Goodreads Monday: The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

Goodreads Monday is a really simple weekly meme, hosted by new host Budget Tales Book Blog, where you choose a book at random from your Goodreads TBR and explain why you want to read it. This meme is also an opportunity to share any progress you have made on your current books, Goodreads Reading Challenge or anything else Goodreads related.

This week’s pick is: The Unmaking of June farrow by Adrienne Young

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 New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting.

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 rumours.

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’s decades-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.

Why do I want to read it?:

Firstly look at that cover…it’s just draws you in. Secondly I’ve started peppering my usual romance reads with a little magical realism/fantasy this year and it has been wonderful to branch out from my comfort zone and find other books that captivate me.

This week’s reading progress:

I finished Swimming to Lundy by Amanda Prowse, an author whose books I’m coming to rely on when I want something uplifting. I love books where people sort themselves out, get out of their own way, allow themselves to live and love…and that’s what her books offer. I’m sure I’ll be adding more of her books to my TBR in the future. So if you have any recommendations, let me know.

Goodreads Reading Challenge: 66/60 books