Thank you to Gallery Books, Kristin Harmel and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book.

The Forest of Vanishing Stars is one of the books that grabs you right from the first page and you have to read the entire book in one sitting because you have to know what will happen to the characters.

Yona is kidnapped from Berlin at the age of 2 by a crazy lady and taken to the Forest in Poland.. Yona is taught how to survive in the forest by learning how to ice fish, how to pick the right berries and mushrooms instead of the poisonous ones and his to protect herself by killing someone if necessary. The crazy lady dies and Yona is trying to find her way when she runs into a group of Jews fleeing from the Nazis. They tell her how bad it is in the outside world and she stays in the forest to teach them how to survive.

Yona is happy with her life until she is betrayed by a member of the group she is helping and she runs to a nearby Nazi occupied town. Events that happen here will shape the rest of her life!!

This book is a high 5 star read for me and Kristin Harmel has become a favorite author because of her incredible research and stories!!’