise reads like a fever dream, with bold descriptions, raunchy sex, and snapshots of their time spent together (and apart). I didn't love the writing style, and had I been reading it in print, probably would've DNFed. The audio allowed me to get through the entire story, but in the end I came away just feeling rather "meh" about everything. I wasn't a fan of either main character, nor any of the supporting characters aside from possibly Wesley's mom. The relationship between Evan and Maise was toxic - as it should be with a teacher/student relationship - and the other things that were brought into the story to make Maise's life more difficult were eyeroll inducing. I also thought the ending was too perfectly tied up, and with a story like this, was not the outcome I was looking for at all.