My Review:
L.M. Montgomery is one of my favorite authors and “Anne of Green Gables” one of my all-time favorite books! So I had high hopes for “Marilla of Green Gables” after seeing so many people gush about it. Those hopes were met and exceeded!!! Wow!
“Marilla of Green Gables” by Sarah McCoy is a love letter to all “Anne” fans who want more of Avonlea. Ms. McCoy’s writing is seamless and I truly felt like I was reading another book in the series by Montgomery herself. Ms. McCoy stays true to all things Avonlea, Green Gables and Marilla’s character. It was so good to be back in Avonlea, seeing familiar people and also some foreshadowing to the Anne books. It’s so clever how Ms. McCoy weaves in little aspects from the Anne books. So many scenes echo those of the original books; it’s interesting to see how they play out with Marilla. The book even has great faith aspects!
Fans of L.M. Montgomery and “Anne of Green Gables” will not want to miss this book! It is one of my top reads of 2018 and will be on my keeper shelf.
Content: This is a clean read. I give it a PG for some very minor content. Some examples of the content are: talk of wine and spirits and people being drunk; there’s a hanging; the word “Negro” is used in context; a woman is a companion to a man she’s not married to.
Rating: I give this book 5 stars!
Genre: Historical Fiction; Christian fiction; Romance; Retelling
I want to thank Sarah McCoy, LibraryThing Early Reviewers, William Morrow Books and Harper Collins Publishers for the complimentary copy of this book for review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I express in this review are my own. This is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s CFR 16, Part 255.
Author Bio:Sarah McCoy is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of Marilla of Green Gables (William Morrow/Harper Collins, October 23, 2018); The Mapmaker’s Children; The Baker’s Daughter, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee; The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico; the novella “The Branch of Hazel” in Grand Central; and Le souffle des feuilles et des promesses, a French exclusive title.
Sarah’s work has been featured in Real Simple, The Millions, Your Health Monthly, Huffington Post and other publications. She has taught English writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso.
The daughter of an Army officer, her family was stationed in Germany during her childhood. She grew up in Virginia and now lives with her husband, an orthopedic sports surgeon, and their dog, Gilbert, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Mae, how exciting that this book stayed so true to one of your all-time favorite books! I know how much Anne of Green Gables means to you so it seems that Ms. McCoy has hit a home run! Thanks for a great review and....welcome back to Avonlea! 🧚🏻♀️
ReplyDeleteAww, you are so right. Anne means so much to me, so as you said, I was delighted by this book! It is always good to be back in Avonlea <3
DeleteI didn't know this book existed until the latter part of 2018, but it certainly sounds REALLY good. Glad to know about it, and to know it's a 5-star read. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is sooo good! It's one of my favorite reads of the year. If you are an "Anne" fan, you will love this book! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting Rissi! <3
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