The beginning was 5 stars when June was working through her grief, sanity, and the mysteries surrounding her life. When she went through the door, I was excited about the magical element but that excitement was dashed when we found out it was 1951. Everything that happened in the past was interesting, but as soon as we found out she had a daughter, I knew where this story was going to go and it took some of the intrigue away. That and the angst was meh (3 stars).

I ended up giving this a straight 4 stars. The writing was gorgeous, but I thought the plot was weak in a few places. That and just not really loving the 1950s timeline moments, a 4 star is feeling a little generous to me.

2/6/24: update. The more I think about it the more I can't keep this at 4 stars. 3.75 feels better.