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The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
3.0

This is the story of the Farrow family. All the women go crazy as they age. Sometimes, they disappear altogether.
June Farrow has just lost her beloved grandmother. Her hallucinations are also getting worse. In the midst of this, she starts investigating the life of her mother, who left when she was a baby.
That investigation leads to murder mysteries, stuttering romamces, and many plot twists.

I loved the beginning of this book. June investigating her mother, her hallucinations, and all the plot twists that came with it were captivating. June is going thru a lot, and she is an endearing protagonist.

It was once we got those answers, and started wallowing in them, that this book went downhill.
The "romance" gets barely any development, going from avoiding each other to insta-love supernaturally fast.
The murder mystery part of the book starts out strong. However, the answers come strangely and cheaply, taking the power out of the options.
In the end, I found the conclusion to be a little incoherent, pulling out loopholes to try to weave together a solution.

Thanks to Netgalley and Delacorte Press for a copy of this book to review. All opinions are my own.