Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

44 reviews

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

I buddy read this with my friend @beasleybooks and had so much fun. She predicted everything that eventually unraveled within the last 10% of the book and even though she did, I still thought the reveal landed excellently! I listened to the audiobook, and I think Brittany Pressley may be my new favorite audiobook narrator. I was fully engrossed for the entirety of her narration. If the audiobook is accessible for you, I highly recommend it.

Adrienne Young's writing is lush, captivating, and flows so seamlessly. I was so impressed and this may be my favorite read this month! I thought June's inner monologue was so understandable, and we could viscerally feel her confusion, exhaustion, resignation, and fury. I think June's voice was so clear, and easy to follow along.

I will admit, during the first 25% of this book, I was super lost. I even wrote, 'I fear I'm not smart enough for this book,' because

the timeline of this time travel surrealism story was hurting my brain hahaha

. However, once we got to the meat of the both the time elements and the murder mystery, it began to piece together for me. 

If you enjoy surrealism, small towns, star-crossed lovers/"I will always find you" vibes from Once Upon A Time, and mysteries, read this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

kingrish's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

LOVED this!! I only took away points bc I felt the love story felt slightly rushed. Overall excellent read for those of us who love time travel and strong female leads!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Grief

otakatoe3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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