My rating: ⭐⭐⭐
This was another quick and
enjoyable read from the Anne of Green Gables series. There wasn’t an
oversaturation of side-characters as there had been in other books with enough
mention of characters outside of the periphery to remind you that they still
existed without it becoming overwhelming. The side-characters that were present
were well developed and I found myself caring about them more than previous ones,
especially the story about Leslie and Dick/George Moore.
However, Anne’s pregnancies and
the loss of baby Joyce, I feel, were handled poorly. Firstly, I didn’t even
realise Anne was pregnant until she was almost giving birth in both cases and
secondly, the loss of Joyce was covered only in half as much detail as I thought
would be necessary for the reader and Anne to understand the weight of the
situation. I understand that I’m writing this from a modern perspective where
child mortality levels are much lower and post-natal depression and other
related topics are discussed more openly, but brushing this storyline aside so
quickly, in my opinion, did this book a great disservice.
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