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The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

10 reviews

katievallin's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Grief, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence and Pregnancy

mizmanderz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

theoceanrose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Abandonment, Murder, Violence, and Death

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

whatbeccareadnext's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

Adrienne Young writes the most beautiful prose. I adored this novel. It was a little bit outside of my usual genre, but I was absolutely captivated by the mystery and magic of June's life. I read Adrienne's other adult novel 'Spells for Forgetting' when it came out last year and, although I did enjoy it, it wasn't something I found myself thinking about or wanting to read again. This story, however, had me hooked all the way through. It is relatively short, which helped keep the story moving at a good pace, and it is full of intrigue and mystery and just a dash of romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Death, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Gun violence, Police brutality, Gore, and Violence

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence

ctara2123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Domestic abuse and 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

classical_learner's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow! This book is absolutely incredible. Tender, yet serious; easy to read, yet enrapturing; dangerous, yet imbued with family love. The way this book made my heart feel is indescribable—if you want bittersweet yet fulfilling in a book, this is the one to read. A great mix of mystery with character journey. 
As far as the logistics of its time travel goes, for magical realism, it is very coherent; by the end of the book, however, I didn’t full track and was not absolutely certain it made sense. But, by that point I didn’t care. 
Heads up on some moderate spice in the last third of the book—nothing terribly explicit (hands on bare skin and whatnot) but I wouldn’t recommend to anyone too young. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

lizgriffinwords's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I don't know what kind of addictive magical substance Adrienne Young puts in her books to make them SO GOOD in such a short page count. Like Spells for Forgetting, The Unmaking of June Farrow blends multiple genres: magical realism, mystery, and a pinch of star-crossed romance. I hesitate to touch on the plot for fear of accidental spoilers, so I'll just say that the cursed Farrow women were a joy to read about. Young employs the same masterful pacing and tension that will keep readers turning page after page, chapter after chapter, with a frenzy.
Will also mention the audiobook is excellent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Minor: Religious bigotry and Gun violence