At sixteen Anne is grown up. . . almost. Her gray eyes shine like evening stars, but her red hair is still as peppery as her temper. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan, she has earned the love of the people of Avonlea and a reputation for getting into scrapes. But when Anne begins her job as the new schoolteacher, the real test of her character begins. Along with teaching the three Rs, she is learning how complicated life can be when she meddles in someone else's romance, finds two new orphans at Green Gables, and wonders about the strange behavior of the very handsome Gilbert Blythe. As Anne enters womanhood, her adventures touch the heart and the funny bone.
Once again, Montgomery told a lovely, hearty story. I enjoyed the pacing, though the blurb implied Anne would've interacted with Gilbert more—I always want to read more of their interactions! Ugh.
I did feel uncomfortable upon her breaking of the fourth wall—addressing me, the reader, is a weird thing lest it's done from the beginning or for, say, humorous efforts—but such may only work better on television? It's so rare it felt out of place and reminded me this was fiction, which I read for an escape.
