Comments on Candace's Book Blog: Review: Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

This book was hard to read. I was okay with gettin...

2012-02-12T08:50:41.681-08:00

This book was hard to read. I was okay with getting past the fact that they were brother and sister but the sex scene made my insides crawl. Great review!

Oy! I SO need to read this one!! I have a copy &am...

2012-02-06T00:18:56.948-08:00

Oy! I SO need to read this one!! I have a copy & have been meaning to read it for ages now, but never seem to have the time. It looks so incredibly complex and intricate and amazing and painful and just... ya. All that.

I haven't read a book that left me this conflicted in a really long time, so maybe I'm due up for one!

Great review! I understand what you mean, even tho...

2012-02-04T05:05:32.331-08:00

Great review! I understand what you mean, even though I haven't read it. I read a similar book a while back that managed to make you root for something that you know 'should' be wrong, but feels so right when reading. I can't wait to read it. I'm so curious to see how it handles the incest part. o: I'm glad you enjoyed it, even if not as much as many others I've seen! But I get it's hard when that uncomfortable thought hangs over your head. ;o

Wow this book sounds surreal! It has uniqueness be...

2012-02-02T10:37:03.141-08:00

Wow this book sounds surreal! It has uniqueness because I've never heard anyone put incest into words in a book before and it would be interesting to read how this author has interpreted it.

This was such a hard book to read, and a hard book...

2012-02-02T08:05:57.570-08:00

This was such a hard book to read, and a hard book to review, too. The ending was absolutely brutal...I'm not sure it really could have ended any other way, but still. Hard to take, although I loved it because the author was wrote about emotions in such an honest and believable way.

I agree that I'm unsure whether it should be classified as YA, though.

This book, was something else for me! This may ex...

2012-02-01T22:25:49.640-08:00

This book, was something else for me!
This may explain my words better:
http://www.betweenthepagesreviews.com/2012/01/review-forbidden-by-tabitha-suzuma.html

You have a great review! I am glad that you liked it. This is a book I think that everyone should atleast TRY

This book destroyed me, it tore me up inside. That...

2012-02-01T21:26:10.649-08:00

This book destroyed me, it tore me up inside. That's the only way I can describe how it made me feel. I bought the book because I couldn't not own it, but I highly doubt that I'll ever reread it.

I was able to ask Tabitha some questions and it made me feel slightly better about the book--> http://unautrehistoire.blogspot.com/2011/06/author-interview-tabitha-suzuma-of_23.html

I don't know, I to was totally confused about this book. I ugly cried at the end of this book. Like ugly cried.

I know what you mean, Candace. It's enough tha...

2012-02-01T20:28:06.361-08:00

I know what you mean, Candace. It's enough that a brother and sister fall in love, but to add such detailed descriptions to their sexual encounter made the story not only cross the line but leave it miles behind. It was uncomfortable, and totally not YA. I read the book and immediately wondered who the intended audience was supposed to be.

Oh now I must read it to know about this ending. I...

2012-02-01T18:05:45.010-08:00

Oh now I must read it to know about this ending. I've had it on my TBR list forever but never got around to it. I love a book with a shocking ending it really makes it stand out and memorable I find.

I have to say that I thought this book was brillia...

2012-02-01T16:30:16.907-08:00

I have to say that I thought this book was brilliant because it forced the reader to fill all of this emotions. I couldn't help but ultimately loving it.

I loved this book so much, but I can completely un...

2012-02-01T15:22:55.622-08:00

I loved this book so much, but I can completely understand having mixed feelings about it. It is uncomfortably detailed and the subject is hard any way you look at it. I still just wanted them to be together. It even makes me kind of uncomfortable to think back on how much I wanted them to be together. But I did!! Lol The ending destroyed me. I wasn't expecting it. Overall I just really loved how many things this book made me feel.

I'm on my phone so I really hope this comment goes through. =\

There were things that I did and didn't like a...

2012-02-01T12:36:19.030-08:00

There were things that I did and didn't like about this one as well. It was hard for me to get behind their relationship and cheer for it. But I definitely didn't want things to go as badly for them as what happened. So I guess it succeeded in making me question HOW bad it really was, you know?

Great review!

Wow...kudos to you for being brave enough to read ...

2012-02-01T12:08:54.768-08:00

Wow...kudos to you for being brave enough to read this one and write such an honest review (that's why I love your blog). I know that I couldn't pick up a book like this...I sometimes feel like I am bawling through every other book that I read and I just know that this one...would absolutely break my heart.

♥Melissa

It's hard to read books outside of our comfort...

2012-02-01T11:34:47.578-08:00

It's hard to read books outside of our comfort zone. But at the same time, it opens up conversations we might not have had otherwise, right? Good for you for seeing it through, and giving your honest interpretation of this book. Forbidden has actually been on my wishlist for a while, even after having read so many conflicting reviews. (And I definitely am a HEA kind of girl too!)Nice job Candace:)

"But when him and Maya are together I just fe...

2012-02-01T09:25:39.817-08:00

"But when him and Maya are together I just felt so terrified. Like waiting for a bomb to go off. I knew nothing good could come of it but at the same time I desperately wanted their happiness."

I know that exact feeling! I've read a couple books where I have such anxiety while reading that I practically give myself a stress-induced ulcer:) I both really want to read this one and also don't because I'm a HEA kind of girl, and that clearly is not something that happens here. I'm all nervous just reading your review!

Yay, I'm so glad that you gave this one a chan...

2012-02-01T08:30:25.782-08:00

Yay, I'm so glad that you gave this one a chance that that you tried to keep an open mind while reading it.

Everything about this book is perfect in my eyes. I have no problem with the incest in this book and I feel the book is something people should read about. So many people judge this one before they get the chance to even read it. If you want to judge it after you read it then go for it but not before.

I actually had a friend read this one and she said it was so difficult and heartbreaking but it was one of the best books she has ever read! I feel the same way, this one just blew me out of the water and I can't wait for more books from Tabitha.

Thank you, thank you for giving this one a try even if you didn't love it in the end. :)

I, too, was conflicted as I read this story. In th...

2012-02-01T07:48:47.495-08:00

I, too, was conflicted as I read this story. In the end I decided that I loved it, because it's the ultimate reading experience. You're angry, you're frightened, you're sad, you're feeling whatever these characters are feeling.