Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

85 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review

emotional mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Dementia, Pregnancy, Vomit, Death of parent, Blood, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Dysphoria

condls27's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I could tell from the first chapter that this was one of those books I could read in one sitting. I had to force myself to put the book down. This has the haunting and angsty vibes that we got in Spells for Forgetting but still its own unique story. I loved it, Adrienne Young is officially an auto-buy author for me now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content

juliermiller's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

avastras1's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Adrienne Young’s writing is amazing fantasy interwoven with the complexities of mothers & daughters and love. This book was so unique and well crafted, I enjoyed everything about it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Domestic abuse

naomi_k's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual content, and Cursing

angiebradley's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

katievallin's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

This was so beautiful, and it's left an ache in me that feels a bit like grief.

I liked the time travel and amnesia tropes,

and the romance was so beautiful. I related to the small, southern town aspect even though I didn't grow up in Appalachia.

I'm sad that the only kind of Christianity that the Farrows were exposed to was the yucky kind, but I also related to a bit of the theology and attitudes from my own childhood.

This book makes me think about prejudices against people who are seen as odd and about the assumption that mental illness is always obvious.

I thought there wasn't really closure for June's friendship with Mason, which was a bit disappointing; but I also like that it wasn't wrapped up super neatly because that seems more realistic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Police brutality, Grief, Cursing, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Gun violence

jenropell's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, and Grief

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

This book is unlike any other I’ve read (or at least remember reading lol.) The magical realism was well written throughout the story and once I got over the initial confusion I felt, I knew I was hooked. While I’m aware the romance wasn’t a huge part of the story, I would’ve appreciated June and Aemond coming together more other than her relying on her memories for her to love him again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Police brutality, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

jen_sten's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This one made my heart sing. A great story that kept me hooked and surprised me til the end. I finished it in two days and haven't read a book that quickly in quite some time. The descriptive writing made me fall in love with the Blue Ridge mountains and yearn for a farm in fictional Jasper. Would read again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder