As one of the few people who didn’t care for last years Spells for Forgetting, I wanted to give this author another chance. This book was compulsively readable but for me it was just missing something. I should also say I read The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman at the same time and both stories have very similar plots which had me comparing them to each other rather than on their own merit.
This book wasn’t for me but I feel will be loved by lots.
Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the ARC.

I’m a big Adrienne Young fan and will read anything she writes. This book is absolutely her best work.

In this one, June Farrow is determined to be the last Farrow woman to suffer from a generations old curse. No one creates atmosphere quite like Adrienne Young… here it’s a flower farm in rural North Carolina that immediately captures your attention. A young woman raised by her grandmother, there’s family history and drama, romance, beautifully woven time travel, strong and conflicted women, a touch of mystery.

That’s all you need to know. I highly recommend you go into this one blind and just let yourself be completely drawn into June’s world.

I have no notes. This book is perfection, and easily one of the best books you’ll read this year.

This is a wonderfully complex story, with great twists and a mystery that kept me turning page after page, and made me ignore real life for awhile.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 / 4.5 stars

A beautiful story about transcendent love and the lengths one will go to, to protect that love.

I enjoyed the time travel and mystery elements, as well as the thrilling suspense that the author brings to the book. It's reminiscent of Outlander, but it's the family bloodline that allows for time travel rather than a place.

I would have liked some more background on the Farrow bloodline, and the time travel was a little confusing to follow at times; so I deducted a half star from my overall rating.

Special thanks to NetGalley, Delacorte Press, and the author for this digital Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review.

Beautiful fall read. Pairs perfectly with crisp leaves and hot, black tea. Gorgeous genre bend with elements of mystery, time travel and fantasy. The overall tone and lyrical prose is reminiscent of The Invisible Life of Addie Larue. Emphasis on family and love eternal. This book is wonderful for those wanting Appalachia scenery, but with a melancholy feel. Wonderful for a rainy weekend in.

Happy pub day to this beauty!!

This was my first book that I read by Adrienne Young and it most definitely won’t be my last! Definitely add this to your fall tbr if you haven’t already! The magic, the mystery, the romance, this one has it all!

I went through all of the emotions in this one, and it was just so beautifully written! The main character, June, is a strong independent woman who will do absolutely anything for her family (regardless of the year that she’s in).

Thank you to @netgalley for this advance readers copy!🫶🏼

The Farrow women are not like others and June Farrow is the last of her line... but she soon finds herself having the ability to travel in time and must solve the mystery that connects her mother who disappeared and a murdered minister and why is it that she landed in 1951 and the fact that apparently in this time she has a husband and child. In the small town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is the caretaker for her grandmother who just died, and now she doesn't know what to do with her life. All she knows is that she has begun to see and hear things, a common madness that plagues the Farrow women, and the strange mystery of her mother's disappearance. When she receives a letter with a photo of a famous murdered minister that shows him being married to her mother in the 1900s, despite her being in 2023, June begins to spiral trying to solve this mystery. Then a door appears and she finds herself being transported back into 1951 and has no clue why. June is apparently married in this time and has a daughter and now she has to figure out her family's curse, her mother's disappearance, and why she was transported back to this time. This was a really unique magical realism time traveling story with a mystery and a tiny bit of romance. Adrienne Young's writing is absolutely beautiful and the story was really interesting. I normally avoid time travel stories but this one was a really interesting one to read. If you enjoy time travel with a bit of mystery then give this a go I think you'll love it!

*Thanks Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Delacorte Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

My thanks for the ARC goes to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Delacorte Press. I'm voluntarily leaving a review.

Genre: Women's Fiction, Magical Realism, Time Travel, Fantasy, Mystery, Weird Fiction
Spice Level: Medium. (Open door scenes but not overly detailed compared to some romance novels.)

Wow! I had no idea how much I would love this story.

THE UNMAKING OF JUNE FARROW is so many things—definitely women's fiction, but it's also mysteries and magical.

I LOVED that I was learning everything at the same time as June. She is thrown into a world she didn't expect or know existed. The layers of discovery are amazing! I never knew where it would go next, but the story also made perfect sense because everything is foreshadowed or woven into the narrative.

I also loved June—she is complex and must make serious decisions. In fact, life-altering decisions.

The best way to read this story is to go in as blind as possible. There are elements that remind me of THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY, PIRANESI, and other books that are hard to describe because they're weird and niche. I hope this book blows up because it deserves it.

I highly recommend this book!

Happy reading!

Every once in a while, you come across a book that just leaves you in wonder when you finish it. It's a combination of wondering what did I just read and just savoring a really well written, emotional love story. This was one of those books.

This book really showcases deep, familial love, as well as once in a lifetime true love. It just leaves you with a warm, fuzzy feeling when you finish. And possibly a slight headache from trying to keep up with the storyline and figure out the twists! 😂

The first couple chapters were a little slow to start for me, but I am so glad I gave it a chance... it was an amazing story! Definitely a great autumn read!

