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June First by Jennifer Hartmann
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bookshelves: contemporary-romance, forbidden

4 STARS
June. My sweetest blessing and greatest sin.

June First was a riveting, poignant, and unforgettable blend of emotion and and a one in a lifetime love. It was one of the most unique stories I've read in a long while, and one that is likely to stay with me for quite some time.
She claimed me like the sunrise claims the morning sky with lightness and blush, promise and wonder. She claimed me like a cyclone, funneling through a quiet town, taking no prisoners.

My biggest recommendation for you is to go into this book absolutely blind. The blurb sounds vague and give you a little and nothing, but trust me, you don't want more detail.

This is a taboo/forbidden romance, but not in the predictable way. It was unique in all of the best ways. A relationship like this would be almost impossible to pull off without making it almost cringey or have an ick factor. Yet Jennifer Hartmann did it flawlessly.

The story itself is a bit lengthy in parts, with many details and pivotal moments that span years in the life of June and Brant. It spanned their highest highs and lowest lows. At times the details felt slow paced, but I can't think of one page that could have been removed, so there's that.

I laughed, I sobbed, I swooned. I fell so hard for this beautiful romance. And it was beautiful. It was imperfect and painful, and gut wrenching in parts. And it was completely unforgettable. The secondary characters who stole and broke my heart. The love that bloomed in tragedy. The story that I'll never forget.

ARC courtesy of author in exchange for an honest review

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Reading Progress

March 27, 2022 – Shelved as: to-read
March 27, 2022 – Shelved
May 8, 2022 – Started Reading
May 10, 2022 – Finished Reading
May 14, 2022 – Shelved as: contemporary-romance
May 14, 2022 – Shelved as: forbidden

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