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Anne of Manhattan by Brina Starler

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lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I’m a huge fan of the original Anne of Green Gables, so I was so excited to see this on he shelf of my library. If you are in it for the original/ nostalgia read, all of the characters return, albeit modernized, with some new additions as well.

The beginning was fairly strong, although his nickname was not my favorite, but I really disliked their conflict. Anne went through something that was incredibly difficult, and then Gilbert made it all about himself

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hungrybruno's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This book is 100% Anne/Gilbert fanfic and I am HERE FOR IT. It's delightful.

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weaverca's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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cassielaj's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

As a modern Anne of Green Gables retelling, this book was great, packed with references, nostalgia, and swoon-worthy Anne and Gilbert moments. As just a story, and a romance, this book was fine. The pacing was off at times, and some of the conflict felt contrived. However, I’m a huge AGG fan and this was such a fun read from that perspective.

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serendipitysbooks's review

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

Anne of Manhattan is an enemies to lovers romance featuring Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe, an Anne and Gil who are now both grad students in contemporary Manhattan. This certainly won’t be for purists (Diana is bi, Fred is a tattoo artist, Green Gables a vineyard) but I found it fun to see the liberties the author took with Anne’s story while still retaining the essence. Things definitely get steamy in places, possibly making it difficult to read the original books in quite the same way again. I appreciated one of the storylines centred on sexual harassment in the academic world. It certainly highlighted the insidious nature of much of this harassment. Fast paced fun with the requisite happy ending.

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calcifire's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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isotope_s's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Super fun, for some reason it felt slow and fast at the same time. There were aspects that I wish were developed more.

Pros
• Their banter before they got together was so adorable and fun.
• Gil was basically written in the image of Timothy Chalet.
• Diana is a delight
• There were an appropriate amount of high and low emotional points.
• This is the most realistically executed hate-to-love romance I’ve ever read. It feels very grounded in reality.
• Slow burn

Cons
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Gil examining why him saying “I’m done” was so hurtful to Anne. He understands her history, but doesn’t consider it in the context of what he does and why she reacted the way she did.

• It felt simultaneously fast and slow
• I wish there was more banter/dialogue
• Slow burn

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mmc27's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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kb_sherman's review

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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jenn_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.5

I got this ARC from @NetGalley.

I loved Anne of Green Gables as a kid so was drawn to this modern update. I had a bit of trouble sorting out the timeline of the flashback chapters ("now" and "then"), but it grew on me after a bit. I'm not sure it hits quite as close to the source as Ana of California, but it was a mostly sweet and enjoyable romance that hit on some favorite Anne/Gilbert highlights.

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