A review by hismercysurrounding
Pat of Silver Bush by L.M. Montgomery

2.0

One moment this seemed like a 1-star book, the next like a 4-star, so I give it something in between. There are too many stories in it about witches, fairies, and the like. Even though the witch is not a real one, Judy, the maid (who is more like a mother), encourages Pat to think witches and fairies are real and fascinating. (Witches are real, but not people to fool around with.) Some of that fades as the book goes on, and I enjoyed the beautiful, quaint descriptions of the people and outdoors and the love of home (although sometimes Pat almost idolizes home).

Then, there are a couple of brief romances in the book, which are pretty realistic and innocent. However, she should have been led by her parents and Judy to be more careful.

So, I liked parts of it, but not all. Here are a couple of quotes I like:

"No matter what dreadful things happened at least there were still cats in the world."

"How I loved to wake up in the night and feel that my husband and my children were well and safe and warm, sleeping peacefully. Life hasn't anything better to offer a woman than that, Patsy."