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Forbidden: Part One by Emilia Emerson

7 reviews

lokeylez's review against another edition

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i realized that this book has a second part and then also a sequel and although the book is good and i enjoyed reading it, i couldn’t find it in myself to be excited to read all of them. all together it’s about 1,600 pages.

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bookmarkedtbr's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Summary
Josie has been through things most people can't even imagine and she's given up hope of being able to find a pack with love. Cam, Ben, and Theo have given up finding an omega for their pack in part due to how horrible omegas are treated by society. When they're paired together by the resistance, they both may have found what they're looking for.

Thoughts
The best omegaverse I've read in a while in terms of overall storytelling. This book was very dark, but there's something about the writing and the characters that kept me hooked. I adored the way the guys always put Josie's feelings ahead of their own and they spent as much time as needed to make her feel secure. The overarching plot about the government and the resistance's fight against it was very detailed and seamlessly integrated. What a crazy cliffhanger though.

FMM, omegaverse, Why Choose?, explicit, plus size heroine, trauma, nesting, knotting, cliffhanger

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cassie12_21's review against another edition

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fast-paced

2.5

If ur a fan of omegaverse with sweet guys, where society is the problem, u’ll probably like this book. 

Surprising Demisexual rep, I’m the opposite of disappointed. 

A/B/O ‘s aren’t my favourite so take my review with a grain of salt. 

A little rapey but no where near as much as typical for this genre. I liked the guys and how communicative they r with each other and her. She is very traumatized by her past, and I really want them to kill the government leader guy and her whole family. 

Mild spoiler:
what is wrong with Dave in the end of the book, my theory is they have like brain washed him somehow, maybe thats what they did to the “good-guy” politicians? I just don’t think he’d say something like that to Clem, and then just take Josie to that room.

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dontwritedown's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

You know ....I downloaded this book seeing a small passage on TikTok. I managed to read a 500 some page novel in under 24 hours.

This book at times reads very Wattpad-y and could have used another edit or two for being so repetitive, like we get it Josie has self-esteem issues, but beyond that it's a really solid romance book with a sci-fi/dystopian subplot that kept me glued to my seat.

Onto the next one!

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restyourbones's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced

3.75

Ben 💙

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jo22c's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring sad slow-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

3.75

I really enjoyed this book. It was a bit of a rough read from a trauma perspective. The characters are loveable and it's a bit like a slice-of-life that has them coming together to deal with their shit. Sprinkle in a bit of fighting to overthrow a distopian government. Be sure to read TWs. 

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owlslibrary's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This story of healing and giving love a second change is an absolute heart tugger and IM SO EXCITED FOR BOOK TWO!
You can not help but fall in love with all of Pack Ashwood because they just have so much love to give to Josie and she deserves every drop of it. 
The driving scene is so funny! 
I can’t wait for more

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