Member Reviews
I loved the time travel in this book and found the rules of it very unique and interesting. The way Adrienne Young writes is so beautiful. She makes you feel as though you are living this right along with the characters. This book was just as atmospheric as Spells for Forgetting. As much as I want to be in Washington is as much as I was to go to the Blue Ridge Mountains now. I loved the romance between June and Eamon. I also loved the rest of the characters as well and were just as invested in them. This book was stunning. I can’t wait to read her next book. Will absolutely be recommending this. Five stars!
This book just slayed me dead. I sobbed so hard. Please read this book.
June's story left my mind spinning in the best way possible. The mystery, the drama, and the epic love story that slowly unraveled all kept me coming back for more. I could not put this down. As soon as I was finished, I wanted to start again from page 1. I don't want to give anything away about the plot because the less you know, the better.
I loved this book. To me, it was a little slow at times (and I did have a hard time wrapping my head around SOME of the storyline), but I found it to be so unique. I flew through the book and would definitely recommend it to other readers.
I loved this book!! This is the perfect atmospheric, cozy fall read with magical realism and a bit of mystery thrown in. I was worried at first that I would struggle to figure out how the timelines worked, but Adrienne Young did such a beautiful job of unveiling each thread throughout the story. She writes so beautifully and I just loved sinking into this story!
I wasn't a huge fan of her first book but this one deff redeemed her. I loved the adventure aspect and the characters were super interesting and likable.
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve been a little backlogged with my ARC’s but am working diligently to get caught up. I’ve read a few of Adrienne Young’s books and they never disappoint! The story is complex and the characters are well constructed. I really loved the supernatural/time travel element too! This book gave me all the good vibes and I would highly recommend if you like romance, fiction, with some sci-fi elements!
I personally am not really into the time travel novels. The unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young is one of the few novels that I have really enjoyed in regards to time travel. It is probably because I have read this author's books before and she has a beautiful way of telling a story. This novel is no different it captivates you and pulls you into the story.
I was so pleasantly surprised by The Unmaking of June Farrow! What a story! It is beautifully written, atmospheric, mysterious, intriguing and unique.
I was so invested in what was going to happen and where the story was going. I got emotional, I had a blast, it was truly such a good reading experience. This was my first Adrienne Young read, and I cannot wait to read more from her! This audiobook was also incredibly well done.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this story! I really enjoyed the characters, the theme of the book, the timelines, June's bad/yet good decision making. I just loved reading along and the world that I was being immersed in. Would definitely recommend. I also listened to the audio and would recommend that as well! Great narration!
The writing was beautiful, the plot was interesting, as were the characters. I just felt like the story all around was a little too slow for me.
Honestly I was pretty confused in this. It didn't stop me from enjoying it but I feel like I missed a pivotal part of information.
Time travel
Motherhood
To start, I am not big into time travel stories. I find them to be overly complicated and the rules to be annoying. While I did find that this book did sometimes fall into the trap of convolution, to be honest, it was a time travel story I actually found that I couldn't put down. I think for me, the rules of the time travel didn't matter as much to me as the plot did--the plot was what kept me coming back. The story was lovely, and I loved the historical fiction aspects.
A perfect example of right book, wrong time. I've had an ARC of this book sitting on my kindle since last year and really could not get into it at the time. I decided to give it another go recently and I'm so glad I did. I was hooked from the first page and devoured it as fast as possible. Adrienne Young's writing is beautiful and whimsical and magical and the setting of this book was perfect. I wanted to live in it too. It was heartbreaking and beautiful and Adrienne Young has officially become an auto buy author for me. As soon as I finished this book all I could think about was rereading it again. Allll the stars.
Wonderful magical realism and I loved the atmospheric, ethereal quality of the setting at times. I will definitely be reading more by this author in the future as I couldn’t put this one down. Thank you so much for the ARC!
I am always a huge fan of Adrienne Young and this book did not disappoint. The characters and setting were extremely vivid and I loved the mix of mystery and magical realism. It was an exquisite blend of genres that will intrigue many this of readers.
My only qualm with the book was that I wanted it to be longer and I wanted some flashbacks from other timelines to help flesh out the romance a little more. That being said, I will continued to read anything and everything Adrienne Young writes!
i knew nothing about this book other than the author before diving in, and let me tell ya, I WAS SHOOK. so feel free to stop reading this post here and go in blind when you’re ready to have your brain….shaken. aggressively. would recommend.
i read Spells for Forgetting last year, so i was anticipating a similar atmospheric, more savor-the-journey type of story. instead, it’s this twisty time-travely murder mystery with a low key unreliable narrator and a secret-keeping family situation. which makes no sense but somehow is exactly it?
this story drops you directly into the farrow family curse: the farrow women all go mad. and june’s next.
i have decided my favorite emotion to read about is angst. in this case, june farrow DELIVERS. this book bridges an odd gap between sci-fi, fantasy, and murder mystery, with a splash of family drama and side of romance.
if you’re looking for something to binge, to get you out of a slump, or just for something different, JUNE FARROW.
thank you to @netgalley and @delacortepress for providing a digital ARC of this book for review.
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young was a surprising and twisty book. The characters were well fleshed out and I couldn't put the book down. I look forward to more from this author.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review.
The timeline was SO confusing.
Bits of this book were good but others were really disappointing and sad.
This wasn’t for me- but I could see others enjoying this one.
This was a little out of the norm for me to read and enjoy, I usually don't love romance and/or magical fantasy types of books. But, this one got me! The author composed a masterpiece. Period.
Go. Read it. It's amazing!!!!
I got sucked into this book right away. This was the first Adrienne Young book I ever read, and I regret not discovering her other works sooner. This one has such atmospheric magic realism and is so wonderfully done. The mystery and time travel were fascinating as well. By the end of this book, I was sobbing. I loved how the Farrow women's curse was lifted. My only regret is that June and Eamond's romance was not thoroughly explored. All things considered, this is a worthwhile book, and I will most certainly read more about Adrienne Young's other works.
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.