The Unmaking of June Farrow is Adrienne Young's second adult stand-alone novel. With it, Ms. Young becomes an author whose books I will automatically buy and read. Her young adult books are great, but her adult books are truly spectacular.

The Unmaking of June Farrow follows June Farrow as she buries her grandmother and deals with the family curse. The sense of loss June feels at the death of her last-known family member is palpable. As are her feelings of fear at her impending madness due to the curse. Ms. Young excels at making you feel the same emotions as her characters, and The Unmaking of June Farrow is her masterpiece in that regard.

The heart of The Unmaking of June Farrow is the exploration of the depths to which we are willing to go to save our loved ones. Set in a time-bending story that could easily be mind-bending and difficult to understand, Ms. Young makes it easy. Her explanations are logical. They make June's decisions easy to understand and poignant. While there is a bit of a "choose your own adventure" element within the story, as there are two potential timelines, June's choices have a lasting impact on her family and her. 

The Unmaking of June Farrow is a lovely story where family and belonging are the most important things in the world. But it is not without its sadness, too, at the things you give up to achieve that belonging or to obtain a family. June's loneliness is an ache that permeates the story, as is her love. It's a powerful story about love and loss and one of Ms. Young's best novels yet.