Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this advance reader copy in exchange for a review.
The Unmaking of June Farrow is a time travel magical realism tale, full of threads that are woven through family bonds, finding love, womanhood, motherhood and self-discovery.
Having only read one book from this author, I can say that the writing remains evocative and athmospherical, continuing to be one of the biggest assets of the narrative. It brings an enchanting element to a cosy setting, a small village, and that with the mystery presented makes a great autumnal read.
The premise is rather interesting, however I feel everything felt rather short in emotion in this story. The plot varies in pacing, which is nothing unusual, but it felt weird in some ways – the author tries to bring some normalcy to a rather bizarre event, whilst keeping the “weird” atmosphere and didn’t quite work. The characters are loveable, yet I did not attach myself to any of them.
The mystery was interesting but quite obvious of outcome. The ending did not pack a punch as I was hoping, but doesn’t mean it was not a good one. It just failed short for me somehow.

I would still recommend this, specially for a cosy weekend read in colder months.

Book Review 📚
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young - 4.5/5 ⭐

I honestly thought nothing would top Fable. I was wrong. Young is such an magical and fantastic writer. Her descriptions and development throughout her books are surreal. She has such an amazing way of taking fantasy and making it seem so real life! Flawless.

This is definitely more sci-fi over her usual fantasy, but it's still amazing. The whole thing was so beautifully done and with such captivating writing. It was so, so, hard to stop reading. I didn't want to put it down until I was done. I love when a book really captures my attention that I forget about the real world, and this book is definitely the one for that. To say a devoured it wouldn't be an understatement.

The characters were written PERFECTLY. Described so well but also written with absolute perfection. June was so easy to read about and was especially amazing. Young really did bring it all to life. And the fact she took the time travel and it made sense to whether we was in the past, present or future was brilliant. It wasn't confusing, it wasn't to much. It was simply perfect.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quercus Books for allowing me to read this ARC - this is an HONEST review from my own personal opinion.

📖 ℝ𝔼𝕍𝕀𝔼𝕎 📖
Title: The Unmaking of June Farrow
Author: Adrienne Young
Genre: Romance
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 𝕊𝕪𝕟𝕠𝕡𝕤𝕚𝕤:
In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors.

It’s been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren’t there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere—the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own.

After her grandmother’s death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother’sdecades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she’s been searching for? The next time it appears, June realizes she can touch it and walk past the threshold. And when she does, she embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but also uncover the lingering mysteries of her small town and entangle her heart in an epic star-crossed love.

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So it’s currently 4am and I’ve just finished it. Should I have started it before bed - probably not but I can’t regret my decision when it brought me this.

Oh my. I don’t even really know what to say. It’s romance with slow-burn. It’s time travellers wife meets home cooked meals southern farming charm. I love this book. Yes I got it for free but I now need to buy it so I can reread and hold it close. Oh June 💕

*please note I received this ARC for free via NetGalley and independently decided to submit an honest review*

📚In the small town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm and the mysterious curse that has haunted them for generations. After her grandmother’s death, June follows a series of clues that link her mother’s disappearance to the town’s dark history, leading finally to a mysterious door. Upon crossing the threshold, June embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but entangle her fate and her heart in a star-crossed love…

Oh wow. Because I know Adrienne Young as a fantasy author, I was expecting some magic, but no, this time it was more like sci-fi than fantasy! Sci-fi (time travel in this case) is usually not my genre, but this book is so beautifully written and the storytelling is so well-crafted, I absolutely loved it! The mystery of the Farrow women got me hooked from the beginning, but it became increasingly unputdownable as secrets started to be revealed one by one…

Yes the story is about a family secrets and a love story that transcends time (and therefore incredibly complex!). But ultimately, this is about a woman, who shut herself from possibilities that a life could offer, finding her place in a world. It does have some dark aspects but it is really a beautiful story as a whole.

And Adrienne Young has this atmospheric writing style that is just perfect for autumn reading. So why not add this to your TBR!

