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A review by jaxyway
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
5.0
Review posted @ www.bibliobrat.com
There are simply... no words I can use to describe Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma. At least none that would do the novel any kind of justice. It tackles a subject matter that is extremely difficult to read about, and even more so to talk about: incest.
I actually finished this book well over a week ago, but could not bring myself to write a review on it. What can I say? How can I review a book that affected me so profoundly? I just couldn't. I still can't. And honestly, the less the reader knows going in to the novel, the better.
So, yeah, incest. I was a bit worried about that delicate subject when I first came across this novel. It sickened me. I did not want to read it. But I did, anyway, and I'm so glad; Forbidden sucked me in, and spit me out.
Am I okay with incest now? No. But I believe in Lochan and Maya's love. Although taboo, yes, it was beautiful, and it was pure. And yes, I rooted for them, I did.
This is not a book for everyone. If you do not like reading about star-crossed lovers, you will not like this novel. If you require a happy ending, do not read this novel. And lastly, if you require to have coherent thoughts about a novel, skip this. This book, if nothing else, will make you feel, and it will make you hurt. You may not be able to articulate your feelings into words, much like me, but they are there nonetheless. And even if you hate this novel, which you very well may, it will stay with you. Highly recommended, and now one of my all-time favorites.
There are simply... no words I can use to describe Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma. At least none that would do the novel any kind of justice. It tackles a subject matter that is extremely difficult to read about, and even more so to talk about: incest.
I actually finished this book well over a week ago, but could not bring myself to write a review on it. What can I say? How can I review a book that affected me so profoundly? I just couldn't. I still can't. And honestly, the less the reader knows going in to the novel, the better.
So, yeah, incest. I was a bit worried about that delicate subject when I first came across this novel. It sickened me. I did not want to read it. But I did, anyway, and I'm so glad; Forbidden sucked me in, and spit me out.
Am I okay with incest now? No. But I believe in Lochan and Maya's love. Although taboo, yes, it was beautiful, and it was pure. And yes, I rooted for them, I did.
This is not a book for everyone. If you do not like reading about star-crossed lovers, you will not like this novel. If you require a happy ending, do not read this novel. And lastly, if you require to have coherent thoughts about a novel, skip this. This book, if nothing else, will make you feel, and it will make you hurt. You may not be able to articulate your feelings into words, much like me, but they are there nonetheless. And even if you hate this novel, which you very well may, it will stay with you. Highly recommended, and now one of my all-time favorites.