Anne of Avonlea

“Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into ones life with pomp and blare, like a gay knight riding down; perhaps it crept to one's side like an old friend through quiet ways; perhaps it revealed itself in seeming prose, until some sudden shaft of illumination fung athwart its pages betrayed the rhythm and the music; perhaps.. perhaps.. love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship, as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath.” *** Hey I’ve finally caught up to my 8-year-old self. Anne x Gilbert forever ♥️ The author really has a way with words. She’s able to turn the mundane into something so exquisite. Either this or Anne of Green Gables is the OG cottage core book.

I don't think I would give any book from this series anything less than 5 stars.

after watching anne with an e i finished this somehow, but it was bOrinG as compared to book 1 :( i really wanted to enjoy it though

finally finished a book?????

i would legitimately give this a billion stars if it was possible

oh to see the world as anne see it. then again, I have been known to see fairies on the right sunny day. this book quite pleasant, though not as iconic and gripping as the first in the series. reading it does make me feel like I am growing up as anne grows up, and it makes growing up less scary , there is no need to forsake childlike wonder

Loved it. It was so heartwarming to see Anne slowly leaving behind girlhood to approach womanhood. My only remark was that it was a bit less magical than the first book, but it still had that special feeling about it <3

Back into the world of Anne of Green Gables... I read the first book for a class in University and fell in love with the story telling. At that moment, I knew I wanted to continue this wonderful Canadian story by L.M. Montgomery! It took a little digging, but I managed to find a few more books in this series, so I continued on my journey to learn more about Anne. My professor had made interesting comments about this series. She said the second book focused on Anne's career/professional and personal development but the third book took a firm twist and went into romance. I was intrigued to see how this turned out! This book did seem to follow what she said, but I do wish I had my professor's comments on this book too! There's so much to unpack and unwind in this story. Anne is such an oddball and interesting character, and the scenarios she gets into are positive and impact change. One nice thing about this story is that it aged well (for the most part). You can get over the fact that technology isn't there and can sink away into the book. Maybe a 16 year old being a teacher is a little different than our current times, but the drama and situations she gets herself into feel quite real. I can see a sixteen year old worrying about her friends and family members. I was a sixteen year old worrying about their future and if they were doing the right thing. I empathized with Anne quite often and could put myself in her shoes. There's definitely some sour points in this book, like Davy being more loved than Dora, but I took that as a slice of the times. L.M.'s life experience seemed quite rough from what my professor taught us... So perhaps she reflected what she saw in her own life in this book (and according to my professor, that's exactly what happened.). Overall, this was a nice book to sink into. I'm likely going to be reading further into the background, lore and theming of this book. What can I say? My University English classes rubbed off on me. Three out of five stars.

Another great ‘Anne Girl’ book!

Absolutley adore this book and series, i think this may be my favourite book in the series so far.

Avonlea is my fictional home.

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I reread this book every year and it never fails to fill me with a deep sense of wonder and longing for times gone by; for spring to last the twelvemonth, for the beautiful haunting echos of Miss Lavender’s lodge; for the sweet simplicity of Gilbert and Anne’s love. 💛

I think, the more anne meets new people the less I care about their roles in anne's life. overall, I noticed how I only liked the parts about flashbacks when anne was still young. really hoped it would feel good watching her grow but I guess I'll be stuck with the first book forever excerpts: p. 118 "It must be delightful to come intro the world with the mayflowers and violets. You would always feel that your were their foster sister." p. 150 "'Not failure but low aim is crime.' We must have ideals to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed."

J’adore toujours autant cette fille haute en couleur ! J’ai hâte d’acheter le troisième livre pour découvrir sa vie à l’université ! J’ai mis 4 étoiles et non 5 (comme au premier tome) car c’est en quelque sorte prévisible, je n’ai plus la surprise du premier tome. En plus j’étais tellement optimiste pour pour une avancée entre Gilbert et Anne mais il apparaît à peine … Bref vraiment hâte de continuer (hehe je sais déjà comment ça va finir entre les deux)

