Reviews

The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel

mackenzie72's review

5.0

Audiobook listen

fnlovestoread's review

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

creedmk's review against another edition

4.0

I had no idea that so many Jews escaped to the forests and hid out for years to avoid the Nazis.  This was a fun mix of magical realism and historical fiction, the characters were well defined and I especially loved the main character.

_e_reads's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.75

ninjamuse's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Blood, Death, and Genocide

Minor: Sexism, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Animal death

erin310's review

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

ashlobennett's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

nessaraehall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

shelbyandpaws's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

nancysweitzer's review

mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0