I’m honestly not sure what I want to say about this book… I mean, it wasn’t good nor was it bad. See my problem here? I think it was trying too hard to be the Young Adult Outlander meets Twilight sort of thing. Forbidden had a very interesting premise and an amazing world to work with – but the romance fell short and I could see every twist and turn coming from a mile away. Josie, a young girl, is on her way to live with her aunt and uncle after losing both of her parents in a wave of Influenza. Her new home and guardians are anything but welcoming, and it takes all of Josie’s self-control to remain the young lady she was raised to be when all she wants to do is lash out. The worst part? Her new family even tell her to her face that the only reason they took her …show more content…
While the story is focused and quirky, it feels far more centered on certain events rather than emotional responses and character development. It seemed as though there was a lot of telling rather than showing. Then add in the fact that the story was rushed, over hyped, and sort of anticlimactic – and, well, you’re just left feeling like ‘meh’. In my opinion, the best part of this story is the setting. It was the only thing that actually felt genuine. This was the one place where I could feel as though I was a part of the story, otherwise I just felt detached and like I was watching the whole thing through a television rather than living it like I normally do when reading. The romance didn’t help either. Forbidden is so short and rushed that I would have been extremely surprised if it felt genuine, which it didn’t. This book is more dedicated to the plot than anything else, like I already said, and it really took away from the emotional journey this book should have been. I wanted to like it, I wanted to love the story as much as I loved the cover – but it fell woefully
I would recommend this book to people who love realistic stories. Personally for me it is hard to find books that interest me and this one felt like if I was watching someone else's life while I read it. It has so many interesting points. When you think something might happen
I have a few dislikes about the book. My first dislike about the book is that it was full of vulgar language. I did not like the use of vulgar language in this book. I see no need in having it. Another dislike about the book is that it did not have any pictures. Pictures help people visualize what is happening in a story better.
It’s a novel that has a little bit of everything for everybody. The only reason I didn’t give the it a 10/10 is because it’s hard to nail down who the main characters are (even though I would argue that with so many great characters, there really doesn’t need to be a main character), and there are some sexual scenes in the novel I found to be semi-unnecessary, which might make some people dislike the whole story. However, I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who want a genuinely fantastic story to read, people interested in a novel full of vibrant, realistic, and sometimes flawed (in a good way) characters, or anyone with some time to kill for long stretches, because they won’t want to put this book
I think my favorite thing about this novel was the realistic ending. Some books try to just give you a fairy tale but this book had an ending that mad you think in the end if I was in the same position would I do the same thing. I didn’t like the fact that the novel portrayed mental illness in a way to say that it needed to be hidden and protected. I thought this novel was very believable for the time period that it was set in. I think the ending to this novel was perfect it was an accurate ending to this
The ending of this book was a cliffhanger. In my opinion that is the worse kind of ending, but that’s how that writing persuades the reader to get the next book in the series. Without giving too much away about the end of the story, it was very unexpected. To be
book I was greatly troubled by its ending. I can see why it is an excellent novel, but at
The length of the novel, the fully developed characters ,and lessons held within the story makes it a wonderful book. Alice Sebold is a gifted writer and within the first three pages of the novel, readers are hooked. They are terrified and engaged in the main character's narration and suffering. The plot is beautifully written, telling a horrifying story. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is mature enough to read it and loves the feeling of suspens...
The book is fully packed with suspense and mystery, and has a massive plot twist at the end. In one chapter, Grace is eavesdropping on a conversation with the “scarred man” and is nearly caught. The suspense compels us to want to read more from the series to find out what happens next. The book also has many original concepts too, like ambassadors from all over the world, all living in one place, and i have never read anything similar to it before. like when The book is aimed towards teens, and the characters make everything in it more relatable to their lives, and the story itself is easy to read with all the dialogue, which, in my opinion, made much it more enjoyable.
Personally, I love this book. The suspense is spell-binding, but it is the magnificently synthesized psychological dysfunction of the cast that is oddly addictive. I am not too embarrassed to admit that over the summer I listened to the complete audio version three times. And, for those of you still wondering; it is more thrilling than Gone Girl.
Fans of the novel found that the way the novel is written, you never want to put it down and the action keeps things moving and is quite entertaining. The novel pulls you in and makes you love each of the main characters in it. This is a great series for anyone to read, and it is audience friendly for whoever reads them. There is quite a bit of suspense that will make the novel exceed readers 's expectations, and the twists and turns keeps you guessing and lets nothing be predictable. Some like the way this group of people bands together when they really need to and keep things together so they can all stop the
I did not like the ending of the story. I found that the ending was very predictable and anticlimactic, especially when all the tension was being built up throughout the rest of the book. When I was nearing the end of the book I was already starting to envision the ending of the book and when I got to the end I was disappointed to see that I was correct. I would have preferred if the ending was more of a cliff-hanger and ended completely different than anyone would have expected.
There are several things that I like about this book. First off, I love historical fiction, and this is the genre of this book. Also, despite the author being too descriptive, the book went at a steady pace. For me, pace usually determines whether I will read the book or not, and I never really hesitated, or thought about changing books.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel because it connected the dots on how the Narnia series started. I would definitely choose another book by this author because he makes fictional stories that you cans apply to biblical aspects. I liked the fact that the story connected with the others in the series. I did not like how some spots in the plot were dry and not pertaining to the story. I would recommend this novel to anyone who is a fan of the Narnia series.
Normally I am itching to get to the fantasy bit of any story, but in this novel, I was really interested in Jake far before he went through the loop and met the peculiar children. However, once at the Home, there was a force romance, which I found a little bit unsettling, and so much info dumping that it took me out of the story for a bit. Emma and Jake’s relationship seemed so unhealthy from Emma’s side and forced from Jake’s that I honestly didn’t like it at all and was glad that after the middle part of the novel it wasn’t really brought up. That might be why it took me so long to get through the middle of this novel, I wasn’t interested in the middle of it all that much. Miss Peregrin didn’t seem like anything more than a plot device and some of the peculiar children were cardboard cut-outs of actual characters. This is why the novel only got three instead of four stars from
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.