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foreverj's review against another edition
2.0
I really enjoyed the beginning of the book with the relationship development between Ana, Abbie, and Emmett. However, I felt that the second half of the book lost momentum by not focusing on the dynamic between the three characters and rather shifted to be about the drama between all the families. Would have loved if the book had just kept course with the first half and focused Ana building a relationship and trust with Abbie and Emmett.
beastreader's review against another edition
5.0
I was looking for something to read on a hot, summer day and this book sounded like the perfect read. It just so happened that is what this book turned out to be...the perfect read! I read it in only a few short hours.
I fell in love with Ana from the first moment that I met her. She was genuine and had a big heart. Also, she spoke her mind and owned up to any mistakes that she made. She at times acted older than her age of fifteen. I have to agree with Emmett's sister, Abbie that Emmett is like a "bulldog in a baby basket".
Everyone else in this book are great as well. After a while they became more like family then characters in a story. A nice summer read.
I fell in love with Ana from the first moment that I met her. She was genuine and had a big heart. Also, she spoke her mind and owned up to any mistakes that she made. She at times acted older than her age of fifteen. I have to agree with Emmett's sister, Abbie that Emmett is like a "bulldog in a baby basket".
Everyone else in this book are great as well. After a while they became more like family then characters in a story. A nice summer read.
tamaj's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Drug abuse
luna_rondo's review against another edition
1.0
I have never read Anne of Green Gables - and if this book is anything like that, I never will. I had many problems with this book - most of it was the writing (which I found very bland) and the characters (who I either despised or didn't care about).
hmonkeyreads's review against another edition
3.0
I mostly enjoyed this story about Ana the orphan moving from LA to Northern California to live and work in a farm. I liked the characters and the small town but I was a bit annoyed by Ana herself for reasons I can't entirely put my finger on.
thecorioliseffect's review against another edition
3.0
Maybe 3.5 stars? Not sure.
I wanted a modern retelling of Anne Of Green Gables, which is one of my favorite children's classes. And based on the name alone, I guessed this was just that. And it definitely was. It puts a little bit of a twist on the classic Anne story, making Anne Ana instead, and a little bit older.
I definitely enjoyed this book, and I especially loved some of the parallels it drew to the original story. It just didn't WOW me. And let's be real here, the love interest was no Gilbert Blythe.
Cute story, but pretty forgettable.
I wanted a modern retelling of Anne Of Green Gables, which is one of my favorite children's classes. And based on the name alone, I guessed this was just that. And it definitely was. It puts a little bit of a twist on the classic Anne story, making Anne Ana instead, and a little bit older.
I definitely enjoyed this book, and I especially loved some of the parallels it drew to the original story. It just didn't WOW me. And let's be real here, the love interest was no Gilbert Blythe.
Cute story, but pretty forgettable.
readingwithhippos's review against another edition
5.0
I farkin' loved this book.
I say “farkin'” because it's all I can do not to use a terribly inappropriate word to describe the boundless positive feelings Ana of California bred in my heart. It is the ultimate feel-good read, and your summer bookshelf will not, I repeat will not, be complete without it.
The book is being marketed as a modern retelling of Anne of Green Gables, but you'd have to ask someone else how successful it is on that front, as I was full-on snoozing after the first fifty or so pages of AoGG as a kid. (Sorry, Lucy Maud Montgomery—my attention span was stunted then. It was me, not you. Well, maybe it was you, a little.) Anyway, I'm proof that you don't have to know anything about the original story to be completely sucked into Teran's updated version.
Ana Cortez is a teenage girl who has been in the LA foster system for years. She's just been kicked out of yet another foster home, and her case worker is out of options. So when Ana is sent to work an internship on an organic farm in rural Northern California, it's pretty much her last chance. Ana is a city girl and knows nothing about farming, but she's willing to work hard and earn her place at Garber Farm—and her foster parents, brother and sister Emmett and Abbie Garber, realize that their newest hired hand has a lot to offer both their farm and their family.
It's a little surprising to me that I loved this as much as I did, because the writing admittedly is a little clunky. Ana's dialogue in particular is stilted and odd; she sounds more like a middle-aged professor than a teenager from the streets of LA. Normally, issues like that would hamper my enjoyment, but with this book I just didn't care.
That's probably because thematically, it hit so many boxes on my personal book bingo card: hopeful depiction of foster care! Organic vegetables! Community-supported agriculture! Kid who's been misunderstood finds trustworthy adult role model! Lesbian best friend's sexuality isn't the defining factor of her character! Boy drama with no Twilight-esque heavy breathing! I could go on.
But instead, I'll just say READ THIS BOOK! [mic drop]
With sincerest regards to Penguin and NetGalley for the advance copy. On sale June 30.
More book recommendations by me at www.readingwithhippos.com
I say “farkin'” because it's all I can do not to use a terribly inappropriate word to describe the boundless positive feelings Ana of California bred in my heart. It is the ultimate feel-good read, and your summer bookshelf will not, I repeat will not, be complete without it.
The book is being marketed as a modern retelling of Anne of Green Gables, but you'd have to ask someone else how successful it is on that front, as I was full-on snoozing after the first fifty or so pages of AoGG as a kid. (Sorry, Lucy Maud Montgomery—my attention span was stunted then. It was me, not you. Well, maybe it was you, a little.) Anyway, I'm proof that you don't have to know anything about the original story to be completely sucked into Teran's updated version.
Ana Cortez is a teenage girl who has been in the LA foster system for years. She's just been kicked out of yet another foster home, and her case worker is out of options. So when Ana is sent to work an internship on an organic farm in rural Northern California, it's pretty much her last chance. Ana is a city girl and knows nothing about farming, but she's willing to work hard and earn her place at Garber Farm—and her foster parents, brother and sister Emmett and Abbie Garber, realize that their newest hired hand has a lot to offer both their farm and their family.
It's a little surprising to me that I loved this as much as I did, because the writing admittedly is a little clunky. Ana's dialogue in particular is stilted and odd; she sounds more like a middle-aged professor than a teenager from the streets of LA. Normally, issues like that would hamper my enjoyment, but with this book I just didn't care.
That's probably because thematically, it hit so many boxes on my personal book bingo card: hopeful depiction of foster care! Organic vegetables! Community-supported agriculture! Kid who's been misunderstood finds trustworthy adult role model! Lesbian best friend's sexuality isn't the defining factor of her character! Boy drama with no Twilight-esque heavy breathing! I could go on.
But instead, I'll just say READ THIS BOOK! [mic drop]
With sincerest regards to Penguin and NetGalley for the advance copy. On sale June 30.
More book recommendations by me at www.readingwithhippos.com