#BookReview: THE UNMAKING OF JUNE FARROW by Adrienne Young @QuercusBooks

Publication: 17th October 2023 – Quercus

With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant story with romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible: a story you will never forget.

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 haunted them for generations.

The madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance left her daughter, June, to be raised by her grandmother. Everyone in Jasper is certain it’s only a matter of time before she finds the same end, but June has kept secret that her unravelling has already begun.

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.

Behind it may lay the answer to the mysteries that have always lingered like a dark shadow. 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.

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In Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow has always wondered what had happened to her mother Susanna. June knows that she had the same illness that cursed all the Farrow women, herself included, but why did she abandon her when she was only a few months old? And where did she go? 

June has always known her fate and, following her grandmother’s death, she can no longer pretend that she is not suffering the Farrow curse. The hallucinations and voices have become more frequent and there is a red door that keeps appearing. And passing through that door leads June not only to find out more about her mother, but also about the curse that makes the Farrow women different, and to have the chance to the love that she thought she’d never have. All her life June has been following the same path, convinced that the madness of her family was inevitable, but suddenly she has the chance to make a choice for the life she wants to live.

And, as June tries to figure out the truth about her birth, her mother, and her family, she also gets involved in the mysterious murder of the minister of Jasper in the 1950s which was never solved. 

Beautifully written, riveting, and thrilling, I can’t stop thinking about The Unmaking of June Farrow and I don’t think I will do it anytime soon (not that I really want to). Adrienne Young created a magnificent and unforgettable story of magic, love, and family that kept me completely engrossed and I can’t wait to see what she is planning next!

A huge thank you to Quercus and NetGalley for providing me with a proof of this addictive novel.

Adrienne Young is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting, the Sky in the Deep duology and the Fable series. When she’s not writing, you can find her on her yoga mat, on a walk in the woods, or planning her next travel adventure. She lives and writes in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.