I loved the FEEL of this one more than the actual execution of the story. I liked it but did get lost in the time jumps and felt confused at times. For me, it distracted me from the characters.

Sometimes you pick up a book that reminds you why you love to read. And this was that book for me. Maybe my favorite book of all time? Young gives a story like nothing I have ever read before. I don't even know where to begin. The characters are beautiful, the mystery and time travel elements were strong. The family dynamic was intricate and lovely. Go into this book without not knowing much, you will thank me for that!

Read if you like:
- beautiful and exquisite descriptive writing
- characters that you love and feel like family
- multiple genres in one ( magical realism, mystery, romance, fantasy, thriller and more I'm sure)
- time travel elements



Thank you to Random House and Netgalley for the eArc copy!!!!!

June Farrow is waiting for her fate to find her but instead she ends up following cryptic clues after her grandmother's passing and they may just be what June needs to end her family's century old curse.

I have only read one book by Adrienne Young, and I plan to read more of her books due to the amazing atmosphere and characters she writes.

When I first started reading The Unmaking of June Farrow, I did struggle with the pacing and getting into the story, but once the story got rolling, I found myself intrigued with the family curse and mystery. This book does end up being at a medium pace and does not suffer from any inconsistencies once you get through the first 25-50 pages of the book.

This book was unpredictable, which I really appreciated and enjoyed. I kept trying to make up scenarios in my head to guess what would happen next or later in the book, but I always turned up wrong with those guesses. So, for me that's a plus because the constant guessing made me more engaged with the story.

June Farrow thinks she is hallucinating at first when she starts to hear her named called and then seeing a mysterious door appear. That's when it all gets interesting and brings a very unique idea to the story and runs with it. Once she is able to cross the threshold of that mysterious door, we see June in a place where she can change the timeline of the past and future. However, with being able to change the timeline, she will have to decide if she wants to save the Farrow women from the curse or if she rather put her own fate at risk. With all that we find June torn between what her heart wants and what her head wants, which in total makes it a beautiful journey we embark on with June.

The Unmaking of June Farrow makes the perfect fall/winter companion for those cold days that you want to stay in and lounge around with a cozy blanket and a hot drink and if you are wanting a beautiful, atmospheric fantasy/sci-fi novel with a small-town mystery that will leaving you guessing and will blow your mind, then definitely check this book out.

I can not get over how truly amazing this book was. It blew me away in every aspect. The writing is flawless and I will read anything she puts out

Adrienne Young writes beautifully. Her latest novel, The Unmaking of June Farrow, is full of gentle details that paint the Blue Ridge Mountain scenery with words. Although the narrative spans about a century, everything takes place in one quaint rural town and the book has a strong sense of history and place.

The protagonist of this tale, June Farrow, is a mystery to herself. She knows that the women in her family all have the strange experience of what might be called visions or hallucinations and also unexplained disappearances and reappearances. Her own mind seems to be splitting and she is trying to decipher what is happening to her. She has the uneasy feeling that she’s somehow connected to an unsolved murder from the 1950s.

I found June’s slow progress of solving the mystery somewhat frustrating and was often bored by the quiet tone while reading. This book has a lot of romance in it and while it’s sensual and intimate and well written, I really wanted to get back to the murder investigation.
Probably many readers will find this book moving as it shows the beauty of love and family throughout the four generations of women.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House/Ballantine/Delacorte for giving me the free digital advance reader copy for review consideration.

I recommend reading this book if you like tender, poetic portraits of love and intimacy and family connections. I don’t recommend it so much if you need a lot of action and gripping suspense in your fiction.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House-Ballantine for my ARC of this book! The Unmaking of June Farrow is a story of generational connection and trauma intertwined. I really enjoyed this one!

This book was like following a trail of clues and mystery with a slow burn of suspense and mysticism. What I especially enjoyed was that although there is a fair amount of story that falls within the sci-fi/fantasy genre, it is woven within layers of not only suspense, but layers of unraveling the complexities of what may appear to be mental illness on the surface, with a much deeper and mystical meaning. What made this book difficult to read for me was the pacing, as I found it to be quite slow and monotonous at times. However, this certainly wouldn't keep me from recommending The Unmaking of June Farrow!

