Probably the most boring and least memorable of all the Anne books, but it has to be got through for the grand finale. And, after all, I had rather read this book than the fantasy/action book sharing space on my bedside table and finished this one in two days. Somehow Montgomery just gets you so invested in her characters and you can't help but want to find out what happens to them next and think about them even when you're not reading.

** spoiler alert ** Anne Of Ingleside Book Review I think of all the Anne books in the series, this book was different than what I was expecting- and I loved it. Because of the title being "Anne" of Ingleside, you would think the book revolves more around her, but it doesn't. The majority of the book focuses on her children (who IMO are the cutest kids in literature), and the small problems they face throughout the couple years that the book covers. It's not so much about Anne as it is about the Blythe family all together. And I really enjoyed that differentiation. I think my favorite part of the novel was when Walter is sleeping over at a family friends during Anne's pregnancy with Rilla. The kids in that household were teasing him and told him that his mom was dying. He's taunted so much that he feels the need to get up in the middle of the night and walk over 5 miles to his house- and he does it! I just thought it was such a sweet and innocent part of the book, it was so pure and showed the good relationships Anne had with her children. All her children worried about upsetting their mom because of how loving she was towards them. I think its a book all young mothers should read. It's not my top favorite of the series, but it's definitely a treasure, and I look forward to one day reading it again!

2.5.

2.5.

Carino,molto lento dato che ogni capitolo era una avventura di un protagonista. spero in un prossimo libro un po'piu veloce e divertente. continuo ad amare jem e le gemelle -soprattutto nan dopo averle conosciute entrambe, all'inizio preferivo dì per il nome e i capelli rossi-. Molto dolce perfetto per iniziare a pensare positivo e a ,come dire, "romanticizzare" la vita 💕💕💕

Full (mini) review now posted! It’s fun to watch someone grow from a child into an adult with children of their own. Anne of Green Gables is now Anne of Ingleside, and her home is filled with life and laughter. She is a wife settled into her marriage, and is now the mother of a whole passel of children. This group of kids is incredibly varied in looks and personality, but they’re all children of imagination and character, like their parents. This book is mainly a collection of tales in the children’s lives, though there are still stories from Anne’s perspective, as well. It honestly felt more like a collection short stories than an actual novel, but it was still very enjoyable. Every story was entertaining and funny. Also, this is the first legitimately new to me book in this series. I had read much more of it than I had originally thought, but not this one!

you can tell l.m. montgomery's trying to shift the focus from anne :( it kinda punched me in the throat to realise we've now seen anne grow up from an orphan. when she replies diana blythe and says she's often gone to bed hungry during her time at the orphanage - that simple line, "Often", just underscored how far anne's gotten. how blessed are we to be alive and to spin our own story, particularly so when we have grown up in difficult circumstances. the anne series has always been my dream, in the sense that it reminds me to be thankful for each day whether sorrowful or joyful. it kindly offers hope. it also astounds me how circular history is. what montgomery has written - the feelings - still persist even in 2021. i loved how this instalment ended with anne's jealousy. she has always been a saintly mother, but we see her human weaknesses to. i particularly loved the line, "if my husband has to be 'held', i don't want to hold him." very apt for where i currently am in life, i think. i would like to be as patient and sweet as anne, in my own way. i would like to give the benefit of doubt to others, to make friends, but be kind to myself and know i'm only human and i act silly sometimes, too.

3.5* This series should really be coming to an end, so many times throughout this book it just felt like the author was just adding stories to add to the page count. We had two stories about Di that were almost exactly the same, we had a story about Walter that was purely him listening to some ladies gossip and what that gossip was, and whenever we needed a bit of drama, they just put Anne in mortal danger - again. There were some touching stories, like Nan making deals with God to save her mother, and Jem's heartbreak involving dogs, and it was stories like that that brought the rating up for me, but that doesn't disqualify the fat shaming, and treatment of the first nation people. There might have been more issues that I've forgotten, but I found those two to be repetitive and uncomfortable and really aged the book. Excited for the series to end, because there is no longer any purpose to the story.

3.5

Although this was enjoyable, I really missed Anne throughout the book.