June Farrow is 34 and has known her whole life that things would end in madness for her. Just as it did for her mother and her grandmother...every woman in the Farrow family eventually succumbs to delusions. They start small, hearing wind chimes where there aren't any, seeing a moth where there's not one. But they all progress to the same visions of a mysterious red door that appears at random times, in random places.

The Farrows have always lived in the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, so their tragic family history is well-known. June herself was raised by her grandmother after her mother left her in an alley as an infant and mysteriously disappeared. Now that her grandmother has passed, June feels the deadline of her own mental decline looming large, and becomes obsessed with putting together the cryptic clues her grandmother left behind regarding the family curse.

You may or may not infer this from the blurb, but consider this a minor spoiler of an included trope/plotline, and skip this paragraph if you don't want to know. Okay, are you sure? Well, it's time travel, and it's great. June ends up investigating her family history from the past itself and is faced with the choice of which version of life she wants to keep.

There were a few elements of the magical realism that weren't all the way fleshed out, but it was so fun to read that I didn't really mind. The romance in this is angsty and swoony, but for me secondary to the familial ties, which really shine. There was a mystery plotline that I predicted correctly, but was fun nonetheless. There were a few twists at the end that I didn't see coming, though, that made me tear up because they hit so good. Overall this is a slower, more character-driven book that sneaks up on you, and the small-town vibes and complex characters made it a really comforting and enjoyable read.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, & the author for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.