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Forbidden by Tiye

Forbidden: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Forbidden series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Forbidden audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Mari (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5listening hrs
BIPOC Stories & Voicesstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Forbidden at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 4,913 BIPOC Stories & Voices audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Forbidden

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 17.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Forbidden5.5 hrs
2Forbidden Secrets7.1 hrs
3Forbidden Hearts5 hrs

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Forbidden is book 1 of Tiye's Forbidden series: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Mari, released April 29, 2025, on the Romantica and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.5 hrs
Narrated by
Mari
Released
April 29, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantica, BIPOC Stories & Voices
Series
Forbidden #1
ISBN
9798350879063

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Forbidden audiobook?

Forbidden runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.

Is the Forbidden audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Forbidden?

Forbidden is narrated by Mari.