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy!

I felt this book in my soul. What a joy to immerse myself in this masterpiece! This story was nowhere near what I expected, in the best way possible. I smiled, I was perplexed, I gasped, my heart raced, a little dumbfounded, and then I smiled some more. This twisty mind-bending tale breaks reality in such a clever way that left me in awe and shock. Actually wrapping my head around this story had me so engrossed and engaged that I never wanted it to end. Of course I wanted answers to the mysteries enfolding, but I also loved being along for the ride.

This story has some magic, some mystery, some romance, a lot of drama, and so many questions that beg to be answered. The fast moving plot was thoroughly unpredictable and kept me on my toes until the very end. Woven within the multi-layered plot are feelings of searching, longing, and falling in love again. Filled with lovable, beautiful characters, this is a story that will stay in my heart and mind for a very long time.

I am grateful for Penguin Random House - Delacorte Press, Adrienne Young, and NetGalley for the gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.

Adrienne Young delivers a riveting small town mystery with a side of romance and magic. The Unmaking of June Farrow have me Practical Magic vibes- set in a small town in North Carolina and follows a family curse. Beautifully written and with rich characters. One of Adrienne Young's best book.

5 STAR ALERT!! This may be my top read of 2023. I don't give 5 stars often, but 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 is everything I want in a book.

Beautifully written and full of emotion, June's story is multi-layered with mystery, romance, and magical realism. Between the mother-daughter dynamics and the heartbreaking decisions made in an attempt to end the Farrow women's curse, it fully captured my attention. Adding more complexity with the limits of the time travel and multiple timelines, I saw no hopeful way to end her story. I am in awe on this author's talents.

With Brittany Pressley narrating, you can't go wrong with either method for reading. I did both as I could not stop reading.

Thanks to @netgalley for the advanced copy! Pick up yours on 10/17/23!

A spellbinding mystery that twists through the years and generations.

June Farrow has grown up knowing she will fall victim to the curse that plagues her family. All the Farrow women eventually go mad - some sooner than others - and June is determined to be the last. But when her grandmother passes away, June receives a final letter from her which sets a series of events into motion that will change everything for June… and hopefully her entire family.

I was absolutely entranced by June’s story, especially once the plot really got going and she had gone through the red door.

The mystery of the curse, June’s missing memories and motives, and the secrets that are clearly being kept from her was intriguing, and I felt so deeply for all the characters who were clearly struggling with their various roles in the story.

I would have liked to find out what caused the time split to start with, however that’s a very small thing in the face of this enthralling story.

If you like fantasy realism and mysteries, this book is definitely for you!

The Farrow women have always lived in two places at once. That's because of their curse and why, more often than not, they succumb to the madness that permeates their line.

June Farrow has grown up her entire life vowing that the curse will end with her. For a year now she's already been plagued with the visions that are the first sign of the illness to come. It's something she's kept hidden from her family since she's also been busy taking care of her grandmother.

But after her grandmother passes, June is left putting the pieces of her own dwindling mortality together, reckoning with her mother's long-ago disappearance, and realizing it might be more closely linked than she thought.

I'll be honest, I went into this book solely because it's written by Adrienne Young and she is an author I can read sight unseen. The only thing I really knew about this book was that it was going to be another adult entry instead of YA.

Honestly, I felt like going in with little to no knowledge about this book is the best way to go in because it's a very slow-build but I think what kept me interested was the not knowing. It kind of mirrors June's own journey in the way that she is piecing together and discovering as she goes.

Likewise, I love that we don't know why there's a "curse" we don't get any history or explanations, it just is what it is. It's something that the Farrow women have been dealing with for centuries. No idea how it landed upon them. Sometimes, I think it's ok to not give explanation for everything. Yes, that means suspending disbelief and moving past reality a little bit, but me, personally, I'm fine doing that in my reading from time to time. I think, in this case, it's because June's story on its own is so captivating that we don't need all the extraneous background at this moment. With that being said, however, if Adrienne Young were to revisit some of the other Farrow women and highlight their stories, I would definitely be down for it.

I loved the idea of family that permeates the story. I mean if you are dealing with something outside of the normal, then you're going to have a limited number of people who truly understand you, or who want to understand. So all the people who are in on the secret, who the Farrows have allowed into their lives are there because they are, essentially, family. If not blood then found.

Without wanting to spoil anything, I'll just say that the story is almost split in two parts and I almost wish we had more time in the first part despite the second part being more essential to June's overarching storyline. Looking back, I missed a lot of the setup that takes place in the first part and I think this kind of made the concepts and ideas presented a little difficult to follow along with and understand. The big thing with this issue is that I feel like there were a lot of characters in the beginning of the book that were almost cast aside in the latter part and I wanted more time with them. More, I wanted to explore them in relation to who June becomes as her understanding broadens.

Speaking directly of June, I liked her ability to take what is happening to her and keep moving. It would be so easy for her to give in to the hallucinations and just give up, but she fights for her family and her future. She wants to put the pieces together and figure out the mystery.

