I was really looking forward towards this book since i came upon it last year, and i guess i was expecting something along the lines of Angel Burn(know that was a GREAT book!!) set in a school setting and with all the pent up drama of forbidden love(because when isn't forbidden love an appealing trait in a book!), and felt Forbidden came somewhat short....It seems like more often than not books aren't what they appear and publishers are hyping somehting up to what it really isn't....(i.e books like The Pledge, but that's besides the point) 
 I find that i am now hesistant when i get my hands on a book i've been waiting so long to read....Not that Forbidden was a terrible read. it was just a good read, nothing special, not the kind of book i'd place in my favorites-shelve. Hopefully the sequel will have a better story line, but it's not like i'm going to be counting the days until it does come out.