An extremely engaging novel set in the romantic world of a Parisian international school, You Deserve Nothing is a complex story about an inspiring teacher who finds it impossible to live up to the standards he wants to set for his students. Maksik has crafted a dark and complex drama in the vein of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, using the multiple perspectives of the somewhat enigmatic teacher and two of his loyal loving students. It is brilliantly written drawing the reader to confront the contradiction of his fondness of Wil with the result of his actions. 

- Ben