A review by cpcabaniss
Emily's Quest by L.M. Montgomery

4.0

"This afternoon I sat at my window and alternately wrote at my new serial and watched a couple of dear, amusing, youngish maple-trees at the foot of the garden. They whispered secrets to each other all the afternoon. They would bend together and talk earnestly for a few moments, then spring back and look at each other, throwing up their hands comically in horror and amazement over their mutual revelations. I wonder what new scandal is afoot in Treeland."

It seems that a lot of people dislike this installment in the series. While I'm not sure I liked it as much as the previous two, I enjoyed it a lot. I appreciated the darker tones, Emily's struggles with depression, and fact that it didn't present adulthood as a wonderful thing where all of your dreams are fulfilled and your problems solved.

There is a lot of misunderstanding and poor communication in here, but how often does that happen in real life? It's sad, but I think it happens to us all more than we care to admit.

The creepy character from previous books was worse here. He did things I had not expected and I genuinely did not like him.

There were answers given regarding a certain character that I have been wondering about since the beginning. It didn't make what was done ok, but it made sense and I could understand how the situation may have contributed to what happened.