I hope that Adrienne Young revisits the Farrows whether in another full-length novel or in short stories. I think they could all have an interesting perspective. Even though they have the same curse, they still have their own experiences. Like June, there are things that they know or understand that cannot be shared with anyone else and I would love to delve into those secrets.

The Unmaking of June Farrow 🍂🍃✨

Ty for the advanced readers copy Netgalley and Penquin Random House.


It is really hard to review this one without giving away little tidbits of the story. I highly recommend going in without reading the synopsis!
Adrienne Young’s books continue to make my highly anticipated release TBR. She is the QUEEN of atmospheric writing, so perfect for fall. Mystery, magical realism, family and romance woven into one.
I loved how women driven this storyline was. The Farrow woman have always known they’ve been different, but why? Generations of Farrow woman come together to help break the curse that threatens to ruin their happiness & family line. Loved the gentle exploration of family and found family. What one will do to protect the ones they love- always makes for a phenomenal story. This is a dangerous, keep you up past your bedtime kind of book.
I was fully invested in June’s perspective and narrative (single POV). I felt so connected to the supporting characters, especially her grandmother.
Really beautiful, a magical must read.
5⭐️

Happy pub day to The Unmaking of June Farrow! Thank you to Random House and Netgalley for the ARC.

A quick review - this started a bit slow, but I really loved the world building so it didn’t bother me that much. That being said, don’t expect it to jump into the action. It’s definitely a more leisurely novel.

I enjoyed the time-travel and its mechanics (though it didn’t 100% make sense to me so it required some suspension of disbelief - but it’s time-travel so *shrug*), the magical realism, and the small town mystery aspects. I loved the relationships, especially between the many generations of Farrow women. I think some of the “love triangle” could be strengthened (along with all of the present timeline, which would help that), and the drama could have been heightened given the stakes that were raised, but overall this was a lovely, quiet story. Definitely a good autumn read!

Out today!

🥀The Unmaking of June Farrow Review 📖✨

5/5 ⭐️

Wow, Adrienne Young did it again. I could not put this book down. It was so good that I had to know everything as soon as possible.
I haven’t read anything like this book - it was so different!
I feel like that is all I can say without spoiling anything, and trust me you don’t want any spoilers!

🥀Single POV
🥀Mystery
🥀Second chance romance
🥀Page Turner

Thank you to Delacorte Press and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review.

Adrienne Young's "The Unmaking of June Farrow" was an enchanting story that managed to weave together elements of mystery, romance, and a captivating journey to change one's fate. If you loved this book, you're not alone, as it masterfully kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. The central mystery of the Farrow curse unravels slowly throughout the narrative and is a testament to Young's storytelling prowess as she continues to create more adult fantasy stories.

One of the more engaging aspects of this book was attempting to solve the Farrow curse mystery alongside June, and it's a credit to the author's skill that I didn't anticipate the reveal. When the truth behind the curse and June's role in it is finally unveiled, it delivers such a shock that I was literally covering your mouth at the revelation - a sign of a truly impactful and well-executed twist. The book's ability to keep me guessing and ultimately delivering a satisfying resolution is a hallmark of a great mystery.

Our main character June was equally enthralling as we spend all of our time with her as she navigates her way through what seems like an unavoidable fate. But when she meets someone and decides she doesn't like what fate has in store for her, she enacts a plan to save future Farrow women from repeating history.

While there may be elements of the Farrow curse that challenge the bounds of logic and science, you' have to embrace the fantastical nature of the story and decide to enjoy the ride. Sometimes, such narratives require a suspension of disbelief, and "The Unmaking of June Farrow" succeeds in offering a thrilling and engaging experience despite any perceived logical gaps, especially when they involve other characters who are impacted by the curse. But when all is said, this book is a testament to Adrienne Young's storytelling skills and her ability to craft a compelling narrative that takes readers on a memorable journey.

Thank you NetGalley for the digital ARC for The Unmaking of June Farrow and happy pub day to this book!
The women in the Farrow bloodline have been cursed for as long as anyone can remember. June starts to realize that the fate of this curse is now coming after her. After her grandmother’s death there are links connecting June’s mother to their small town of Jaspers biggest mystery that has yet to be solved.
If you are a fan of mystery, magical realism & small town, this is the perfect book read for the fall. It’s best to go into this blind. The less you know the better! I had no idea which direction this story was going in which made the mystery of the book that much better! I love how it all came together in the end.

I've been hooked on Adrienne Young since reading the Fable duology. Her first adult novel, Spells for Forgetting, was one of my favorites of last year.

I've been reading more slowly as I juggle life and preparing for a baby, but oh man I am absolutely loving this one so far. The Unmaking of June Farrow has all of the hallmarks of a great Adrienne Young book -- an underlying sense of mystery and magic, atmosphere, and fascinating characters.

This is a perfect fall read and I highly recommend picking it up at your local bookstore now that it's hit shelves.