Adrienne Young people!! Loved the magical realism of this book — wish I could relive my reading experience in this fictional world for the first time again. Making choices, testing the hands of fate… deciding to walk through the door… choosing which version of life to live. So so many what ifs. I adored this book and think everyone should read it.

genre-bending, spellbinding, and so beautiful - what a well-crafted story full of romance, mystery, and magic!

What a magical, cozy, mysterious read this was! I really enjoyed this book, a lot. Being from North Carolina, the setting automatically had me enthralled - I am a huge fan of the NC mountains! This book is perfectly atmospheric and unsettling, in all the best ways. I loved the family dynamics and characters! I did have a hard time understanding the timelines for all of the time travel. I ended up giving up on trying to have it all down and enjoyed the story much more when I let it go. I definitely recommend this one for anyone who loves mysteries and magical realism.

I loved this one. It was a very unique story, and I was very emotionally invested by the end. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys magical realism or a murder mystery. Bonus points if you like both!

I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

This story really messed with my brain, trying to follow the timeline and the characters’ very complicated relationships. But the story was really beautiful, and the bonds between the characters were strong. This was an exploration of family, memories, and choices with a very satisfying ending.

I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did! I loved the unique take on time travel and that it really makes you think. The whole book was just beautiful. I loved the relationships between the Farrow women and as much as I am a fan of this being a standalone, I also love the idea of having more stories with the Farrows. My favourite Adrienne Young book yet.

Usually I love Adrienne Young books.. but this one I didn't really start to really enjoy until about 60% of the way in. It was slow at first and the time line and explanations of the time jumping was just really really confusing which didn't make it enjoyable at all. But once I got over half way through the book I found myself enjoying the plot more and all of the twist and turns that Adrienne wove in were super good! And the end of the book.. just truly beautiful, love really does conquer all! If you like time travel, romance and mystery definitely check it out!

I truly struggled with coming back to reality after I finished reading this book. I'm pretty sure that I just stared at my kindle until I could register that it was over. This is very much a rambling review, so I am sorry. I am just amazed at this book.

Adrienne Young somehow blows me away with every new book. The Unmaking of June Farrow is so beautifully written, almost heartbreakingly so. Adrienne's imagination and her way with her words are something else. I really cannot explain it. There is something about her books that just keeps me reading, keeps me wanting more, and makes me not want to put the book down at all.

The unmaking of June Farrow is such a unique read that I fell in love with very quickly From the time travel and the historical small town full of secrets and mystery to the romance and the many many sacrifices, I was so immersed in following June's story as well as the other characters that I was reading this until midnight; reality did not exist.

This is very much a story that will stick with me for a very, very long time. It's barely been 24 hours since I finished the book, and it's the only thing I have been able to think about, and I had plans to read other books today.


Thank you so much to the publishers and Netgalley for allowing me to have this e-arc

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 stars! I am such a fan of the way Adrienne Young writes YA, and I loved my first adult book from her. In the town of Jasper near the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Farrow women are cursed with a descending madness that June Farrow cannot explain. “Every woman in the Farrow family was different, but the end was always the same.” “We were the limbs of a broken tree with poisoned roots.” June is determined to be the last Farrow, but an opportunity to solve her mother’s disappearance and change her fate sends her into the unknown.
The writing in this is so stunning and I loved the mystery and romance woven into this story. I love when a book can be both heavy on the vibes and atmosphere of the story and still have such an intriguing and engaging plot; I’ve truly not read a story like this before, it was so beautiful!

I’m in tears. Can you imagine what it would be like to exist in two different timelines, one in which you have a family and you can’t remember any of it? Or having to make a choice to break the family curse or have children?

What an amazing and beautiful story of the complexity of life. Despite being a magical fantasy, I think the themes of family and how fragile life is reign true in the real world.

I understand that people might not like this novel because of how the extensive and detailed plot sometimes led to questions and confusion. But I honestly think that leaving some things open ended added to the brilliance of the writing.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me access to this novel!

I will never stop recommending this book until my dying day.

I absolutely loved this book. It was really well written and it was also surprising. Thank you for the arc. I really appreciate it.

First 5 star read for 2024!! And dare I say that Adrienne Young is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors?

The Unmaking of June Farrow had me at the edge of my seat. While I wasn't quiet sure how the time travel was working, I believe that was intentional. You are following along while June herself discovers what she and the women in her family are capable of. I felt like I was right there beside her and loved every minute of it!

