relentlesseliza 's review for:

The Forbidden by Jodi Ellen Malpas

3.0

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★2.5/3 STARS★

In the interest of totally honesty I was fully aware of what the forbidden element entailed going into the story. On any other day it wouldn’t have been a topic I would have gone searching for, but with my interest piqued there was no going back.

Truth be told I was looking forward to the illicit thrill of it all. The clandestine, coquettish nature of something that was so wrong, feeling so right. I welcomed having my opinion changed and being enlighten to the unjust forces that stood in the way of an ill-fated relationship. The unadulterated angst, and questionable decisions made under the drunken influence of temptation. Ironically what I thought would have been my biggest sticking point took a back seat to what I would later consider a convolution of over the top drama.

When it came to the characters, I initially found Annie a likeable one. She was career driven, wholly independent, as well as having a good head on her shoulders. Her naivety later on in the story would not only have a negative effect on the way I perceived her, but it also doomed any positive feelings I would have for Jack, justly or unjustly.

There were elements to the story that provoked thought, but unfortunately, on a whole it did not provoke enough of a reaction to leave a lasting impression.