Anne of the Island

This book felt like a departure from the Anne that had been established in the first two. The entirety of the plot focused on how attractive Anne had become but her personality, which was once unmistakeable, was pushed to the side and barely noticeable.

The nail in the coffin for me was Anne's initial cruelty towards Rusty the cat. Not only did she shoo an injured animal away, but she decided to kill it (albeit unsuccessfully). Based on everything we had learned of Anne in the first two books - from a girl who didn't even want to spank a child - this seemed wildly out of character and ruined the rest of the novel for me.

I'll be starting the fourth, mainly to see the romance play out. Hopefully, Anne returns to her old kind ways in the next one.