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brewdy_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
๐๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐บ โข ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ โข ๐๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐บ ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐ช โข ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ด ๐๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ โข ๐๐ต๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด
This book has blown me away.
An affliction that is a blessing and a curse
An unsolved decades old murder
A love that transcends distance and time
This story is told in beautiful, poetic prose that transports us instantly. Nestled into the cozy, picturesque hills of the Blue Ridge Mtns in small-town USA, Jasper is a town where everyone knows everyone, where the annual midsummer faire is a main event, and where June Farrow owns and operates her family's flower farm.
This is a tale of family and a love story and itโs also a mystery/thriller. Young deftly blurs the lines between literary genres, obliterating the normal boundaries. Her words are smooth like butter & made my multi-genre-loving heart sing.
This is a story of 5 generations of women, of the choices they make to keep each others' secrets to avoid persecution, bringing strong witchy vibes. Combined with repressed memories, premonitions, hallucinations, a curse affecting only Farrow women, and an unsolved cold case - this is the perfect spooky fall read.
I loved how we get to unravel the mystery alongside June. Young is the master of the slow reveal, balancing predictability against complexity, employing amnesia to allow June to remember things over time, and utilizing visions to make us question her reliability.
This book made me ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ! ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ - ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐๐.
An unsolved decades old murder
A love that transcends distance and time
This story is told in beautiful, poetic prose that transports us instantly. Nestled into the cozy, picturesque hills of the Blue Ridge Mtns in small-town USA, Jasper is a town where everyone knows everyone, where the annual midsummer faire is a main event, and where June Farrow owns and operates her family's flower farm.
This is a tale of family and a love story and itโs also a mystery/thriller. Young deftly blurs the lines between literary genres, obliterating the normal boundaries. Her words are smooth like butter & made my multi-genre-loving heart sing.
This is a story of 5 generations of women, of the choices they make to keep each others' secrets to avoid persecution, bringing strong witchy vibes. Combined with repressed memories, premonitions, hallucinations, a curse affecting only Farrow women, and an unsolved cold case - this is the perfect spooky fall read.
I loved how we get to unravel the mystery alongside June. Young is the master of the slow reveal, balancing predictability against complexity, employing amnesia to allow June to remember things over time, and utilizing visions to make us question her reliability.
This book made me ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ! ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ - ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐๐.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
astoriareader's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
SYNOPSIS:
- June is grieving the loss of her grandmother, Margaret. Margaret raised June with the help of a few folks (Birdie & Mason), after Juneโs own mother, Susanna, abandoned her & disappeared without a trace. Over the last year, June has been experiencing hallucinations, including a red door.
- June investigates what happened to her mother, and after a series of revelations, June is faced with a decision to walk through the red door.
- Canโt really say much else without spoiling it :)
MY THOUGHTS
- Involves time travel + magical realism. Also, has suspense/mystery + romance.
- Lots of strong female characters.
- Interesting premise & well-plotted story.
- A good Fall read.
- A little slow in some parts.
- Set in Jasper, NC.
- Young adeptly paints the setting, as well as emotions & body language. While reading, your mind automatically forms a picture with the words.
- As with all time travel stories, it is easy to find some logical inconsistencies & confusion. With these types of read, I find overthinking it isnโt worth it.
- I enjoyed Youngโs clever references to womenโs legitimate issues timelessly being deemed โhysteriaโ or mental illness by medical professionals and society.
TL;DR: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธRead if you enjoy time travel with a mix of other genres (romance, mystery/suspense, magical realism).
Thanks to Random House Publishing and Netgalley for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. It will be published on October 17, 2023.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
katefrost's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I canโt stop thinking about this book, days after Iโve finished it. Iโve begged every friend I have to read it, and now I turn to you, review reader. Please read this book. I want to talk about it with *everyone*.
If you loved Outlander, but couldnโt imagine yourself staying in a time with no indoor plumbing, despite a magnetic love story? This is for you. However in this story, the timeline has somehow become jumbled and June finds herself in a previous time in which sheโs never been, but everyone there recognizes her as a future self who has visited previously. There are mysterious subplots and a slow burn romance and so much foreshadowing toward a fantastic payoff that had me shouting about my rightness for two days. This book felt electric to meโ I couldnโt step away from it. The premise of being able to inhabit a time when your foremothers are also young felt so fascinating that Iโm still stuck on the idea days later.
Seriously I adored this book. Iโm not really one for rereading many books but I canโt wait to reread this one when it comes out. I canโt wait to discuss it with my friends as they read it. Many thanks to Netgalley for a digital ARC of this book.
If you loved Outlander, but couldnโt imagine yourself staying in a time with no indoor plumbing, despite a magnetic love story? This is for you. However in this story, the timeline has somehow become jumbled and June finds herself in a previous time in which sheโs never been, but everyone there recognizes her as a future self who has visited previously. There are mysterious subplots and a slow burn romance and so much foreshadowing toward a fantastic payoff that had me shouting about my rightness for two days. This book felt electric to meโ I couldnโt step away from it. The premise of being able to inhabit a time when your foremothers are also young felt so fascinating that Iโm still stuck on the idea days later.
Seriously I adored this book. Iโm not really one for rereading many books but I canโt wait to reread this one when it comes out. I canโt wait to discuss it with my friends as they read it. Many thanks to Netgalley for a digital ARC of this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Murder
whatiskatelynreading's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
I REALLY really enjoyed this book. Very vibey, very mysterious and full of heart. If youโre looking for a twisty, small town, generational mystery type of book this is definitely for you. Only reason itโs not 5 stars was because there were a few things I think could have been wrapped up a bit more, but I couldnโt put this book down and canโt wait for more of this type of book from Adrienne Young after loving Spells for Forgetting too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent