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A review by kasiej
Unteachable by Elliot Wake
4.0
Unteachable was a good read in a lot of ways. I did some issues with it though. Somehow I couldn't picture it like it appears most others did. I'm not even sure I'd recommend it.
Let's start with the cover. Pretty right? Yeah, didn't even see the girls face until after I finished reading it and happen to turn it sideways. Makes more sense but I don't think it matched the book, no matter how many times they described the carnival lights.
This story was weird for me. I'll just go ahead and put it out there.
I could not accept and/or like Evan. Was it the age difference? The student teacher relationship? I don't think so. I'm pretty sure it was the lying, hiding, and repeated mistakes he was making. To me he was a villain and I couldn't get past that. Yes, she loved him and apparently he loved her, but I didn't believe it. I didn't feel for them. It was tough.
Maise on the other hand was brilliant. Her character stood out by bleeding emotional struggles in each page. She was real and really broken.
The writing was magnificent. Descriptive in all the right ways. It basically played out like an independent film, which was fitting because he was her film teacher.
The book is definitely on the gritty side. Intended for mature audiences for a reason. The drugs, sex, and abuse are only the top layer. When you continue peeling there's a whole other layer containing a psychological mess. It's heartwarming, exciting, and brutal all at once. Like being beat in the face with a baby polar bear. This is why I rated high. The romance wasn't my style but the rest of the book deserves it's recognition.
Would I recommend it? I don't know. I don't normally have a problem with this type of taboo relationship, but something about the two of them just didn't fit right. Oh well, weird romance is better than no romance?
Let's start with the cover. Pretty right? Yeah, didn't even see the girls face until after I finished reading it and happen to turn it sideways. Makes more sense but I don't think it matched the book, no matter how many times they described the carnival lights.
This story was weird for me. I'll just go ahead and put it out there.
I could not accept and/or like Evan. Was it the age difference? The student teacher relationship? I don't think so. I'm pretty sure it was the lying, hiding, and repeated mistakes he was making. To me he was a villain and I couldn't get past that. Yes, she loved him and apparently he loved her, but I didn't believe it. I didn't feel for them. It was tough.
Maise on the other hand was brilliant. Her character stood out by bleeding emotional struggles in each page. She was real and really broken.
The writing was magnificent. Descriptive in all the right ways. It basically played out like an independent film, which was fitting because he was her film teacher.
The book is definitely on the gritty side. Intended for mature audiences for a reason. The drugs, sex, and abuse are only the top layer. When you continue peeling there's a whole other layer containing a psychological mess. It's heartwarming, exciting, and brutal all at once. Like being beat in the face with a baby polar bear. This is why I rated high. The romance wasn't my style but the rest of the book deserves it's recognition.
Would I recommend it? I don't know. I don't normally have a problem with this type of taboo relationship, but something about the two of them just didn't fit right. Oh well, weird romance is better than no romance?