Reviews

The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur 허주은

221bpinkst's review

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

numeno's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

cassanreads's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review

4.0

4.5/5

Omg I loved this book so much! I have to admit I was hesitant for a while about reading it but it was fast paced and the plot flowed really well!

marieintheraw's review

4.0

June Hur has a writing style that absolutely grips me despite writing in one of the genres that I am the least comfortable with, historical fiction. I love the way the mystery is crafted and unfolds. This is a worthy sophomore novel and I can not wait for the next work that comes out by her.

I received an ecopy of this through Netgalley; however, all opinions are my own.

sienna_canread's review

3.0

Could’ve been shorter

the_nik83's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

_bekah_grace_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

annithebookaholic's review against another edition

4.0

An enjoyable historical mystery with a very interesting setting!

I usually don't like historical fiction, but mixed with a mystery element I liked this quite a lot. I really like the main characters and how envolved in solving the mystery they got. I loved the exploratio  of the sisters relationship and seeing them come together again. It was also really interesting to learn about the culture and time period alongside the mystery.

The mystery itself was also interesting while being slightly predictable, but I was still shocked by some twists!

candy_enthusiast's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25