Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy

3.98 AVERAGE

cmccance's review

4.0
lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

sweetpeajoelle's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jmim's review

5.0
This is an absolutely beautiful book. Wistful and heartbreaking with peace and always hope entwined.
Having just read a biography of L.M. Montgomery it is lovely to see elements of her life story interwoven with the imagined childhood of the gruff yet loving Marilla. And a joy to see Rachel Lynde as a impetuous young girl.
So many Anne elements are foreshadowed or touched on.
I am heart sick and fulfilled.

miss_h's review against another edition

5.0
That was great but now I'm sad and pensive

pamelajfs's review

5.0
Lovely. A worthy addition to Maud's Avonlea. I love this as a companion to AnnE as much as I loved Longbourn accompanying Pride and Predjudice.

tessa_palomeque's review

3.0
I must admit I really wanted to love this book, but I just liked it. It was fun to see one author's idea of what Marilla's life was like as a young woman. It definitely felt a bit like the Anne of Green Gables novels and it was wonderful to return to Avonlea. But I must admit I didn't like how similar parts of Marilla's story was to Anne. At first I thought it was sweet, but then it just felt like the storyline was following too closely to what Anne experienced when she moved to Green Gables. So I just felt that it lacked a little bit of creativity. But all in all, a wonderful idea and a nice visit to Avonlea.

polkaduck115's review

4.0
emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

krdegan's review

5.0
This was a nice addition to the Anne of Green Gables audiobook set that we got. I loved the imagined back-story for Marilla and found this to be the most interesting book of all. (I know it's a different author...)
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cmhanisco's review against another edition

3.25
emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

star_phish's review

3.0
This wasn't very believable, but it was nonetheless a fun dive into Avonlea before Anne's time. I really enjoyed seeing young Rachel.