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Unteachable by Elliot Wake
4.0

“That's all life is. Breathing in, breathing out. The space between two breaths.”

Was hesitant going into this because of the age-gap relationship, but it’s done well and makes sense for the people in this book (and it’s legal lol). Overall, it had way more substance to it than I expected, it’s beautifully written and will definitely have you reflecting on life and happiness.

It’s very real, the story and characters are very intentionally imperfect.

The author has a knack for describing the obscure and fleeting feelings/thoughts that we all have as humans but are usually unspoken and seem to be nearly impossible to sum up in a few words. So it’s super relatable & I honestly don’t know how someone could read this and not end up relating it to their own self/life/issues.

A bit overkill with the amount of sex scenes, especially around the middle of the book. It starts to drag a little but it picks back up towards the end - which is a satisfying one.