A review by meganeasley862
A Little Unstable by Elle Mitchell

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Book Review #4 of 2024!
“A Little Unstable” by Elle Mitchell
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Second Chance, College Romance, Nextdoor Neighbor, Forced Proximity, Mental Health Disorders.
PubDay: June 24, 2023
Rating: 5⭐️’s for storyline/emotional vibes and 2🌶️’s for smut/sexy scenes.
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This is my first book by Elle Mitchell and I will be doing EVERYTHING IN MY POWER to have it not be my last. I went into this completely blind and I fell in love with the love that was building between the two main characters. As someone who has had anxiety for more than a decade and bouts of depression, I know from personal experience how difficult it is to live when you are in that headspace, let alone love someone. It makes sense that both characters struggled to fully and healthy love one about her because they didn’t know or understand how to love themselves. I honestly wish this was book was in a series so I could continue to see the MCF/MCM grow in themselves and their relationship.
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My favorite quotes are below:
  1. Page 20: “Most of the time, I feel nothing- like I’m floating outside my body, watching things happen and just going through the motions while not living at all. I was tired of it. I was tired all the time”.
  2. Page 39: “I could be invisible if I wanted to. I remember that was something I used to like- being able to disappear into the background so no one would notice that I didn’t quite fit- but that was before I got used to being liked and learned how to blend in”.
  3. Page 83: “There’s no one like Mila. It’s both too comfortable to be next to her and hard to breathe… How’s that? Um. I think you’re a drug, Mila”.
  4. Page 120: “I hate that you know me like this. Like how fucked up I am. It’s not what I wanted. I think that’s why I get so fucking mad at you…I freaked the fuck out, and she made me take these fucking pills. I thought you said pills are for quitters? They are for quitters”.
  5. Page 157: “I think you’re fucking perfect, and even though I know you’re too good for me, I love that you’re mine anyway. You’re mine, and I can feel it coming off you like waves of electricity or something all the time. It’s the craziest fucking thing I’ve ever felt. Are you mine, too? Yeah, I’m yours. You know I’m yours”.
  6. Page 160: “He’s bipolar. And usually, he’s unmedicated. I don’t think I have to tell you not to tell him anyone about that, do I? No, I won’t say anything. I love him, and I think maybe you do, too. I also think you should probably stay away from him, though”.
  7. Page 171: “Mila, come home with me. Okay… No. Wait. Fuck. No, I can’t”.
  8. Page 172: “I want to be with you. I’m so fucking sorry that I ever made you think anything else because I always wanted you. And not just drunk on a Saturday night- I want to be with you in the morning and the next day and all the other days and nights, too. I just want you- all the time. If you don’t believe me, you can go home tonight and call me in the morning and I’ll tell you again”.
  9. Page 178: “Do you want me to touch you? Yes. You’re so fucking pretty, Mila. You’re the only person I want. Don’t forget it. Even on the bad days. Okay?”
  10. Page 181: “It doesn’t work, Mila. That’s okay. I think you’re fine. I like you the way you are. I don’t need you to be different. I don’t think you need to be fixed…He doesn’t have a hoodie and a coat on like me, and he’s still like a furnace. He smells like our backyards- like rain and pine trees. Like home”.
  11. Page 201: “One was butterflies. Butterflies were good. The other was this needy, desperate feeling deep in my core, a punch in the gut that knocked the wind out of me. I’m not quite sure if that’s what love is supposed to feel like, but I like that more”.
  12. Page 232: “How are you going to wash my hair? I’ll still wash your hair, baby. Give me a minute. After that, though, I want to take you to my room and lick you until you come. Then, I’m going to fuck you again- if that’s okay with you? Yeah, I’m…good with all of that”.
  13. Page 247: “There isn’t enough air in this room. I need to be back outside. I love him. I can’t even look at him. Loving him is lonely- so fucking lonely- and I’ve been lonely long enough”.