Wow, just wow. The story was so captivating and beautiful that I didn't want to stop reading. I don't have the words to describe how I'm feeling right now, but there is no doubt I will be thinking about this book for along time to come.
I've read alot of books so far this year but 'The Unmaking of June Farrow' is in my top 2 of the year, no question.

LOOOOOVED this clever, clever read so much. I didn’t want it to end. Part mystery, part romance, part time travel; June and her family line have a unique gift. Don’t want to offer up any spoilers but I inhaled this quirky read and adored the twist at the end.

I absolutely devoured this book, I could not put it down. This was one of my favourite reads of this year, so beautifully written and made me have all the feels.

Special thanks to NetGalley, Adrienne Young & Quercus Books for the eARC

I haven't picked up Adrienne Young since her debut novel Sky In The Deep, a book I loved at the time. I was very intrigued to dive into her work so many years later and I was very impressed with this new work.

The Unmaking of June Farrow is a twisty and sophisticated look into life, time and love. From the first few pages I was very quickly drawn into this world and both the story and characters kept tugging me along on this journey which meant I had a hard time putting this one down.

I loved the North Carolina setting and you could tell straight away that Young has put a lot of research and work in to truthfully bring this setting to life. Each time I started reading I was straight back into the warm air of the Carolinas and could feel this world brimming from the pages.

The characters are all fully fleshed out and will really tug on your heart strings, I felt connected to each of them in different ways and found June an especially captivating voice to follow through this story.
The thing that impressed me the most in this novel was Young's handling of the timeline aspect of this novel which I can't go into too much without spoiling. What I can say is I think it is very bold to take on a complex interwoven plot like this but I think she did an incredible job of making it feel fresh and not once did I predict what was going to happen. I really was kept on my toes right up to the end and it made for a really interesting reading experience.

Overall there really isn't anything negative I can say about this book. I really hope Adrienne Young keeps delving into adult fiction because I think this was her best work yet. Within this book she has proven she can take on complex concepts and build very visceral settings and characters. I loved every page of this and will be really interested to see what she releases next!

I requested this book because of my love for Fable and this did not disappoint! I was hooked. At the end my mouth was wide open! I had my heart broken and stitched. I love her writing and I love that I was so transported!

This is the first book I have read by this author. Initially it sounded like my sort of book (not least because of the surname), some time travelling mystical fantasy which could be marginally true. Unfortunately, although the book was well written, I found it quite slow and tiresome. At points it just seemed to be lurching between the two worlds June lived in with little explanation. I think it got a little too complicated at one point and I had to keep re-reading to make sense of who was who and when it was happening. I am sure people will love it but it wasn’t a great one for me.

Five stars

Thank you to Netgalley for the advanced reader copy.

After reading the authors previous book Spells for Forgetting, I was looking forward to read The Unmaking of June Farrow which was a beautiful and atmospheric book. There was a perfect combination of magical realism, mystery and romance.

I adored this book. I adore Adrienne Young's writing in general. There's something so comforting yet chilling about her writing. She makes the perfect reads for the fall season, when it's becoming cold outside and you curl up under a blanket with a good book.

I worried at the start this would be like Spells for Forgetting - which as good as it was, I didn't want a repeat of - but it wasn't. It had the same small town feel as SFF, but this book stands on it's own entirely. I loved the concept created here. It's not original by any means but I loved this take on it. I loved and hated in equal measures not knowing what was happening throughout the book. Hated it, because I hate surprises and I spoil everything for myself but loved it because I could feel the same frustration and confusion and desire to know the truth that June felt, and when you can feel the very emotions of the characters you're reading about, you know they've been done right.

I said this in my review for SFF but I just enjoy so much the subtly of the magic Young writes in her books. It's not as in your face as other books of it's kind but that gives it a more natural, complex feel I think.

I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys mind-bendy, alternate reality type stories and I also recommend it as a perfect fall read.