Filled with magical realism, farm life in the early 50's, and romance, I could not put this down. If you loved Spells for Forgetting, or even if this is your first book by Adrienne Young, I highly recommend The Unmaking of June Farrow.

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing for an ARC in exchange for honest review.

3.5⭐️
I have mixed feelings for this book. I think the author is a beautiful author and there are other books of hers that I loved. This one missed the mark, and I can’t quite put my finger on why. Perhaps my biggest complaint is that when an author ads magical realism into a plot, I think that I can go one of two ways. Add a whole other layer of complexity and beauty, or it almost as a scapegoat for any plot points they don’t quite have a clean solution. I think this one fell into the second option. Many have loved or will love it. It just wasn’t for me!

"The Unmaking of June Farrow" is a book that stayed with me long after I finished it. While I still don't fully understand the logic of the time travel, the characters hooked me from the start. It's a beautifully written book with nuanced, compelling, multi-dimensional characters I loved getting to know. Living inside June's head was a treat.

Titular June Farrow comes from a long line of women who are known to go "crazy" at the end of their lives. Slipping in and out of reality. But do they really? The unfolding of this mystery was my favorite part of the novel. What decisions will June make? What decisions would I have made in her situation? What is "right?" What hurts the least? What do you do when you can choose your life and who you love?

I love a strong female character and this novel was full of them. I look forward to reading more from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a beautifully written book & it broke me in all the right ways! This author has been on my radar for a while now & I wholeheartedly regret waiting so long to jump on the bandwagon. This book is easily one of my new found favorites that I will be thinking about for a long time. I honestly can’t wait to read another book by Young, but the Farrow’s will always hold a special place in my heart.

Young has figured out how to give you just enough detail to where you feel like you’re there without it being too drawn out. It was so well written that it really felt like I was living June’s life & watching it all play out before me. It was a unique take on time travel which I’ve always been fascinated with but the love story & all the details that wove together to make the whole story is what really pulled me in and pulled my heartstrings & had me bawling like a baby on more than one occasion. I stayed up way too late to finish this book and I have NO regrets. Do yourself a favor… run, don’t walk to where you purchase books and pick this one up.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Delacorte Press & Adrienne Young for an eARC of this amazing book in exchange for an honest review.

Ultimately, I did like this book. I feel like it had a really interesting storyline and a cast of lovable, if complicated, characters. Where I got a little lost was the time travel aspect. Time travel has always been something that I can’t quite wrap my mind around and this one has what felt to me like an added layer by having the main character basically double time traveling. However, I recognize that this is more a personal preference (read: struggle) of mine so I don’t want that to take away from my overall feeling of this book. I definitely became invested in the characters and their lives. I find that if I don’t think to hard about the time travel, it was definitely an enjoyable read!

I have read several books by this author now, and I must say I have enjoyed them all. The Unmaking of June Farrow is the first of the author’s adult novels I have read.

This story was very different from what I was expecting, but in a good way. The threads of the story took unexpected turns, and I really liked how the author weaved them together.

I will definitely continue to read books by this author.

📖 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥-𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘈 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩.“

June Farrow knows one thing with absolutely certainty; every woman in her family is cursed to lose their minds. Her mother abandoned her in an alley when she was 7 months old and then disappeared. She’s been raised by her Gran on their family’s flower farm. When her Gran dies, June realizes that the ‘sickness’ has started and makes it her mission to figure out what happened to her mother before she loses her mind. Her delusions are coming more frequently, and she can’t help but feel drawn to the Red Door that keeps appearing. What will happen if she opens it?

I was excited to finally read this book because I've heard nothing but great things about it.

This book was a mind bender but so freaking good! I felt all of June’s emotions, and cried both happy and sad tears at the end. June is such a strong FMC and you want to root for her to break the curse. The MMC was charming and definitely left me swooning.

The ending of this book is something that I will think about for a long time. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of time travel romances!

Tropes:
⏰ Time Travel
✨ Magical Realism
💞 Romance
🗺️ Fantasy

Thank you to NetGalley for my free digital copy of this book so that I could share my honest review!

Yall Yall Yall., 4.75 stars! This is so brilliant like I love this fantasy sci-fi alot! This genre is something I am not familiar with but not only is this plot unique but so twisty and unpredictable that left my jaw on the floor. Best to go into this book blind and definitely a top must read!

Thank you Netgalley and Random House!

Thank you, NetGalley for the advanced copy of The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young. This was overall one of my top 2023 rates. I loved the magical realism in the story.