Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

21 reviews

condls27's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I could tell from the first chapter that this was one of those books I could read in one sitting. I had to force myself to put the book down. This has the haunting and angsty vibes that we got in Spells for Forgetting but still its own unique story. I loved it, Adrienne Young is officially an auto-buy author for me now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content

katievallin's review

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

jenropell's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, and Grief

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

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

ahoyitsjoy's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.25

Young is incredible at setting scenes. The North Carolina countryside really comes alive in her prose. I loved the characters, but it felt like the book wrapped up really quickly and not in a believable way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, and Violence

luverbyrd's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

faduma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Stalking

ailiscr32's review

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Murder

Minor: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent

kelseyholler's review

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Abandonment, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

aklovekorn's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I really loved this! The writing and description of the setting is just so beautiful and magical and loved the concept and the woven timelines. If I had one complaint it would be that it just wrapped up a little too quickly - I would have loved it to be a little longer and just take a tiny bit more time getting through the ending!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Death, Grief, and Misogyny