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I spent most of the book wondering why this one wasn't as popular as Anne of Green Gables and then reached that awful, maudlin ending and realized why. It is definitely a product of its time and unfortunately, that doesn't give it a lot of scope to work with.
Emily makes an interesting foil for Anne--both are unwanted orphans raised unwillingly by a set of siblings. But Emily is more reserved than Anne. She seems to take herself a bit more seriously and not go on such flights of fancy.
The story sets up a love triangle (maybe? Or just two couples?) which leaves me intrigued enough to want to read the other two books in the series. But seeing how hard I'm finding it to get my hands on a copy of them, I'll lower my expectations.
Emily makes an interesting foil for Anne--both are unwanted orphans raised unwillingly by a set of siblings. But Emily is more reserved than Anne. She seems to take herself a bit more seriously and not go on such flights of fancy.
The story sets up a love triangle (maybe? Or just two couples?) which leaves me intrigued enough to want to read the other two books in the series. But seeing how hard I'm finding it to get my hands on a copy of them, I'll lower my expectations.