Review: Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

Did Not Finish Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah.

The stars must have misaligned when I start out with this book. If not, why else will I keep thinking that this is a fantasy story with paranormal elements when it is obviously not.

This story has a great start. It has all the makings of a powerful story to come, one involving the so-called Ursa Major alien and her Ursa Minor dog. Unfortunately, the potential to excel is not utilised to its benefit. I did try my best to read but soon find myself skipping chunks of the story after the halfway mark. It is a sign to stop.

I will have like to know how the story ends but I also do not want to slog through all the slow and boring dialogues. In the end, I do what I need to do by adding this book to my collection of did-not-finish.



Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Publication date: 1 Mar 2019

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After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises.

The girl calls herself Ursa, and she claims to have been sent from the stars to witness five miracles. With concerns about the child’s home situation, Jo reluctantly agrees to let her stay—just until she learns more about Ursa’s past.

Jo enlists the help of her reclusive neighbor, Gabriel Nash, to solve the mystery of the charming child. But the more time they spend together, the more questions they have. How does a young girl not only read but understand Shakespeare? Why do good things keep happening in her presence? And why aren’t Jo and Gabe checking the missing children’s website anymore?

Though the three have formed an incredible bond, they know difficult choices must be made. As the summer nears an end and Ursa gets closer to her fifth miracle, her dangerous past closes in. When it finally catches up to them, all of their painful secrets will be forced into the open, and their fates will be left to the stars.

*Blurb from author's website*

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