A review by kelsbookreads
Forbidden Love by JL Skye

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Forbidden Love is an utterly compelling read. It is the second book in the Forever Summer series and if I thought book 1 was spicy and mysterious - then book 2 has ramped that up to a thousand plus. 

We follow Oli (Olivia) and her trauma, of which she's trying to unpack and move on from. The push and pull of want, need and despair is done so well, and when we add in Asher and Killian's dynamic (her twin brothers best friends and bandmates) - it's explosive.

Killian's been in love with his best friend Asher since high school, Asher has been in love with Oli just as long, and Oli's complicated past with Asher's brother makes this forbidden love story absolutely delicious when it all comes together. 

This is not a book of gratuitous threesome sex scenes (though those are spicy hot) but about falling in love, of healing, of discovering things about the others that surprises and creates a three-way bond that's unbreakable. 

Add in the element of Oli's past, the underlying storyline of her missing father and the terrible people he'd been tangled up with that could threaten everything.. including her life - then you have an amazingly complex and gripping story that you can't put down until it's finished. 

If you are after:

🎸 friends to lovers
🎸 dealing with past trauma
🎸 brothers best friends
🎸 why choose (MMF)
🎸 touch her and die
🎸 romantic suspense
🎸 healing of parental relationship 
🎸 secret relationship 

then check the TW and dive in! I can't wait to see what Wyatt's story is going to be all about!!