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theespressoedition's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Stalking, and 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.
Will also mention the audiobook is excellent.
Graphic: Abandonment
Minor: Religious bigotry and Gun violence
brewdy_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
๐๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐บ โข ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ โข ๐๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐บ ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐ช โข ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ด ๐๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ โข ๐๐ต๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด
This book has blown me away.
An affliction that is a blessing and a curse
An unsolved decades old murder
A love that transcends distance and time
This story is told in beautiful, poetic prose that transports us instantly. Nestled into the cozy, picturesque hills of the Blue Ridge Mtns in small-town USA, Jasper is a town where everyone knows everyone, where the annual midsummer faire is a main event, and where June Farrow owns and operates her family's flower farm.
This is a tale of family and a love story and itโs also a mystery/thriller. Young deftly blurs the lines between literary genres, obliterating the normal boundaries. Her words are smooth like butter & made my multi-genre-loving heart sing.
This is a story of 5 generations of women, of the choices they make to keep each others' secrets to avoid persecution, bringing strong witchy vibes. Combined with repressed memories, premonitions, hallucinations, a curse affecting only Farrow women, and an unsolved cold case - this is the perfect spooky fall read.
I loved how we get to unravel the mystery alongside June. Young is the master of the slow reveal, balancing predictability against complexity, employing amnesia to allow June to remember things over time, and utilizing visions to make us question her reliability.
This book made me ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ! ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ - ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐๐.
An unsolved decades old murder
A love that transcends distance and time
This story is told in beautiful, poetic prose that transports us instantly. Nestled into the cozy, picturesque hills of the Blue Ridge Mtns in small-town USA, Jasper is a town where everyone knows everyone, where the annual midsummer faire is a main event, and where June Farrow owns and operates her family's flower farm.
This is a tale of family and a love story and itโs also a mystery/thriller. Young deftly blurs the lines between literary genres, obliterating the normal boundaries. Her words are smooth like butter & made my multi-genre-loving heart sing.
This is a story of 5 generations of women, of the choices they make to keep each others' secrets to avoid persecution, bringing strong witchy vibes. Combined with repressed memories, premonitions, hallucinations, a curse affecting only Farrow women, and an unsolved cold case - this is the perfect spooky fall read.
I loved how we get to unravel the mystery alongside June. Young is the master of the slow reveal, balancing predictability against complexity, employing amnesia to allow June to remember things over time, and utilizing visions to make us question her reliability.
This book made me ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ! ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ - ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐๐.
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Murder
astoriareader's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
SYNOPSIS:
- June is grieving the loss of her grandmother, Margaret. Margaret raised June with the help of a few folks (Birdie & Mason), after Juneโs own mother, Susanna, abandoned her & disappeared without a trace. Over the last year, June has been experiencing hallucinations, including a red door.
- June investigates what happened to her mother, and after a series of revelations, June is faced with a decision to walk through the red door.
- Canโt really say much else without spoiling it :)
MY THOUGHTS
- Involves time travel + magical realism. Also, has suspense/mystery + romance.
- Lots of strong female characters.
- Interesting premise & well-plotted story.
- A good Fall read.
- A little slow in some parts.
- Set in Jasper, NC.
- Young adeptly paints the setting, as well as emotions & body language. While reading, your mind automatically forms a picture with the words.
- As with all time travel stories, it is easy to find some logical inconsistencies & confusion. With these types of read, I find overthinking it isnโt worth it.
- I enjoyed Youngโs clever references to womenโs legitimate issues timelessly being deemed โhysteriaโ or mental illness by medical professionals and society.
TL;DR: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธRead if you enjoy time travel with a mix of other genres (romance, mystery/suspense, magical realism).
Thanks to Random House Publishing and Netgalley for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. It will be published on October 17, 2023.
Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Mental illness
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