A Million Junes

Came to A Million Junes from Henry's breakout adult novel [b:Beach Read 52867387 Beach Read Emily Henry https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1589881197l/52867387.SX50.jpg 67832247]. Wow, girl has Daddy issues, doesn't she? Both books feature larger than life but often absent fathers who are revealed to be much different than the idealized vision the heroines have at the start of the books. I'd have to read more of her backlist to see if that's the theme in all of her stories, but the commonalities among these two books was striking. Other than that, the two books couldn't be more different. A Million Junes is imaginative YA magic realism, with the emotions dialed up to 11, forbidden love, and girl power (loved June's BFF and wouldn't mind reading about her college adventures). Probably something I would have appreciated more when I was the YA target reading age, but I'm glad I checked out this example of her earlier work. If you also found your way here via Beach Read, you will find the banter and the family dynamics somewhat familiar. But if you are put off by coywolves that steal shoes, cherries with magic healing properties and white balls of light that help you see past events and experience the thin veil between our world and others...well, you might want to choose a different book.