Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I love any excuse to spend my time in Avonlea at Green Gables. I already love the characters from "Anne of Green Gables" so much that I was predisposed to love them again in McCoy's "Marilla of Green Gables". I loved the backstory created for the Cuthbert family. I loved seeing John Blythe and Marilla fall in love. I loved seeing Marilla grow up into the woman who would eventually adopt Anne.
Why then is this not a four star read? While I am totally willing to grant artistic license to an author trying to recreate one of our beloved fictional worlds, there were parts of this story that just didn't connect for me. The abolition angle for example, though Marilla is totally willing to take in children in the Anne series, seemed out of place - a "too modern" twist, perhaps.
Still, if you love the Anne series and are craving a new tale out of Avonlea, give this one a try. It makes you love Marilla and Matthew even more, if that was possible.
Happy reading, and remember that tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it--
(Book 35 - 2019)
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