NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the author of Spells for Forgetting.
“Come for the fresh twist on time travel; stay for the love story.”—Good Housekeeping
A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
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.
With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible—a story you will never forget.
Wow, what did I just read? I really didn't expect anything like that when I started this book. I loved how the story about June unfolded and everything unravelled. Can't even say too much because I think it's best to go in with not knowing much about the plot. I just say the title of the book is a bullseye and perfectly fits the untangling of the mystery.
Apr 20, 2024
5.0
Wow, what did I just read? I really didn't expect anything like that when I started this book. I loved how the story about June unfolded and everything unravelled. Can't even say too much because I think it's best to go in with not knowing much about the plot. I just say the title of the book is a bullseye and perfectly fits the untangling of the mystery.
Ich habe vorher gar nichts über den Inhalt des Buches gelesen und das war genau richtig. In die Geschichte geht man am besten komplett unvorbereitet. So hat sie mich wirklich richtig mitgenommen. Junes Geschichte ist unglaublich, magisch und ziemlich verworren. Aber einfach außergewöhnlich.
Die Sprache trifft genau den richtigen Ton und lässt einen komplett in die Welt eintauchen. Ich mochte, dass es eine komplexere Handlung wurde und etwas anspruchsvoller, aber trotzdem sehr gefühlvoll. 5 Sterne hätte das Buch für noch ein bisschen mehr Gefühl und Tiefe am Ende bekommen, da hat mir noch bisschen was gefehlt. Aber das war trotzdem ein richtig schön überraschender Geheimtipp.
Aug 31, 2025
4.0
Das war eine Überraschung
Ich habe vorher gar nichts über den Inhalt des Buches gelesen und das war genau richtig. In die Geschichte geht man am besten komplett unvorbereitet. So hat sie mich wirklich richtig mitgenommen. Junes Geschichte ist unglaublich, magisch und ziemlich verworren. Aber einfach außergewöhnlich.
Die Sprache trifft genau den richtigen Ton und lässt einen komplett in die Welt eintauchen. Ich mochte, dass es eine komplexere Handlung wurde und etwas anspruchsvoller, aber trotzdem sehr gefühlvoll. 5 Sterne hätte das Buch für noch ein bisschen mehr Gefühl und Tiefe am Ende bekommen, da hat mir noch bisschen was gefehlt. Aber das war trotzdem ein richtig schön überraschender Geheimtipp.
A quiet, mystical masterpiece—and for me, an unexpected and unforgettable highlight. 🚪✨
There are books you read—and then there are books that read you. The Unmaking of June Farrow is one of those rare novels that doesn’t just tell a story, but casts a spell. It’s like a whisper from another world, woven with magic, secrets, and profound humanity.
With this novel, Adrienne Young has created something that defies simple description—it unfolds like a dream behind your eyes. The story takes us to the quiet mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, where June Farrow, the last in a bloodline haunted by a mysterious curse, begins to question the nature of her reality. A red door appears from nowhere. Voices call her name. And when she finally steps through that door, nothing is ever the same again.
June wakes up in the year 1951—as the wife of a man she doesn’t know and the mother of a daughter she doesn’t remember. Who is she really? And what does this life mean, a life that feels as much hers as the one she left behind?
But what follows is not your typical time-travel narrative. This is a quiet, almost ethereal exploration of identity, truth, and what love truly means—beyond space, beyond time. The boundaries between memory and reality, madness and magic, blur in the most haunting way. And that’s exactly where this novel’s power lies.
Adrienne Young’s writing is gentle and lyrical, crafting an atmosphere that’s as mysterious as it is melancholic and full of longing. The story doesn’t rush—it flows. With room for inner monologues, forgotten moments, and quiet revelations. Yet it remains gripping until the final page—because, just like June, you have to know what lies at the heart of it all.
June is a protagonist unlike most—vulnerable, strong, searching. And finally, a woman who isn’t a wide-eyed teenager but someone in the midst of real, adult life. Her inner world is the soul of the novel, and it’s impossible not to feel deeply connected to her.
This book is magical—but never flashy. It enchants without overwhelming. It touches without demanding. And it lingers—like an echo you can still hear days later.
For anyone who longs for stories that make you dream, that move you, that brush against your soul—read this book. Don’t overthink it. Just open the door.
Jun 14, 2025
5.0
A quiet, mystical masterpiece—and for me, an unexpected and unforgettable highlight. 🚪✨
There are books you read—and then there are books that read you. The Unmaking of June Farrow is one of those rare novels that doesn’t just tell a story, but casts a spell. It’s like a whisper from another world, woven with magic, secrets, and profound humanity.
With this novel, Adrienne Young has created something that defies simple description—it unfolds like a dream behind your eyes. The story takes us to the quiet mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, where June Farrow, the last in a bloodline haunted by a mysterious curse, begins to question the nature of her reality. A red door appears from nowhere. Voices call her name. And when she finally steps through that door, nothing is ever the same again.
June wakes up in the year 1951—as the wife of a man she doesn’t know and the mother of a daughter she doesn’t remember. Who is she really? And what does this life mean, a life that feels as much hers as the one she left behind?
But what follows is not your typical time-travel narrative. This is a quiet, almost ethereal exploration of identity, truth, and what love truly means—beyond space, beyond time. The boundaries between memory and reality, madness and magic, blur in the most haunting way. And that’s exactly where this novel’s power lies.
Adrienne Young’s writing is gentle and lyrical, crafting an atmosphere that’s as mysterious as it is melancholic and full of longing. The story doesn’t rush—it flows. With room for inner monologues, forgotten moments, and quiet revelations. Yet it remains gripping until the final page—because, just like June, you have to know what lies at the heart of it all.
June is a protagonist unlike most—vulnerable, strong, searching. And finally, a woman who isn’t a wide-eyed teenager but someone in the midst of real, adult life. Her inner world is the soul of the novel, and it’s impossible not to feel deeply connected to her.
This book is magical—but never flashy. It enchants without overwhelming. It touches without demanding. And it lingers—like an echo you can still hear days later.
For anyone who longs for stories that make you dream, that move you, that brush against your soul—read this book. Don’t overthink it. Just open the door.
