I am conducting what I'm shelving as a 'New Adult (NA) Experiment'. Also, every time I think of this book I can't believe I didn't give it 5 stars. Smart, sexy, and provocative, Unteachable is about what happens when a love story goes off-script.Ġ3/2014: Looky at the beautiful new cover! I love that they kept all the vibrant colours of the original because they really captured the intoxicating feel of the novel. When the truth comes to light in a shocking way, they may learn they were just playing parts for each other, too. Together, they’re real and genuine apart, they’re just actors playing their parts for everyone else. Maise and Evan resolve to keep their hands off each other, but the attraction is too much to bear. That someone turns out to be her new film class teacher, Mr. Someone who sees beyond her bravado to the scared but strong girl inside. It can be an unexpected connection with someone who truly understands her. He’s taught her that a hookup can be something more.

But afterward, she can’t get Evan out of her head. Which is exactly how she likes it: no strings. When Maise meets Evan at a carnival one night, their chemistry is immediate, intense, and short-lived. The summer before senior year, she has plans: get into a great film school, convince her mom to go into rehab, and absolutely do not, under any circumstances, screw up her own future.īut life has a way of throwing her plans into free-fall. Maise O’Malley just turned eighteen, but she’s felt like a grown-up her entire life.

Black Iris by Leah Raeder