The Unmaking of June farrow is an absolutely amazing read with a mystery, a family curse and time travel. This was my first book by Adrienne Young and it definitely won't be my last as I completely fell in love with her writing from the very first chapter and really didn't want to put this down. This was an incredibly unique plot full of amazing characters with loads of depth. This took me on a rollercoaster of emotions too, especially as there is a lot of heart-breaking moments. Overall I highly recommend as this blew me away and I think this is going to be a massive hit.

The Unmaking of June farrow is the perfect autumn read with an interesting mystery mixed in with a family curse and time travel. What more could you want?

This is my second Adrienne Young book and I hope it won’t be my last. I really enjoyed reading Spells for Forgetting last year so this book did not disappoint. The plot was so fresh and unique, the time travel elements were confusing but in the best way possible.

I adored how the romance was written, its hard to settle on a specific trope but it was like a second-chance romance but so much more complex. The characters were so well written and I had such a deep connection to June and Eamon. I felt so much grief and heartache when reading this book and I was hooked from page one. The last 100 pages were so intense I couldn’t put it down. I was so impressed how everything just fit together throughout the book and it left no unanswered questions (there was also a lot of crying involved).

Thank you NetGalley and Quercus Books for the ARC!

What an absolutely beautiful read!
I literally struggled to put this book down and basically read it in one sitting.

The author's writing was beautiful and really drew me in. I enjoyed the story and found the main character June very well written with good character development.

I found that I was able to guess the ending, but that didn't deter me from still enjoying this read.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it a refreshing change from what I usually read. I hope the author continues to write books like these because I will definitely read them.

Thank you NetGalley for this advanced reading copy of Adeline Young's The Unmaking of June Farrow.

This is the first book of Adeline Young's that I've read and I really enjoyed it! It was easy style of writing to understand even with fantasty mechanics thrown in - which can sometimes be difficult to understand...

The setting and world was easy to picture and well described. I did wonder whether all the name dropping of street and people was going to be relevant later on - it is!

I found that the story was interesting, but the main character wasn't very interesting in herself? Other than what's happening to her and she liked agriculture.. Her personality was a bit non-existent?

But I would recommend this as a standalone book if someone wanted a quick read for a holiday 🥰

I feel like I don’t have the right words to explain the feelings this book left in me.

A overwhelmingly magical read that will remain with me for a long time. This was the perfect cosy mystery with so many twists and turns I was constantly shocked or awed by.

This was such a joyful, immersive read I wish I could forget about, just to read and experience again. One of my top reads for 2023 by far.

I love a good time travel story and this mystery romantic time travel book is one of the best I have ever read. This is a unique story which is complex, clever and intriguing; and it’s a real page-turner too - Once I started this book, it was impossible to put down. From the first chapter I was hooked on putting the puzzle pieces together! This is by far the best book I have read this year and I can’t thank NetGallery and Quercus Books enough for introducing me to this Author; who has such a great storytelling style, I will definitely be looking at her other books for my next read.

In this novel we follow June Farrow, the last of the Farrow ladies as she’s waiting for the mysterious curse to hit her, like it has hit all the previous women in her family line. After her grandmother’s passing, she starts looking for clues to see if she might be able to avoid her life to end just like hers.

The background was so eerie and creepy, perfect for fall, the story line as well it took me on a wild ride. The writing was super easy and made the story fast paced which was perfect for this.

I really enjoyed June and all the other characters were great, I can’t say who my favorite was since it could be spoilers, but I really enjoyed his part in this story.

This is great if you’re looking for a cozy mistery with a bit of fantasy/sci-fi in the background.

Thank you netgalley and quercus books for allowing me to read this arc.

An immersive time jump fantasy featuring a generational curse and a woman trying to break it. This book has a large focus on familial love and the different bonds between generations, I found it very interesting how these women connected with each other throughout the years and the cross over periods. I loved the setting of this book and the mystery was well done.