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The Unmaking of June Farrow: A Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A woman risks everything to end her family's centuries-old curse, solve her mother's disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the author of Spells for Forgetting.
"Come for the fresh twist on time travel; stay for the love story."--Good Housekeeping A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm--and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow's disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors. It's been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren't there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere--the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own. After her grandmother's death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother's decades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she's been searching for? The next time it appears, June realizes she can touch it and walk past the threshold. And when she does, she embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but also uncover the lingering mysteries of her small town and entangle her heart in an epic star-crossed love. With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible--a story you will never forget.
"Come for the fresh twist on time travel; stay for the love story."--Good Housekeeping A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm--and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow's disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors. It's been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren't there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere--the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own. After her grandmother's death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother's decades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she's been searching for? The next time it appears, June realizes she can touch it and walk past the threshold. And when she does, she embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but also uncover the lingering mysteries of her small town and entangle her heart in an epic star-crossed love. With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible--a story you will never forget.
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EASILY my favorite read of 2024 if I could have lumped it into last year; HIGHLY PROBABLE to be my favorite read of 2025 and it was the first one I read this year. It is that good.
I read the description of this book but I still kind of went in blind since I couldn't remember what the description was by the time I got the book. There are elements of time travel, love, heartbreak, mystery, and 'found family'.
Did I agree with all of June's choices along the way? Certainly not. Did I eventually understand her reasoning behind those choices, eventually.
I was a little lost at some moments with the time travel element, but in the end, they explained it all well enough that I was able to wrap my head around it. This book was overall, beautifully written and tragically breathtaking. There were some impossible choices to be made at certain plot points, and it couldn't have been written any better.
Though some of the book seemed slightly predictable, it still contained twists that I did not see coming, so much so that I had to go back and reread the first few chapters over, allowing me to catch on to some subtle nuances that were thrown in and I would have never guessed foreshadowed things much later in the story.
Oh how I wish I could reread this book for the first time again, or if there were at least a duology out of it, but then again, some things should be left as is to maintain their wonder and beauty without ruining it by dragging it out needlessly.
I know I put this review contains spoilers and maybe it doesn't really, but I wanted to play it safe in case I gave anything away unintentionally.
All I know is, The Doctor's (specifically Nine's) head would've spun reading this novel by Adrienne Young. The crossing of timelines, the paradoxes - he'd have an absolute fit. However, he didn't read this novel, I did, and while I enjoyed the beginning and end of this story, I have to say the middle bits just felt lacking and a little repetitive. I wanted to shake June out of her timidness but by the third act it was like she heard me and took her fate in her own hands. If goodreads had a half star system I'd bump this up to 3 1/2. Quick read though.
I haven’t had a book make me weep that it was over in a long time. This is beautiful and will go on my re-read shelf.
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