Anne of Avonlea

This was the first time I'd read this despite having read the first 6 Anne books as a teenager. Not my favourite. I felt like I should have been more emotionally invested because of the subject, but I found it hard going (can't believe it took me so long to finish it). To be honest it was quite dull and repetitive in parts. Rilla is okay but I didn't really find her a strong enough character to carry a book and the rest seemed to be mainly Susan Baker. Don't think I will be returning to the last two books again, although I'll probably make a future pilgrimage to the first six.

I ended up enjoying this one so much more than the last few books in this series. This book follows Rilla which is Anne's youngest child I think. At first I found Rilla to be very whiny and annoying but she grew on me. She matured so much throughout this book. This takes place during a war. I actually teared up a couple times while reading this which I wasn't expecting at all. I'm trying to think of what I can say without spoiling anything. This book just felt different than the rest to me. I will say that it ended abruptly. I was listening to the audiobook and when it stopped I was like that can't be how it ends. Overall I really enjoyed this book and the entire series even though I had some issues with some of the middle books. 

While not as entirely charming as Anne of Green Gables, I enjoyed Anne of Avonlea very much. There were a few moments that I found my attention wavering, and a few saccharine situations that I had to gloss over, but all-in-all it was a pleasant read.