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The Forest of Stolen Girls

By: June Hur
Narrated by: Sue Jean Kim
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 Suspenseful and richly atmospheric, June Hur's The Forest of Stolen Girls is a haunting historical mystery sure to keep readers guessing until the last page.

1426, Joseon (Korea). Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene.

Years later, Detective Min—Hwani's father—learns that thirteen girls have recently disappeared from the same forest that nearly stole his daughters. He travels to their hometown on the island of Jeju to investigate… only to vanish as well.

Determined to find her father and solve the case that tore their family apart, Hwani returns home to pick up the trail. As she digs into the secrets of the small village—and collides with her now estranged sister, Maewol—Hwani comes to realize that the answer could lie within her own buried memories of what happened in the forest all those years ago.

Praise for The Forest of Stolen Girls:

Junior Library Guild Selection

"The Forest of Stolen Girls is a haunting, breathtaking tale that will have readers on the edge of their seats. With its lush and atmospheric prose, complex character dynamics, and an immersive mystery I was ravenous to uncover, I could not turn the pages fast enough! Hur is an absolute master of mystery, and I will be reading her gorgeous books for years to come." —Adalyn Grace, New York Times-bestselling author of All the Stars and Teeth

"Haunting and lyrical. Beware, this tale will draw you deeper into the forest than you want to go." —Stacey Lee, award-winning author of The Downstairs Girl

"A brilliant historical fiction mystery that is suspenseful, gorgeous and absolutely riveting! Hur brings Jeju Island during the early Joseon period completely to life in a rich, evocative manner that reminds me of watching my favorite historical Kdrama. ... I adored this book from start to finish!” —Ellen Oh, author of the Prophecy series Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Multicultural Mysteries & Detectives Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thrillers & Suspense Exciting
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There's a wealth of history in East Asia that isn't really known in Europe, so I very much enjoy the way that June Hur adds a mystery to a bygone era, sharing with us knowledge about what life would have been like in those days.

The Forest of Stolen Girls is yet another evocative story from a land that has given up its girls many times over for various empires strolling through, and I think that will probably be a story well known to the peoples of Eastern Europe. It's almost funny how power is abused in the same ways, the world over, huh?

Alas, we get a somewhat slow paced story, but beautiful layered world building and a realistically damaged sisterly bond that's slowly being rebuilt. The way the times they lived in influenced the way the sisters grew up, and the way their personalities split them apart is a particularly well done aspect, as well as the loyalty they have to their father, in its very different aspects.

Another superb story by June Hur

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very boring story and gave up after first few chapters . story was uninteresting and lose the story due to nothing to keep you interesting

To boring to listen too

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