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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
As much as I enjoyed reading this book; I was a little disappointed. Anne is not really Anne anymore. She was so determined and ambitious before she got married. Now she seems to have thrown away her dreams and just wants children instead. I was hoping Anne would at least keep up her writing since she could no longer work.
I loved Montgomery's writing as always. The new side characters were really likable, bar one. I would have loved to seen more of Captain Jim! This is very much a comfort read.
I loved Montgomery's writing as always. The new side characters were really likable, bar one. I would have loved to seen more of Captain Jim! This is very much a comfort read.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Complicated
Anne Shirley will always have a special place in my heart. I read the synopsis of the next book and I don't quite know if I wish to continue the series. She's becoming a grown-up, even though she is still a kindred spirit and made from the cloth of Joseph. She's starting a family and I can't quite relate to her as much while I am still a maiden bumbling through my twenties. Anne's House of Dreams was lovely but it made my heart hurt. These adventures with this redhead have no shortness of sorrow. There are plenty of moments of tenderness but they are coupled with such tragedy. Luckily, there were characters I loved (Captain Jim), characters that grew on me but broke my heart (Leslie), and characters I loathed (Miss Cornelia). Precious Anne and Gilbert were married within the first chapter and my OTP gained platinum level.
Captain Jim was a special, warm sea captain. He would say the sweetest things and was a fierce defender of his friends. He managed the lighthouse and spun tales of his times on the sea. He reminded me of a Canadian bedraggled Hagrid that I could not help but love. Owen Ford gave him a special gift by writing Captain Jim's life into a published book. I just loved Captain Jim so much and loved that Anne honored the two special men in her life that she cherished through her son's namesake: James Matthew. He was a lovely man and my favorite character in this installment.
Leslie was a character who grew on me as she developed throughout the story. She had endured so much heartbreak that made me want to sob. It started to depress me how awful her life was until she was finally able to be happy at the end of the novel. She was a young woman whose inside matched her beautiful outside. She was so strong and I would not trade her position for the world. I am glad that she was able to find a friend in Anne Blythe.
Miss Cornelia was an ultimate sourpuss and I hated her. She had nothing nice to say and was an unabashed man-hater for no reason. She denounced men and only married one at the end of the novel because he shaved his beard after his political party finally won in the Canadian government. She was a shrew and I did not like her one bit.
It was a nice story but filled with sorrow. I am happy that Anne and Gilbert are finally together, but I don't want to read about rearing five(!) children and doubting his love for her in the next book. This series will always have a special place in my heart but this is where I close the chapter. I will perhaps read the spin-off series. Thank you for being a kindred spirit and making me cry in a college library.
Captain Jim was a special, warm sea captain. He would say the sweetest things and was a fierce defender of his friends. He managed the lighthouse and spun tales of his times on the sea. He reminded me of a Canadian bedraggled Hagrid that I could not help but love. Owen Ford gave him a special gift by writing Captain Jim's life into a published book. I just loved Captain Jim so much and loved that Anne honored the two special men in her life that she cherished through her son's namesake: James Matthew. He was a lovely man and my favorite character in this installment.
Leslie was a character who grew on me as she developed throughout the story. She had endured so much heartbreak that made me want to sob. It started to depress me how awful her life was until she was finally able to be happy at the end of the novel. She was a young woman whose inside matched her beautiful outside. She was so strong and I would not trade her position for the world. I am glad that she was able to find a friend in Anne Blythe.
Miss Cornelia was an ultimate sourpuss and I hated her. She had nothing nice to say and was an unabashed man-hater for no reason. She denounced men and only married one at the end of the novel because he shaved his beard after his political party finally won in the Canadian government. She was a shrew and I did not like her one bit.
It was a nice story but filled with sorrow. I am happy that Anne and Gilbert are finally together, but I don't want to read about rearing five(!) children and doubting his love for her in the next book. This series will always have a special place in my heart but this is where I close the chapter. I will perhaps read the spin-off series. Thank you for being a kindred spirit and making me cry in a college library.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
I miss Anne's positivity :(
Now, the books are more focused on the stories of side characters than on Anne and I don't find that so gripping
Now, the books are more focused on the stories of side characters than on Anne and I don't find that so gripping
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
Complicated
DNF at 44%
I probably would’ve kept trying to read it if someone hadn’t placed a hold for it. I renewed it a couple times. But I figured let the person who’ll actually wants to read it get a chance.
Audiobook
I probably would’ve kept trying to read it if someone hadn’t placed a hold for it. I renewed it a couple times. But I figured let the person who’ll actually wants to read it get a chance.
Audiobook
*3.75
"Ella se iba, pero la casa seguiría allí, mirando hacia el mar por sus ventanitas. Los vientos del otoño soplarían sombríos alrededor; la lluvia gris la golpearía; las nieblas blancas vendrían desde el mar para envolverla; la luz de la luna caería sobre ella e iluminaría los viejos senderos por los que habían paseado el maestro de escuela y su novia. Allí, en esa vieja costa del puerto, permanecería el encanto de la historia; el viento seguiría silbando por encima de las dunas; las olas seguirían llamando desde las caletas rojas".
Una lectura preciosa, como todas las anteriores, pero aun así no ha sido mi favorita en ciertos sentidos. Ana ya está casada, y aunque si hace amigos en su nuevo hogar, que son maravillosos, todo tiene un toque más triste, y esa felicidad y anhelo de aventuras, que aun estaba presente en el libro anterior, parece haber sido olvidado.
Aun así, sin lugar a dudas seguiré leyendo esta saga, con el objetivo de completarla. Una muy buena primera lectura del 2020.
"Ella se iba, pero la casa seguiría allí, mirando hacia el mar por sus ventanitas. Los vientos del otoño soplarían sombríos alrededor; la lluvia gris la golpearía; las nieblas blancas vendrían desde el mar para envolverla; la luz de la luna caería sobre ella e iluminaría los viejos senderos por los que habían paseado el maestro de escuela y su novia. Allí, en esa vieja costa del puerto, permanecería el encanto de la historia; el viento seguiría silbando por encima de las dunas; las olas seguirían llamando desde las caletas rojas".
Una lectura preciosa, como todas las anteriores, pero aun así no ha sido mi favorita en ciertos sentidos. Ana ya está casada, y aunque si hace amigos en su nuevo hogar, que son maravillosos, todo tiene un toque más triste, y esa felicidad y anhelo de aventuras, que aun estaba presente en el libro anterior, parece haber sido olvidado.
Aun así, sin lugar a dudas seguiré leyendo esta saga, con el objetivo de completarla. Una muy buena primera lectura del 2020.
3.5 stars out of 5.
Lovely characters and stories once again.
We finally got the Gilbert content we deserved since book 1. They had to get married to enjoy Gilbert for more than 5 scenes.
Reading this in summer camp, while everybody is asleep was probably a not so great idea. Anne being a mother shocked me and her and Gilbert losing the child, broke me down. And I could not die-cry at peace.
Lovely characters and stories once again.
We finally got the Gilbert content we deserved since book 1. They had to get married to enjoy Gilbert for more than 5 scenes.
Reading this in summer camp, while everybody is asleep was probably a not so great idea. Anne being a mother shocked me and her and Gilbert losing the child, broke me down. And I could not die-cry at peace.