June (Book Review)

Two Oaks was the only mansion in St. Jude, and so, where June had once been one of many girls who inhabited grand homes, in her new life, she was an oddity.

June is the second book I’ve read by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore. It’s very different than her first book, an intriguing coming-of-age story, titled Bittersweet. June is a dual time period story told between twenty-five year old Cassie, in 2015, and her grandmother, June, in 1955.

The book started out a little slow (for me) but the pacing became more steady as I sunk in deeper. I found the story interesting and, while there were many characters to keep track of, they were developed nicely. June’s story was a bit more interesting to me.

This isn’t a page-swiping, can’t-read-it-fast-enough kind of suspense story, but Cassie’s search into the past uncovers a lot she didn’t know about her grandmother.

The author has a wonderful talent for vivid and memorable description, and a poetic writer’s voice.

I received this book for free from Blogging for Books in exchange for a review