Forbidden

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The story is different from other YA novels in so many ways, but the only one I can really mention is the romance. It didn't feel like a romance to me really (which seems to be a rarity in the YA section) or even like romance was a big subplot. It wasn't a story revolving around two characters falling in love, because Mathéo and Lola were already there.

WARNING! To review this book the way I want to, I need to include some slight spoilers. Please read no further if you're planning on reading this book and don't want it spoilt for you.But you're still in your house. Wearing your pajamas at 2 in the afternoon. Eating empty calories in bed (it's my day off work… I promise I'm not a slob everyday). Kolegyňa si potom knihu naveľa prečítala a bola z tej témy zhrozená, no nedokázala pochopiť, čo ma na tej knihe fascinuje, prečo som ňou doslova a dopísmena posadnutý, čo ma na nej priťahuje. Nuž… neviem to ani ja sám. Vo Forbiddene sa rozpísala Tabitha Suzuma o inceste, o ktorom sa už mnoho popísalo. Okrem toho sa Tabitha rozhodla pre mužského a babského rozprávača a asi to malo vplyv na to, prečo budú mať baby bližší vzťah k predchádzajúcej knihe. Hurt má len jedného rozprávača. Mathéa, ktorému sa prihodilo niečo strašné a odporné. I tak však nedokážem pomenovať dôvody, prečo sa mi Hurt páčil viac ako Forbidden, viac ako 99 % kníh, ktoré som v poslednej dobe čítal. Môj výtlačok je konečne na ceste ku mne a ja sa už teším na rereading. Po ňom budem možno o kúsok múdrejší. In a way I understand Kit. He was 13, the middle child, struggling to be understood. True, he was on the wrong path, but close to the end, he changed. At the same time, I blame him for what he did to Lochan and Maya, but I will not say more because I don’t want to give spoilers.

Troubling Unchildlike Behaviour: Reconstruction. There's no doubt Lochan and Maya's behavior—matter-of-factly putting aside their own needs to raise their siblings and giving up on their own mother—is worrying for a pair of 16/17-year-olds. However it's generally portrayed in a positive light and the best thing they can do in their situation. They do a pretty good job of raising the kids and holding the family together until their mother discovers their relationship. Now, there’s multiple warnings before you even begin the book and there’s a great reason for that. Sam Mariano doesn’t waste time getting into the most uncomfortable scene I have ever read (that I can think of). It was absolutely terrifying what happened only minutes after opening the book. I hope you found a book that caught your interest. Let me know in the comments what you think of these books if you have already read them. I’d love to hear your opinions on them! It was a really sweet epilogue. Read it after you finish Forbidden, It contains spoilers. Dear author… The day Maya falls at school, at home later, Lochan watches her sleep—watching over her because she's hurt.

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The issues I had with Forbidden really came to a head in the last quarter of the book. Again, I will warn the reader – huge, huge spoilers ahead.