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A review by lmrivas54
Forbidden to Love by Kelly Hartigan (XterraWeb), Regina Wamba, Siobhan Davis
5.0
Siobhan Davis wrote an epic forbidden love story in the Mafia world! The forbidden love story is angsty, frustrating, anguishing until it turns victorious. The Mafia world she draws for us is gritty and gory, dangerous and suspenseful. And the characters! I think these have been among the best characters she’s developed. Natalia and Leo are so compelling in the love for each other and the sacrifices they’re willing to make.
Natalia starts as an innocent teenager, full of hopes and dreams, hopelessly in love with Leo, her brother’s best friend. She’s the daughter of the most powerful Dom of the New York families, and according to their traditions, she can only marry a Dom or his heir. As such, she’s been promised to the heir of the Greco family, and he’s a monster. She rallies against her fate, but no one can help her because it’s the way of their society.
It’s frustrating to read about a woman with so many talents and possibilities be traded for power as is done in the Mafia. We see Natalia deal with her situation as best she can and emerge strong and wise. We fall in love with Leo, who is strong and loyal, and so in love with Natalia. The respect for his famiglia, the Dom, his best friend Mateo, make him accept the rules but rebel against Natalia’s unhappiness.
The story is epic, covers several years, and gives us a passionate story of a love that won’t yield to societal limitations. As expected from Siobhan Davis, there are many plot twists, heartbreaking moments, and cute moments. One of the best moments for me was when Natalia met Ben and promised to be a good sister to him.
This story happens in the same world as Condemned To Love, and it brings back characters that already appeared in CTL. It’s not a continuation, since CTL happens during a part of this story where there’s a ten year gap. I had to go back and re-read CTL to remember the timeline of events. I love how the author seamlessly tied one story to another. I loved Ben in CTL and loved reading his whole story in FTL.
This author’s stories are so compelling you can’t put down the book. The drama and the richness of the story draw you into the world and make you feel the anger and the happiness and the sadness that the characters feel. In this book, the mood was more somber, because Natalia’s and Leo’s journey was so impossible, which made the HEA all the sweeter. Another home run for Siobhan Davis!
Natalia starts as an innocent teenager, full of hopes and dreams, hopelessly in love with Leo, her brother’s best friend. She’s the daughter of the most powerful Dom of the New York families, and according to their traditions, she can only marry a Dom or his heir. As such, she’s been promised to the heir of the Greco family, and he’s a monster. She rallies against her fate, but no one can help her because it’s the way of their society.
It’s frustrating to read about a woman with so many talents and possibilities be traded for power as is done in the Mafia. We see Natalia deal with her situation as best she can and emerge strong and wise. We fall in love with Leo, who is strong and loyal, and so in love with Natalia. The respect for his famiglia, the Dom, his best friend Mateo, make him accept the rules but rebel against Natalia’s unhappiness.
The story is epic, covers several years, and gives us a passionate story of a love that won’t yield to societal limitations. As expected from Siobhan Davis, there are many plot twists, heartbreaking moments, and cute moments. One of the best moments for me was when Natalia met Ben and promised to be a good sister to him.
This story happens in the same world as Condemned To Love, and it brings back characters that already appeared in CTL. It’s not a continuation, since CTL happens during a part of this story where there’s a ten year gap. I had to go back and re-read CTL to remember the timeline of events. I love how the author seamlessly tied one story to another. I loved Ben in CTL and loved reading his whole story in FTL.
This author’s stories are so compelling you can’t put down the book. The drama and the richness of the story draw you into the world and make you feel the anger and the happiness and the sadness that the characters feel. In this book, the mood was more somber, because Natalia’s and Leo’s journey was so impossible, which made the HEA all the sweeter. Another home run for Siobhan Davis!