Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

6 reviews

melissaslibraryy's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is unlike any other I’ve read (or at least remember reading lol.) The magical realism was well written throughout the story and once I got over the initial confusion I felt, I knew I was hooked. While I’m aware the romance wasn’t a huge part of the story, I would’ve appreciated June and Aemond coming together more other than her relying on her memories for her to love him again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Police brutality, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

jenhfultz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dementia, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Blood

bookishkale's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.25

I thought the prose was well done, and very vivid and vibrant. There felt like there was a little too much going on, and it all made sense at the end but I felt like there was a little too much pushed under the rug with the main plot. I liked June a lot, and I understood her fears and worries. I really liked her and Eamon together, though I found it frustrated at times when he didn’t trust her

because she wasn’t ‘his’ June… because she is? She just doesn’t have all the same memories?

I liked the threads that tied through the whole book but at some points, I think it was just the plot of the book that made it a little messy. Some threads (even if I liked them!) were a little too obvious, but I did listen to the audiobook so that might have changed somethings. 

For any interested audio listeners, I thought the narrator did a pretty great job, but sometimes I felt like she had a hard time with Eamon’s voice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Blood, Abortion, and Abandonment

daylajane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Dementia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Mental illness

thesonnetsilence's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. It is a top 5 read of the year for me.

As a loving mother of a 4-year-old daughter and a wife of a dedicated husband, this book struck so many chords with me. I was sobbing by the end of it. 

The romance and love in the book felt so genuine and true to life for me. The setting of the book was breathtaking and so vividly written. And the writing in general was so beautiful, I didn’t want to stop reading.

I too was a tad confused with the time travel element, however I loved everything else about this book so much, I doesn’t even matter to me.  I’m so happy I was able to experience this story, and look forward to more from this author in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death

theespressoedition's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Stalking, and Gun violence