An odd little book, honestly. It’s a very nice departure from your usual reads that offer a little mystery. I’m not sure I loved the ending, but also don’t know if there could have been a different ending. I do know it left me feeling wistful. Somehow touching that part of my brain that as an only child I daydreamed in often when I was younger.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I didn’t think I could enjoy a book more than I enjoyed Spells for Forgetting, but Adrienne Young really knocked it out the park with this one. It has been years since I even teared up reading a book, but this one had me crying literal happy tears because some parts of this book were cute! It was an amazing book from beginning to end and I’m so excited to pick up more books by this author! She’s really a phenomenal writer.

not my first book of Adrienne Young book but could possibly be my favorite book of hers?! I need to sit with it for a little while longer to fully decide. I lover her writing, and she has snuck up on me as one of my tops authors when it comes to her writing style. Another beautiful written story. The second chance love the mystery what more could one ask for.

This was a really fun read, though I lowered it a star for leaving some loose ends in my mind. How did the curse start? How does 1989 go when June is brought as a baby? Does adult June disappear? What happened to Eamon and the farm? I guess Birdie didn't have kids, since it wasn't mentioned at the beginning...so she went through all that for 1 generation?

Would love to see a sequel/prequal that addresses some of my lingering questions! :)

Adrienne is one of my favorite authors and June Farrow did not disappoint. She writes such detailed settings and it's so easy to envision myself right there on the page. I love how she brings romance, mystery, sometimes suspense, and a lot of emotion into one book every time I read something from her. The pacing was a bit slower at times than I typically prefer, although it did match up with the setting of Jasper very well. It was easy to feel confused at certain parts too because of the timeline mystery, but it all wrapped up in such a beautiful and emotional way by the end. This isn't my favorite book of hers, but I truly enjoyed it.

I thought this book was very interesting and the characters had compelling storylines, but I couldn’t wrap my head around the timeline. I spent most of my time reading with a confused expression on my face. What just happened and when did it happen? I’m still a bit confused. I’m glad I was able to read an advance reader copy, courtesy of NetGalley. This may be the type of book that needs a re-read to really get it.

An enchanting and mystical story. A brilliant balance of mystery, sci-fi, and fantasy.
Many thanks to Random House and to Netgalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Holy smokes. What did I just read. I was not expecting to love it THIS MUCH. I normally am not a fan of cross over genres, but I could not put this book down. Incredible. Top 5 of the year for sure.

Ok, I was so excited for this book. I loved Spells for Forgetting so much. I had the NetGalley for June Farrow, preordered my copy, and couldn’t wait.

But then it came. It took me so long to get past the first couple of chapters. I wasn’t excited to pick it up.

It did get me eventually, and I loved the second half, but am disappointed by the first half.

This has romance, witchiness, time travel, and murder… all the makings of a good book.

This book gets rave reviews, and for the most part I agree. I give it a 3.5/5 mostly because it took me so long to care about it.

A slow burn of a very literary novel. There's time travel, murder, and a generations-old family curse. Worth the hype and perfect for cozy season.

Thanks so much for the review copy. I love Young's adult books. I look forward to reading more of her adult books in the future.

June Farrow’s family is cursed - and she’s next. June began having hallucinations a year ago. Her mother was renowned for her madness, which led to her disappearance. June is determined that this ancestral curse will end with her, but at what cost?

I read Spells for Forgiving by Adrienne Young last year, and I loved her writing. This book had a similar magical feeling and romance, but I loved the direction the story took. I felt like the blurb for the book told me nothing, and I’m really glad I went in blind.

This book was a beautiful exploration of family and sacrifice, and included several mystery elements. I absolutely loved this book - my only wish is that it wasn’t over!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the advance reading copy.

As a fan of Adrienne Young I couldn’t wait to dive into this book and it did not disappoint! The Unmaking of June Farrow is not only a romance and an adventure in time travel but a beautiful story centered around multiple generations of Farrow women and the different paths they've taken in life.

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So thankful to have gotten this book in advanced in exchange for an honest review! It was fabulous.