This lacks a lot of the elements I so loved about the first book . . . and yet, it still holds a bit of that magic feeling you get when you hold an Anne book in your hands. <3 L I K E S: - the "golden day" chapter almost made me burst with happiness - GILBERT AND ANNE FOREVERRRRRRR <3333 (can we talk about that last page, though?? *flails*) - the friendship between Anne and Diana ALMOST made me cry. They shared some super sweet moments together that reminded me of myself and my bestie . . . and that was just so special. - Marilla's sarcasm never fails to make me laugh; I don't even know why, haha - The writing is just . . . *happy sigh* - I want to live in Avonlea, please and thank you - Paul Irving and Miss Lavender were lovely (though I wish less time had been spent on them) - Anne's optimism and dreamy demeanor - the parts where Anne was teaching were my fave - so many good quotes, oh my - honestly, the things this book had to say about change could not have come at a more poignant time in my life D I S L I K E S: - not enough of Gilbert *grumpy face* (seriously, he only had a few scenes with Anne. I mean what now??) - Although Davy grew on me, I was unsettled by the fact that Anne and Marilla clearly played favorites. They even admitted to liking him better than Dora, and that made me feel so bad for the poor girl. - ehhhh, so I was kind of bored with it? Like, I loved a lot of things about it, but I got tired of seeing the same three characters (Paul Irving, Davy, and Miss Lavender) over and over again. Much as I liked most of them . . . it did get old after a while and I just wanted to get back to Gilbert and Anne. and all the "original" characters. :P - not enough time spent on Anne's teaching - IT LACKED SOME OF THE MAGIC OF THE FIRST ONE *sniffles* - okay, I promise I really liked it but . . . yeah. I'm a bit put out by a few things. ;) Overall, I have a few qualms, but those two sections with Gilbert and Anne (LIKE THE LAST PAGE *squeals into eternity*) made the book. I'm definitely going to read the next one at some point because I need more of Anne and Gilbert pleaseeeeeee. 3.5 stars

Full review now posted! Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorite books ever. But the story doesn’t stop there! I’ve never read the entire series, so I’m on a mission to do just that. This second installment I have read before, and I love it just as much as the preceding book. Here, Anne takes her first halting steps into adulthood, and the change is both charming and sad. Anne will always be a free spirit, but seeing her temper that spiritedness enough to become an effective teacher was fascinating to behold. I’ve always loved schoolmarm stories. There’s something about one-room schoolhouses and having to teach to so many age groups simultaneously that blows my mind. I’m a teacher, but I can’t even fathom having to teach every subject to every age group every single day. I don’t know how teachers of the past did it. The thing is, I know that if I had lived in the same time period, I would have sought out to do exactly that. Though it was undoubtedly hard work, there’s a romance to being a schoolmarm that has always appealed to me. Because of this, I love reading about school teachers of the past. I have to say, Anne Shirley made a remarkable schoolmarm. She’s kind and thoughtful and is just barely out of childhood herself, so she remembers what it’s like to be on the other side of the blackboard, so to speak. All of those traits coupled with her renowned imagination means that Anne can relate to her students better than most, and that she finds new and unique methods of teaching them. One of my favorite parts of this book was the introduction of two new little boys: Paul Irving and Davy. I don’t think you could possibly find two more radically different boys in real life or in fiction. Paul Irving is a sweet, smart, thoughtful boy with an imagination that rivals Anne’s, and he and Anne are undoubtedly kindred spirits. Davy is a spitfire, a rambunctious boy with the greatest propensity for questioning I’ve ever seen. And the questions that boy comes up with! There’s no way I could’ve kept a straight face while trying to answer some of those questions. Though both boys are as different as can be, they’re both incredibly dear to Anne. In this book we also visit Echo Lodge for the first time and meet Miss Lavendar, another kindred spirit. Miss Lavendar is an old maid unlike any other. She refuses to go gently into spinsterhood, and has instead built a beautiful if lonely life for herself. Echo Lodge is beautiful and magical, almost like a fairy realm. And Miss Lavendar makes a stunning fairy queen; the only way you could guess her age is by her snow-white hair. She’s just as imaginative as Anne, and she gets a wonderful happy ending in this book. The book ends with Anne and Gilbert both deciding to head off to college. Even though I love knowing where their story is heading (after all, theirs is often billed as one of the greatest romances in fiction), I’m loving every second of the journey. It’s so nice to have a romantic element that isn’t instantaneous, but instead builds over the course of multiple books. Romance when approached this way just feels both more realistic and more wholesome to me. Can you tell I love this series? I wish I had discovered it when I was a child, but I’m enjoying it immensely now as an adult. If you love historical fiction with a bright and uplifting worldview, you owe it to yourself to read this series. It’s one of easiest classics to read that I’ve yet to come across. For more of my reviews, as well as my own fiction and thoughts on life, check out my blog, Celestial Musings.

I enjoyed it more than the other. Anne 's character development and her being an adult now was perfectly showed, and the new characters were extremely loveable too

A classic

Davy Keith it’s absolutely the worst! I was ready to give this book 2 stars, but he didn’t appear much in the last half a dozen chapters, so that made the ending very pleasant.

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Anne continues to be an amazing heroine with an optimism and penchant for misadventures that you can't help but to love.

I must admit this is not my favorite book in the series--I found it to drag quite a bit and there wasn't nearly as much Anne as in the first book, perhaps because as she's grown she has learned to hold most of her thoughts to her own heart instead of speaking them, which is sad but also relatable--but it does have some of my favorite characters including but not limited to Davy Keith and Miss Lavender.

P.S. as stated in my review of Anne of Green Gables this is my first time reading the series as an adult.

I loved loved loved the first one, it was not as imaginative I would say as the first one but still was special, I am so happy there are many more books where we can watch anne go throughout her life!