This one is going to stick with me for a long time. I honestly went through a rollercoaster of emotions while reading it. And I can’t stop thinking about it. I don’t think I ever will.

Young’s writing is so atmospheric, that this book and her other magical realism book, Spells for Forgetting, were like a masterclass on how to write feelings into existence. She takes real normal human emotions and sprinkles them with this beautiful dusting of magic and her books take you to another place. They are so easy to fall into and forget you’re reading.

If you loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, you will love this book.

Just wow. I can’t say much about the plot without spoiling it, but I love it so much. Everyone please read this.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

💐 Time Travel
💐 Family Curse that spans generations
💐 Family Secrets
💐 Unsolved Town Murder
💐 Second Chance-ish
💐 Forced Proximity
💐 Small farm town in Blue Ridge Mountains

I read this book in one day because I couldn’t put it down! All the freaking stars! This is an enthralling story about a woman trying to break her family’s curse before she succumbs to it and gets caught up in the fraying of time. Secrets are revealed, emotions are high, and decisions will need to be made.

Adrienne Young is an auto-buy author for me because her stories just suck you in. This book is no different! I wish I could force everyone to read this book! It’s imaginative with infinite possibilities of what could happen to June Farrow. What life will she choose, what vision will she see next, will the curse claim her? I went in blind to this book and think that’s the best way to experience it. This is definitely a top read of the year for me.

What a magical, thrilling, story that kept me on my toes from the first page. I really had no idea what to expect when I picked up this book other than I KNEW I was going to love it becasue it is an Adrienne Young book and she is one of my favorite authors. But let me tell you, I was blown away!

This book took me through all the feels. I was nervous and sad, I had anxiety and I felt the pain and lonelyness that June felt, the anger and the love. The feeling that you belong in two places but which one is your true home. Or even the feeling of is this who I really am.

Adrienne Young is nothing but an AMZAZING storyteller. She pulls you in and takes you for a ride that ends in a whirlwind of emotions and twists. I will never not pick up one of her books! Thank you for an advanced copy!!

The Farrow women are cursed. It's no secret to the inhabitants of Jasper, NC that the Farrow women succumb to madness. A year after starting to hear and see things that aren't there, June's grandmother dies and she begins discovering cryptic clues about her family as well as her mother's disappearance. It's up to her to learn more about her family and try to break her family's curse once and for all.

This book gave off the perfect fall vibes. I enjoyed the characters, the mystery, and the magic. It was full of unexpected plot twists and kept me interested! I will say that it wrapped up a little too quick for me. I think I would have loved this even more if the relationships between the characters as well as the ending were more flushed out.

Thanks to Netgalley and Randomhouse for an advanced copy of this book.

Thanks so much for the ARC! This was hands down one of the best books I have read this year! It was a perfect October read full of mystery and trying to figure out where the book was headed next. I loved the character development, learning how the story unfolded and the decision at the end. It was such a good book! I can't wait to recommend this to every one.

Oh my gosh I loved this book. Probably one of my top books of the year. I went in mostly blind having no idea where this story would go and wow, it was the most beautiful journey. I loved the character of June and learning about the curse of the Farrows. Young’s writing was incredible at drawing you in and describing the world and how June lives. Loved it.

The Unmaking of June Farrow is my new favorite Adrienne Young book! It is atmospheric, magical, and so complex! Recently someone asked me what genres I like mixed together and this book is the perfect example! There is magic, fantasy, and romance and I also loved the time travel elements so much. June’s journey is thrilling and romantic and had me gripped until the very last page. I really loved the themes of sacrifice and love and also how family ties are explored as well.

4.5 stars

This is a really good book about a very unusual second chance romance! This time travel story is full of unpredictable surprises and amazing family relationships. The twists and turns kept me guessing right up to the end and kept reading way too late into the night! Thanks Random House Publishing - Ballantine, Delacorte Press #NetGalley

The Farrow women are known for their beautiful flowers and local business in rural North Carolina. But they are also known for being cursed with madness. As June watches her Gran’s lucid moments decline, she is determined to find out what has happened to the women in her family and more importantly to stop any oncoming sickness in herself. However, after receiving mysterious clues from the past, June’s story thread takes a major turn and leaves her wondering what is reality and who can be trusted.

This author consistently captures the reader and pulls them into her novels — and she has done it again. The character building is great and the add in of the fantastical makes the novel mysteriously addicting. I couldn’t put it down! The romance thread is unconventional and refreshing. The mystery is perfectly balanced with the known and unknown. I truly was engaged and immersed in this world. I definitely recommend this read! 5 stars.

