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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
The fact that I really liked this book as a kid is what kept me reading the series this fall. I am glad that I did because I really liked it now too. I am also glad that I read the other books because that previous two helped to know the characters in this book as little kids. It made it easy to feel for them and to know how they all felt about each other.
medium-paced
4.5 damn if this didn’t hit different given the current circumstances of the world TT
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
To me, this was the book with the most mature themes in the Anne of Green Gables series, yet it was still done with the usual beauty that I’ve come to expect from the series. As such, I have to say that this has to be one of my favourite installments in the series.
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery follows Rilla as she navigates the cusp of womanhood as the First World War breaks out. Ingleside is not spared, with the boys volunteering to fight with the Allied forces. This definitely introduces a tension that has never been seen in this series as each of the characters experience the war in their own way.
Rilla is certainly a heroine that I enjoyed, what with her frivolity tempered with a willingness to do the right thing. This, along with her general spiritedness, resulted in a character who is relatable and easy to like. Her personal growth over the four years of the war was remarkable to see, yet bittersweet because of the circumstances and the need to grow up before her time.
I knew as I was reading that I would be annoyed if all the Ingleside boys grew plot armour, yet I was dreading who would be the one who would fall and in what manner. Suffice to say, I nearly gasped out loud when Montgomery unveiled the heartbreaking decision. Her choice made perfect sense but that didn’t make it any easier to get through. It certainly gave a tiny, little taste of what those who lived through the war had to go through.
Diversity meter:
Strong female characters
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
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
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bonus points for Rilla being an absolute lovely heroine, the scene with the dog at the end that had tears streaming down my face, and the fact that I learned more about WWI from this book than ever in history class.
Originally I wanted to give it 4.5⭐️ because I have to admit that Susan's obsession with the president went on my nerves during the whole book and so did most of her other speeches.
But I really enjoyed the rest of it and it was a great ending for the Anne series that will always have a place in my heart!
Originally I wanted to give it 4.5⭐️ because I have to admit that Susan's obsession with the president went on my nerves during the whole book and so did most of her other speeches.
But I really enjoyed the rest of it and it was a great ending for the Anne series that will always have a place in my heart!