Asher The worst thing about the love of your life dating your brother, is when you shoot your shot in a drunken voicemail … and she disappears for months. But now Oli is back, and working for our band. She seems different—broken, and I want to fix her, but I don’t know how. The one person I can turn to for advice is my best friend, Killian—only he’s battling demons of his own, ones I’m not sure I can exorcise.
Killian I’m in love with my best friend, but he’s in love with our bandmate’s twin sister and the first girl I ever kissed. After disappearing for months without a word, Oli reappears in our lives harbouring a dark secret, and I’m the one she turns to first. Suddenly, I find myself wanting not just him, but her too…
Olivia Can you ever outrun your past? My father abandoned me, my boyfriend betrayed me… The trauma weighed too heavily on my shoulders, so I packed up and left. Now I’m working for my brother’s band, and I’m finding comfort in the two people I shouldn’t. His best friends. I just wasn’t expecting to feel more... For both of them.
So when a fleeting glimpse of a ghost from my past has me reeling, Ash and Kill are the ones I turn to. They promise to keep my secret, but will our silence come back to haunt us?
“I know I’m going to regret this in the morning… But I can’t keep this to myself any longer.”
This is the book 2 in the Forever Summer series. I was eager to learn about our MFC, Oli! She is mentioned a lot in the first book but we never got to meet her and only knew some stuff she’s been through because she is Eli’s (first books MMC) twin sister. We’ve meet sweet and caring bassist last book and got hints of his feelings for the MFC. And we also get to dive into the brain of our fun and bubbly drummer, Killian. Love his character/personality so much!
✨Tropes✨ - Multi POV - Rock Band Members - Lead’s Twin Sister - Best Friends - Brother’s Ex Girlfriend - Forbidden Love - Why Choose/Poly - Past Trauma (‼️Check Triggers‼️) - Mystery - Found Family
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ *wiggles eyebrows* MFM with ⚔️
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!!
Holy Moly. I loved Eli & Bea but I absolutely fell head over heels for Oli, Kill & Ash. The love between all the characters in these books is nothing short of found family. The twins have gone through some pretty horrific things and if you read the first book some things have followed through. Even though they're interconnected standalones, I strongly suggest reading them in order. Oli goes through something very traumatic and feels like she can't trust anyone (not even Eli) so really only trust Callie (bestie) she confides in Kill about her traumas and his an incredible support for her. The tension in this book is through the roof. Ash struggles with his feelings for a while but then realises his hopelessly in love with them both. Every character is so supportive. I can't wait for Wyatt's book!! Another incredible book!!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Oli has been through a lot, she's been cheated on, lost a pregnancy and a part of herself too. After running away for awhile to heal with her best friend it's finally time to come home. Will she ever feel ready to tell her family and friends what happened, will she be able to open her heart to love again and why is it that it's not just one but two men that she's crushing on.
Getting a new job with her brothers band brings her even closer to his best friends, one of whom is also her exs brother. In the close high adrenaline environment of being on tour the heat gets turned up and it seems like maybe the two men she wants might want her too.
This book is so well written, it's paced quick enough to keep interest peaked whilst still building up a fantastic amount of tension between the MCs before that 'a-ha!' moment. There are MM spice scenes that are super steamy but the MMF scenes are blush worthy. A perfect balance of suspense, drama, romance, rockstars, action and spice.
There are quite a few triggers in this book so make sure to check them out before reading.
This book was beautifully done as always with Jl Skye. Everything that happens,the suspense,the spice,the romance and everything in between was amazing but this wasn't just a book about MFM it was a book about trauma, healing, love and the unbreakable bonds between three people that loved each other.
But we cannot forget the spice! It was top tier hot🥵 Those MM scenes were spice as all hell and the MFM still had me blushing.