Review based on a digital Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by Random House Publishing Group/Delacorte Press and NetGalley. Thank you!

I've had a very touch and go experience with Adrienne's previous books and for various reasons. However, this was her best book yet and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The mystery and intrigue were on point. And the setting.... sounds so beautiful.

Adrienne has such a way with words and her prose is almost lyrical. It's beautiful. Highly recommend this one.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for a chance to read the arc on exchange for an honest review

My first Adrienne Young book and I LOVE IT! Such a beautiful and heartbreaking book. Definitely a 5-star read!

Wow, what a book! This one gave me all the feels. Magical realism. mystery, family drama- this has it all! Such a great fall read- highly recommend!

Absolutely yes. I loved everything about this. The time travel was so interesting. The characters were all well developed. At no point did i guess how it would end. This was beautiful, I’ll read anything by this author!

Firstly, as always, thank you for Netgalley and Delacorte Press for providing an eARC of this book to review in exchange for my honest opinion.

My honest opinion? I love magical realism. I love time travel. I am a doctor who girlie to my core and usually those elements are everything to me. I understand the many different ways time travel can be explained and I just live for magic in books, especially magical realism. So I should have loved this book! And I *desperately* wanted to. It was my first Adrienne Young book and honestly, her prose is beautiful but I struggled to get into this book and enjoy it.

I kept up with the plot pretty well but I feel like I’m in the minority when I say that this book felt so… boring? I couldn’t find myself connecting with the main character outside of her mourning in the beginning of the book. When she travels back in time, I was so intrigued by what was going to happen but the longer she stayed in that time, the less I cared. I understand that her family didn’t want to give too many details because they expected her to go back to modern day, but the lack of communication over a possible murder of a literal small town minister was really so annoying.

I wanted to love this and like I said, Adrienne Young has such beautiful prose and i’m super open to reading more of her books. 2.5/5 for me but rounding up to 3 because its not that its bad, I just couldn’t get into it.

“We were cursed—the Farrow women.”

i can’t explain the book with my own words but i can tell you what it will make you feel:

- from chapter 1 you won’t be able to stop reading.
- you’ll be confused as hell at the beginning
- does it remind you of outlander a little?
- it will feel like a christopher nolan movie playing in your head
- then you’ll remember when you watched dark for the first time
- you’ll start crying because you’ll remember this is how reading a book is supposed to make you feel: the excitement of not knowing what will happen next, the sudden rush of adrenaline when you’re slowly figuring it out, the not wanting it to be over
- you’ll stay looking at a wall for the next hour trying to figure out what you just read and how to act normal after all that information going into your brain

if you still don’t wanna read it that’s one you but trust me when i tell you your brain will be altered after this one.

thank you netgalley for the arc in exchange of an honest review.

Wow, I loved this so much. What an adventure this story takes you on! The amazing cover caught my eye first and I was hoping the story carried the same vibe… One hundred percent!

At first, I was waiting and wondering where the mystery and hints of magic were going to take us. Slowly reading a little here and there. And then once the story starts to unfold, it was an all out binge read! It’s a little creepy, a little mysterious, deeply romantic and magical. I was hooked and cannot wait to read more Adrienne Young books.

I had put this book aside bc I thought it was going in a direction I hate… I’m so glad I saw a blurb that inspired me to pick it back up- it definitely did something totally different! I LOVE the central trope (which I can’t name bc spoilers) and while I’m not always a romance girly- I thought this book was romantic in a lovely way. So excited to keep reading everything the author writes.

Thank you so much @netgalley & @delacortepress 🖤

What can I say? Every time I read an Adrienne Young book I’m bewitched. I don’t know if I’m even capable of not being mesmerized by these worlds, just when I thought Spells for Forgetting was about to be my number one June Farrow just stole the show.

It’s hauntingly beautiful, heart wrenching but gives you warm fuzzies. There’s overarching plot of murder and mysterious disappearance mixed in with love that defies time and circumstance. I loved every character and every moment and just EVERYTHING.

Just wow, she’s perfect.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC!

Hands down the best Adrienne Young has ever written. This had me captivated, engrossed, and enthralled. The atmospheric vibes made this the perfect fall read, and I loved the air of mystery and magic realism. The writing was simply beautiful, and emotional in its lyricism. The romance made my heart ache. It is a book that will stay long with you even after you read it. Truly, one of my fave reads of the year. Deserving of all 5 stars.

My fave of all of Adrienne Young's books. Just as atmospheric as Spells for Forgetting, the mystery in this one will definitely pull you in. Highly recommend, and definitely purchasing for our collection.