The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young

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June Farrow is living on borrowed time. Well, so history has told her. Even before June's mother Susanna's mysterious disappearance from their small hometown of Jasper, North Carolina, something has been odd about the Farrow women. But trying to put your finger on the Farrow women is like trying to catch smoke in your bare hands. 

As June tries to set the murky past behind her and live a normal life, she's haunted by visions--things she's never seen but feel unnervingly familiar; voices she's never heard but stir something deep within her; a red door that seems to beckon her through its passageway. And so June makes a choice one fateful day in the wake of her grandmother's passing. 

She opens the door, and she goes. And what awaits her on the other side defies comprehension. 

"The Unmaking of June Farrow" is made of the same wondrous, magical, and poignant stuff that "Spells for Forgetting" is, but somehow even more. This is the book, dear readers, that I have waited so very long for. Ever since "Garden Spells," "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue," and yes, "Spells for Forgetting," I've longed for a book that weaves gorgeous atmosphere and a unique plot with the kind of soothing, powerful storytelling that so many stories today just can't seem to get right. And what Adrienne Young has penned in "June Farrow" is a sweeping, take-your-breath-away tale that defies the confines of time to bring you the story of a family that you will never, ever forget. 

To divulge too much of this complex, bewitching, but perfect plot is to spoil the magic within. Go in as blind as can be, open your mind, and let yourself be swept away by this enchanting book. This is already one I so badly wish I could read again for the first time because it reminds me why I fell in love with reading so long ago. Grab a blanket and a mug of herbal tea, find a crackling fire, and get to reading. This is my book of the year, and it may just be yours, too.

Rating: 5 Stars
Publication Details: Out 10/17/2023, Random House Publishing

*Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing my advanced copy of this title!*

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