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Anne of Ingleside | Lucy Maud Montgomery

These are just a few of the books from my #TBR I've chosen for tomorrow's #Readathon

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jdiehr

Anne's House of Dreams | L. M. Montgomery

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I continue to make my way through the Anne of Green Gables books 💚

This one was new to me.

This book comes up as book 4 in my Kindle collection, but I'm seeing that, according to Anne's age, Anne of Windy Poplars should have been next (??)

Either way, this was delightful, and I am sure to enjoy all of the books no matter which order I read them in.

BarbaraJean Anne of Windy Poplars was written later, so that‘s likely why this one is listed as # 4! Also I‘m not sure if Windy Poplars is in the public domain yet—the Kindle collection of Anne that I have leaves out both Windy Poplars and Anne of Ingleside, because they weren‘t yet public domain when the collection was published. 2mo

jdiehr @BarbaraJean Interesting...I'll have to check the titles in my collection. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! 2mo

BarbaraJean You‘re welcome! I‘d always assumed Montgomery wrote them chronologically—didn‘t realize she wrote Windy Poplars and Ingleside later until I got that Kindle collection and wondered why they weren‘t included! 2mo

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BacklistReader

Anne's House of Dreams | Lucy Maud Montgomery

We‘re headed back to Orilium and Veta Mae has some big decisions to make.

She‘s thinking of changing her Calling and hoping to make a new friend or 2.

#oriliumreadathon

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Andrea313

Pride and Prejudice | Austen

Amy Colleen asking the important questions! #PemberLittens #AnneOfGreenGables #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

LeahBergen Indeed. 👍 4mo

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quirkiecurls

Anne's House of Dreams | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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“Our library isn‘t very expensive. But every book in it is a friend.” I absolutely loved seeing Anne become a wife and mother in this book. The first half of this book made my heart sore and sometimes cry. I will admit, about half way through the story I feel like Anne became an observer as apposed to the main character. It‘s still a great book though and I dearly love relate to a the newly wed wife and the dreams of her home.

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quirkiecurls

Anne of Windy Poplars | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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“Gilbert darling, don‘t let‘s ever be afraid of things. Let‘s be daring and adventurous and expectant. Let‘s dance to meet life and all it can bring us.” The beloved story continues as Anne returns home and takes her place in the community she grew up in. I enjoyed revisiting old friends in seeing Anne continue to grow into a bold, confident but yet caring woman. #challenge52

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ladyvital

Before Green Gables | Budge Wilson

I encourage every lover of Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery to read this book.

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IndoorDame

Anne's House of Dreams | L. M. Montgomery

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I adore this one because it reminds me of the first book with its intense emotions. This is the adult version of little Anne‘s melodrama. This book has the most idyllic romances, the strongest friendships, and the most joy, the most tragedy, desperation and sadness, the eeriest scenes… but after that roller coaster this chapter ends sweetly.

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lauraisntwilder

The Grace of Wild Things | Heather Fawcett

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This wasn't bad. It didn't feel much like a retelling of Anne of Green Gables though, and the similarities felt more like a distraction than an integral part of the plot. I liked Grace and Sareena. I think I would like to try another of Fawcett's books, one that isn't a retelling.

BarbaraJean I felt much the same. I liked that it didn‘t feel a lot like an AoGG retelling, just with a similar character and some parallels. But there were several moments that felt forced into an Anne mold that they didn‘t really fit! (edited) 7mo

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BarbaraJean

The Grace of Wild Things | Heather Fawcett

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead Discussion - The Grace of Wild Things

What did you think of the book overall?

Did you enjoy the book on its own merits? Did you like it as an Anne-inspired/Anne-adjacent story?

Anything else you‘d like to discuss?

rubyslippersreads, lauraisntwilder, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair, willaful

rubyslippersreads I enjoyed it, and the AOGG similarities made me like it more. But that last scene with Windweaver broke my heart. 🐦‍⬛😢 7mo

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads Ughhh, yes—that scene was so heartbreaking!! It made sense, but still—added to everything else Grace had been through—😢 7mo

rubyslippersreads Although Grace lost Windweaver, she gained Patrick. However, just like Sareena saying Grace couldn‘t live in the cottage alone, I doubt she would be able to live there with a young man. 7mo

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rubyslippersreads @BarbaraJean I couldn‘t have been as unselfish as Grace. 😔 7mo

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads Yes, I loved having what seemed like the Matthew-ish character show up at the end! But Patrick's appearance didn't seem like a workable solution for Grace to stay at the cottage. The ending overall felt too fast and underdeveloped. 7mo

rubyslippersreads @BarbaraJean Unless the author is planning a series. 7mo

lauraisntwilder I was surprised Grace broke her slate over Poppy's head. That distracted me a little. Actually, I liked the book more when I could ignore the Anne references. It was different enough from the original that I think it stood better on its own feet than when it tried to bring in Avonlea details. 7mo

rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder I enjoyed spotting the “Easter eggs,” but at the same time, it took me out of the story a bit when I tried to match things between the two books. 7mo

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads It would definitely make sense if she's planning a series! It would be interesting to see where she would take it, if so. 7mo

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder @rubyslippersreads Yeah, with all of the Anne retellings or “inspired by Anne“ books we've read, the parts that are most distracting to me are the parts that try too hard to match up or directly update scenes from the original. I think I prefer recognizing hints of the original characters I know in different settings and scenarios--it feels more natural to me. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks I also thought the ending was odd and rushed. Maybe if Patrick had appeared as an old man it would have worked, but to have him reappear as only a few years older than Grace - in what world is the village going to find a random teen boy an acceptable guardian for an almost-teen orphan girl?? That just seemed like a weird “solution.“ @rubyslippersreads 7mo

TheAromaofBooks I definitely enjoyed this book the most when it was just its own stores with little flavors of AOGG. Some parts of it just felt weird to me, like is Poppy supposed to be Gilbert, or is Rum? There were moments where it just felt like Fawcett was wedging in an “iconic“ AOGG scene for no real reason, instead of just letting her story go its own way. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks Overall, I liked but didn't love this book. I can seem myself reading another book by Fawcett, but if she wrote a sequel to this particular story, I'm not sure I would rush to pick it up. 7mo

lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks Yes, to the Poppy/Rum thing! That was strange and confusing. 7mo

rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks I agree. I thought maybe Poppy was supposed to be Josie Pye, but the slate thing confused me. Also, was Priscilla supposed to be Prissy Andrews? She seemed to be the only one who shared a name with an AOGG character. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder @rubyslippersreads - That's where the whole “trying to find the AOGG parallels“ felt distracting instead of fun 😂 7mo

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