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Review 24| Forbidden

Author: OptimisticDragonfly
Reviewer: _Michelle_Narissa_

Genre: LGBTQ/Romance/Fantasy

Cover: What I got out of it, is the flower is to show that you shouldn't have to be afraid to bloom. Which goes very well with the whole story. (5/5)

Title: I can definitely tell why you called this book Forbidden. The reason why is quite sad, but its perfect for the story. I don't think there's anything better it could be called. (5/5)

Description:  You don't tell what they would be sentenced to death for in the summary, which is something I like a lot. The mystery keeps you curious which makes you want to figure out what it is which makes you read it. You got the description just right, and you keep it simple and dramatic. (5/5)

Plot: (I may have a lot of opinions on this, so I apologize if its really long) I'm probably weird, but I like it when a book gets to my emotions. The plot of this book had gotten there. As I reading this, my feeling were like . . .  yeah, I don't know how to describe them 😂. It has some of that mysteriousness to it, that keeps a reader reading. I love how you chose to have your book about the struggles with being LGBTQ. You get what's it is like amazingly. It's also great how you have the romance between the prince and the servant. I think its just sad on how they are punished. (I'm not telling you to change it, just saying my thoughts.) Gaven and Ethan need to hide because of it which totally sucks. You show how much they struggle to hide. You write their feelings almost as if they are your own. It would be scary to be in the position they are in, I just hope they can get through it. I plan on finishing this story as if my life depended on it. It also brings on more of a twist with how you include the POVs of some of the other characters. You get a glimpse on their background and how they deal with the whole issue with the king. You also get the speed of the story perfectly; not too fast, not too slow. The plot is honest and people who struggle with this type of thing can relate. (5/5)

Spelling/Grammar: You have awesome grammar and vocabulary. Your also a great speller because I did not see any spelling mistakes whatsoever. (5/5)

Overall: I just love your characters. Your character development made it possible to have at least one thing to relate to for each one of them. I always like to feel like a story should be like that especially when its in first person view. Everything about this book is amazing and I love it. You have so much detail and the way you write makes me want to write like that too. Awesome job!! (5/5)

❤mich