Book Review: Suddenly Forbidden by Ella Fields
- KA
- Jan 27, 2018
- 4 min read
Gah! This book is all the things. I'm still in awe. I'm still lost to the brilliance of it.
I thought he'd always be mine, even when I was forced to say goodbye. We were never meant to let go, but it happened anyway. Too bad I didn’t know someone was waiting to take my place, or I would've held on a lot tighter. Two years later, we were exactly where we'd always planned to be. I'd kept my promise. He'd forgotten all about his. Not only had he moved on, but the person he'd moved on with was my best friend, leaving me to begin college with a broken heart. I guess this is the part where I’m supposed to tell you some other guy stepped in, repaired my shattered pieces, and made me smile again. This isn't that kind of story. My heart might have been broken, but it refused to fall out of love. WARNING: this book contains cheating.
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REVIEW
Rating:
Cover - 5 stars
Story - 5 stars
Overall - 5 stars
Content:
Emotion - 5
Angst - 4
Swooning - 4
Likeable Characters - 4
Steam - 3
Humour - 3
Daisy Daniels is in love with her childhood best friend, Quinn Burnell, and the feeling is mutual. It’s always been them. When Daisy’s family up and moves she is forced to leave behind everything she loves, her boyfriend, her best friend, her town. She knows they’ll see each other again, so she holds out hope until they make it to college, two years is nothing, that is until on her first day her life is again torn apart when she finds out Quinn has moved on… with her best friend. Now she must try and pick up the pieces of her life and move on herself. Can you move on when your heart still belongs to someone else?
I’m not one of those people that believes a trigger warning should be issued if a book contains cheating, but I also don’t seek those types of books out either. I went into this book with my eyes wide open, I knew it contained cheating before I started but, I was intrigued by the synopsis enough that I wanted to give it a try. Plus, one of my trusted book people has been shouting about it, so I knew she wouldn’t steer me wrong. And, sheesh. All. The. Feels. Ella Fields, yet another author that has been hidden from me. What the heck, guys? Why? I’m totally blown away by what I’ve just read. I do not remember the last book that had me this invested in the characters and what would happen next. I swore…. a lot. I wanted to throw my kindle on several occasions, I chuckled, and I shed a few tears. Ella is a queen! Her writing just draws you in and keeps hold of you. Making you feel things you don’t want to, making you think things you never thought you would, and making you question everything you thought you believed. I’m still in awe and I can’t stop thinking about this book, I can’t move on to anything else. Ella has broken me. In the best way possible. I know I’ll be spending time with these characters again.
These character, Gah! I had so many different emotions throughout this book when it came to the characters. I adored Daisy and Pippa. At times I wanted to smack Quinn in the face BUT, he did win me over in the end. I was unsure about Callum, but it didn’t take long before he found a place in my heart. I want more Callum! Alexis? I don’t remember the last time I disliked a character as much as I disliked her, in fact, I might even go as far as to say I hated her. I’m pretty sure I was supposed to feel sorry for her, but I just couldn’t. The things she did, the way she acted. No! I really hope there are plans for books for Callum and Pippa, they both need to have their stories told.
The connection between Daisy and Quinn was beautiful and you could feel it, it jumps out from the pages and hits you. The chapters that showed how they were when they were younger really added to this story, it gave them depth and allowed us as readers to connect to them individually and see their growth as people. Seeing them through the years and their connection, it really makes what happens gut-wrenching and heart-breaking. I felt everything. I’m still feeling everything. These are not perfect characters, they make mistakes, but they own them. They’re not intentionally malicious, they’re young and finding their way. The epilogue, man, it is just perfect, everything you could hope and wish for as you read this story. This is a second chance romance that will have you reading well into the night and reminding you why you love to read, especially the romance genre.
About the Author:
Ella Fields is a mother and wife who lives in the land Down Under. While her kids are in school, you might find her talking about her characters and books to her two cats. She's a notorious chocolate and notebook hoarder who enjoys creating hard-won happily ever afters.
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