Thursday, February 23, 2023

A Million Junes by Emily Henry


Started: 2/22/2023

Finished: 2/23/2023

Year: 2017

Pages: 391

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Grade: B

Reason for reading: library book

Type: hardcover

Blurb (from Amazon): "In their hometown of Five Fingers, Michigan, the O'Donnells and the Angerts have mythic legacies. But for all the tall tales they weave, both founding families are tight-lipped about what caused the century-old rift between them, except to say it began with a cherry tree.

 "Eighteen-year-old Jack “June” O’Donnell doesn't need a better reason than that. She's an O'Donnell to her core, just like her late father was, and O'Donnells stay away from Angerts. Period. 

"But when Saul Angert, the son of June's father's mortal enemy, returns to town after three mysterious years away, June can't seem to avoid him. Soon the unthinkable happens: She finds she doesn't exactly hate the gruff, sarcastic boy she was born to loathe. 

"Saul’s arrival sparks a chain reaction, and as the magic, ghosts, and coywolves of Five Fingers conspire to reveal the truth about the dark moment that started the feud, June must question everything she knows about her family and the father she adored. And she must decide whether it's finally time for her—and all of the O'Donnells before her—to let go."

Opinion: Considering that I don't read a lot of YA books, I thought that this one was done rather well. Interesting way to tell a generational curse.

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