Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

59 reviews

chelseazhao's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

5.0

This was a book suggested for me, and wasn't originally something I probably would have picked up for myself.

I'm so glad that I did! I loved the characters and atmosphere and slight magical nature of it.

While I didn't think anything was surprising or unpredictable, I don't think it was trying to be that. So it was perfect for what it was.

I listened to this on audio, but now I think I need a copy for my personal library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Mental illness, Blood, and Dementia

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

emisbooks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

loved the story, setting and characters. decent story overall even if i found all the time stuff confusing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

danip97's review against another edition

4.5

Personally the atmosphere and the mystery in this book were addictive. I couldn’t put this book down at all. The drama, the atypical found family, and time travel all made for a great experience. (P.s. if you don’t like cozy atmosphere and detailed descriptions this won’t be for you)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abandonment

nova_lilias's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Vomit

betsfio's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

marimoreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An atmospheric book about time travel, grief, loss, love, and making the right choices, this emotional story of June's quest to stop the curse of the Farrow women is a great read for those who enjoy mystery novels.

I liked this book because of how it approached time travel, how the pieces of the puzzle wove together, how the characters make all of it happen out of the truest form of love, and Young's prose. This is my first time reading a book by this author, and the way that they write brings such vivid images to your mind that you feel as if you yourself are experiencing the characters' visions and memories. And this was the coolest part about reading this book because the immersion is sudden, vivid and jarring, and mirrors June's experience with the curse. I love when books make you feel exactly how the characters feel.

There was also a lot of flower language and animal symbolism woven throughout the story, which I thought was fitting because the family runs a flower farm. It was fun to look up what the plants mean in flower language and interpret what they symbolise within the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicide

olliereads04's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Pregnancy

chelcyharrell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The idea of this book has so much potential! I didn't feel as drawn in to the characters as I wanted to be. I found myself not really caring about them or understanding them on much more than a surface level. I was a little thrown off by the syntax as well. It felt a little clunky. I found myself having to re-read sentences often. However, the idea of the story kept me reading until the end. There are many sweet and lovely moments and the mystery (though predictable) was still fun to follow and uncover. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Stalking

lauramcc7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder