7 reviews for:

Aunt Crete's Emancipation

Grace Livingston Hill

4.37 AVERAGE

ruthcessna's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

4.75

princess71608's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

mousegoddess's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.5

I've read this a few times, it's an early one of Hill's. It's a sweet platonic Cinderella story about the golden rule, when you come right down to it. 

melmo2610's review

4.0

What a fun and adorable novella. Really enjoyed this one!

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

Such a charming little novella! It's seems to be mistakenly filed as a romance because of the author, but the heart of this story is actually a lovely aunt/nephew friendship, which is a generally underrepresented niche in fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

kailey_luminouslibro's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Aunt Crete, with her sweet personality and patient nature, is bullied by her sister and niece, always forced to do the most difficult chores around the house. When her nephew comes to visit from the West, Aunt Crete is liberated from her oppressive relatives in a hilarious weekend at the seashore.

I really liked this funny story! Aunt Crete is so adorable and kind, and her nephew immediately recognizes that she is being taken advantage of by her mean relatives. He determines to give her a better life, and takes pains to teach his cousins a harsh lesson about their lack of kindness and humility.

I love the writing style that paints this lovely picture of a sweet old aunt. It really draws you into the story and makes you care about the characters.

I also enjoyed reading a story from Grace Livingston Hill that is NOT a romance. It was refreshing to have a story all about family togetherness!

coffeefrogkat1970's review against another edition

5.0

Sweet, sweet, sweet!