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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
I loved Anne as a child and an adult when I reread Anne. I always wondered Marilla’s backstory. I thank you Sarah for creating her world for us. This was beautiful and so good.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you are a fan of Anne of Green Gables, you should read Marilla of Green Gables to see how Marilla became the woman she was. The writing is very similar to L.M. Montgomery, so the books reads like one of hers.
The part that I enjoyed the most was the relationship between Marilla and John Blythe. It is interesting to see how misunderstandings and choices change your path in life.
The part that I enjoyed the most was the relationship between Marilla and John Blythe. It is interesting to see how misunderstandings and choices change your path in life.
hopeful
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
It was good, not great. To be fair to the author, I was kind of against her at first because I was expecting the tone and style of writing to be closer to that of Montgomery's original books. That was not the case. How dare she not know what I wanted?
McCoy did a fine job of moving the plot along, from a 2020s-eye-view, with mostly sympathetic characters in a comfortably familiar setting. But I couldn't help thinking that I was reading something written by a fan of 'Anne With an E' instead of the original books.
It's not a book I'll read again, but I will recommend it to others who enjoy the Avonlea stories.
McCoy did a fine job of moving the plot along, from a 2020s-eye-view, with mostly sympathetic characters in a comfortably familiar setting. But I couldn't help thinking that I was reading something written by a fan of 'Anne With an E' instead of the original books.
It's not a book I'll read again, but I will recommend it to others who enjoy the Avonlea stories.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
"'John Blythe was a nice boy. We used to be real good friends, he and I. People called him my beau.'
"Anne looked up with swift interest.
"'Oh, Marilla - and what happened?'"
I'm so happy that Marilla Cuthbert gets her own story. It's just as important as Anne's story. I always like to think that Anne of Green Gables is more about Marilla than it is about Anne.
"Anne looked up with swift interest.
"'Oh, Marilla - and what happened?'"
I'm so happy that Marilla Cuthbert gets her own story. It's just as important as Anne's story. I always like to think that Anne of Green Gables is more about Marilla than it is about Anne.
You can feel the love of Avonlea pouring out of this writer. As well as a seemingly immense amount of research. She’s given us a wonderful backstory to Marilla that explains her ways of being perfectly. The back story to Rachel Lynde is good too, clearly the author didn’t take to kindly to Rachel as she’s not the kindest to her. In a delightful way though. An interesting choice to add in the politics of the time. I loved it and am grateful the author gives those of us who love Avonlea another book to relish in the wonder of that little corner of the world. It helped that I was reading this while in PEI and visiting Green Gables!
I really enjoyed this one. I loved how she echoed themes and words from AoGG, and stayed true to the characters while giving them more facets. I also appreciated that there was a Christian heroine and she didn’t have to lose her faith for a good story, or have her author subtly poke fun at her religious naivety. It’s a different sort of book, as the reader knows the ending for the main characters isn’t the happily ever ever we desire for them - it resonated a lot for me how many chances in life we have for happiness. There would have been no Anne in the Cuthberts’ lives if not for the choices that seemed at the time to leave them permanently lonely.
The only thing to do now is reread Anne of Green Gables.
The only thing to do now is reread Anne of Green Gables.