christinaecn 's review for:

Unteachable by Elliot Wake

2.0

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Have I read another version of this book? Did I read the same version as the other goodreaders? Because I started to read this book due to all the positive reviews! But I didn't like it as much as the others. There were some things I liked: I liked Maise, the protagonist. She is strong, but also fragile, rebellious, broken and confident. She is a good representation of a teenager who discovers adulthood and herself. I kinda was attracted to the aspect of a relationship between a teacher and student. But there was nearly no build-up. Evan (the teacher) and Maise (the student) meet, they immediately feel attracted to each other, have sex and go one with their lives. They meet in the classroom and they instantly fall in love again and start their relationship (read: sex). I'd have liked better if they just teased each other a bit, learned more about each other and didn't immediately jump into bed. Oh, I'm also forgetting the drugs addicted mom of Maise and the ''dark'' past of Evan. My first new adult book wasn't a spectacle, unfortunately.