copy received through Netgalley for review
Angst, drama, secrets and more angst. I enjoyed the story for the most part, but it felt like a repeat of a few other books I have read. There were many similarities but also some uniqueness. I had to work through the kissing cousins taboo. Even distant cousins are off the books for me but that's just me. However Kyler and Faye make you root for them. Faye can hold her own in most situations. Kyler is the brooding bad boy with some added drama. The story twists and turns and gives you plenty to keep your mind flowing. With all the secrets and angst you will be entertained. At times there was too much drama and sometimes I just wanted to skip through it. I will follow the series just to see what happens and to get more on the brothers.

This was a quick read and a fun one at that. I enjoyed the characters and the writing a lot.

I’m really trying to digest what I just read. After a tragedy strikes, Faye moves to America with her Uncle. And that.. is when all the craziness starts. Now, I didn’t really know what this book was about going in. I just jumped in. And Oh boy! it had a whole lot of twists. I felt like I was in Drama Overload. Like it was just pulling, all of these out there things.

Going to high school in America is definitely not like it is in this book. People out right hate Faye before even speaking to her. Her and Kyler, their relationship O M G. I don’t even know where to start on that one. And the huge twist at the end. I just giggled.

The writing is good. I enjoyed it enough, that I actually finished the book. But I think in all honesty, it was all too much. We get requests daily, sometimes asking for a specific person. When I got it, I thought why not, but it’s not like anything I’ve read. Or reviewed before. I felt like I was reading a Soap Opera. Maybe I should of read the blurb.

Now, I don’t want you to think that I absolutely hated it. Because i didn’t. But I absolutely, couldn’t get past the fact that Faye and Kyler knowingly being related, thought it would be totally okay to get it on.

Very taboo love story with flaws but I would read the author again. Faye's life is disrupted when her parents die and she finds out she will live with an uncle she never knew about. The general storyline is good, but the high school drama was too much.

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I highly recommend this for fans of The Royals' saga. I'm sorry if I'm spoiling anyone, but the two of them are similar. Except here there's the factor that they are cousins, which creeped me out a little at the beginning.
The plot is alright, the characters had personality (which is more than what I can say of some others YA), and the writing was OK..
What I liked most was the cliffhanger, as it was absolutely mind-blowing and left me wanting more!
For some rich hotties and atypical relationships, read this book.

3.5 Stars
I'm a little on the fence about this one. While I loved a lot of it, I was rolling my eyes at parts. Kinda has that Tijan vibe to it, which is what attracted me to it initially. But at times they seemed so naive it was out of place. And while I predicted the surprise of the ending, I'm confused as to the ages of the boys and how it's possible.....But,despite my issues with it, I'm hooked, and am totally looking forward for the next one!

So here's what drew me to request this title - forbidden romance, a girl from Ireland, similarities to one of my favorite series from last year, The Royals by Erin Watt, young adult angst, and 7 hot sons. Not all necessarily in that order. Having read Siobhan's work in the past I felt sure I would enjoy this, especially since contemporary romance is so easy for me to get swept up in. I didn't discover until after being approved for the title that this story dealt with forbidden romance between first cousins. So there's your warning there. I figured...hmm...this is stretching my comfort reading zone by a lot, but I'll give it a shot and try to keep my preconceived feelings (perhaps due to geographical location) pushed aside. After all, great works in literature by Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte, and others, often wrote their love stories about cousins. I realize in history this idea was widely accepted and not at all scandalous. I also realize that not all countries have the same laws and stigma surrounding relationships with first cousins, or distant cousins. After a quick google search in the US, cousin marriage laws vary state by state and way more than I realized (including the one in which I live) it's legal. Huh...who knew?! Still, perhaps because I grew up close to a lot of my first cousins, I find the idea repulsive. It may not be illegal where I live, but it's still socially unacceptable and very taboo. I suspect that's the case in a lot of places. So I had to take a serious step back to get into this story. Since the MC's didn't know the other existed for the first 18 years of their life - one growing up in Ireland and the other in the States, I was able to be more open to the idea.

I appreciated the author's note at the beginning about some of the verbiage being odd because Faye is from Ireland and as such will speak differently than the teens in the States do. A helpful glossary of commonly used words or terms is listed in the back.

To the story itself. Yep I was sucked in! Even with all the similarities to The Royals (such as a wealthy family with a lot of seriously good looking sons (Kaden, Keven, Kyler, Kalvin, Keanu, Kent and Keaton), an unknown guardian showing up out of nowhere with legal custody to the girl, mean girls at an incredibly elite private high school, the sons who won't accept the girl right away and are downright hateful, secrets among each member of the family members, among many others...), I was still able to enjoy the atmosphere and the story line.

Obviously the main plot is that Faye and one of the brothers, Kyler, form an attraction to one another but fight it due to the familial relationship. There's a giant cliffhanger at the end that, if I'm being honest, I was like "woah - stop right there! This is an issue that I'm not sure I can overlook or overcome." But because I can't look away....I HAVE to know what other secrets have yet to be discovered and what's going to happen next. There are issues with several of the brothers that I have to know more about. Secrets abound and my curiosity is too peaked to not return for book two.

Favorite Quotes:
All the money in the world is no substitute for parental love.

"...honesty is the cornerstone of trust. You can't have one without the other. If you're not being honest, then the trust is gone too."

Genuine friendships are hard to come by and even harder to hold on to. Real friendship is the sort that lasts a lifetime. The type that can overcome disagreements and differences as if they never happened. And the real test of friendship? True friendship arises from the ashes of separation stronger and more powerful than before.

Language Rating: 2 (medium)
Mature Content Rating: 2 (medium)
Final Rating: 3.5 stars