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The Grace of Wild Things | Heather Fawcett

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Twist on Anne of Green Gables where Anne tries to apprentice herself to a prickly witch who eventually warms to her 😉
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The Grace of Wild Things | Heather Fawcett

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This witchy retelling of Anne of Green Gables is utterly charming and stars Grace, an orphan who must complete a grimoire full of spells to become the witch of the wood‘s apprentice…or lose her magic. I loved the culturally diverse cast of characters, the magical twists on the classic story, and that more readers will encounter one of my favorite characters in literature! Highly recommended for fans of Netflix‘s Anne with an E, of course!

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The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables: The Enchanting Island that Inspired L. M. Montgomery | Catherine Reid

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This is a beautiful book filled with gorgeous pictures of Prince Edward Island, many of them taken by LMM herself. I don‘t think there is anyone who is better at describing scenery than LMM and she has such an ability to transport you to another time. Highly recommended for fans of Anne, LMM or even if you just love flowers. 5⭐️

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Rainbow Valley | L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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Merry Christmas, Anne | Kallie George

Today‘s BN #bookhaul, courtesy of a gift card from my dad. I don‘t think I‘ve ever spent a gift card faster! The Lore Olympus are the BN exclusive editions and I hope to get volumes one and two tomorrow when we go to Dallas and visit a different store. Goddess Girls is the rest of kiddo‘s Christmas books that arrived late.

batsy Ooh, I covet that edition of the Greek Plays 😍 10mo

ravenlee @batsy there‘s an edition of The Greek Histories by the same translation/editing team, too. I‘m hoping to get it soon. And then, you know…actually read them.

The Greek Histories: The Sweeping History of Ancient Greece as Told by Its First Chroniclers: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch

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Anne's House of Dreams | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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“Our library isn‘t very expensive. But every book in it is a friend.” I absolutely loved seeing Anne become a wife and mother in this book. The first half of this book made my heart sore and sometimes cry. I will admit, about half way through the story I feel like Anne became an observer as apposed to the main character. It‘s still a great book though and I dearly love relate to a the newly wed wife and the dreams of her home.

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ladyvital

Before Green Gables | Budge Wilson

I encourage every lover of Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery to read this book.

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lauraisntwilder

The Grace of Wild Things | Heather Fawcett

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This wasn't bad. It didn't feel much like a retelling of Anne of Green Gables though, and the similarities felt more like a distraction than an integral part of the plot. I liked Grace and Sareena. I think I would like to try another of Fawcett's books, one that isn't a retelling.

BarbaraJean I felt much the same. I liked that it didn‘t feel a lot like an AoGG retelling, just with a similar character and some parallels. But there were several moments that felt forced into an Anne mold that they didn‘t really fit! (edited) 12mo

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BarbaraJean

The Grace of Wild Things | Heather Fawcett

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead Discussion - The Grace of Wild Things

What did you think of the book overall?

Did you enjoy the book on its own merits? Did you like it as an Anne-inspired/Anne-adjacent story?

Anything else you‘d like to discuss?

rubyslippersreads, lauraisntwilder, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair, willaful

rubyslippersreads I enjoyed it, and the AOGG similarities made me like it more. But that last scene with Windweaver broke my heart. 🐦‍⬛😢 12mo

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads Ughhh, yes—that scene was so heartbreaking!! It made sense, but still—added to everything else Grace had been through—😢 12mo

rubyslippersreads Although Grace lost Windweaver, she gained Patrick. However, just like Sareena saying Grace couldn‘t live in the cottage alone, I doubt she would be able to live there with a young man. 12mo

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rubyslippersreads @BarbaraJean I couldn‘t have been as unselfish as Grace. 😔 12mo

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads Yes, I loved having what seemed like the Matthew-ish character show up at the end! But Patrick's appearance didn't seem like a workable solution for Grace to stay at the cottage. The ending overall felt too fast and underdeveloped. 12mo

rubyslippersreads @BarbaraJean Unless the author is planning a series. 12mo

lauraisntwilder I was surprised Grace broke her slate over Poppy's head. That distracted me a little. Actually, I liked the book more when I could ignore the Anne references. It was different enough from the original that I think it stood better on its own feet than when it tried to bring in Avonlea details. 12mo

rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder I enjoyed spotting the “Easter eggs,” but at the same time, it took me out of the story a bit when I tried to match things between the two books. 12mo

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads It would definitely make sense if she's planning a series! It would be interesting to see where she would take it, if so. 12mo

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder @rubyslippersreads Yeah, with all of the Anne retellings or “inspired by Anne“ books we've read, the parts that are most distracting to me are the parts that try too hard to match up or directly update scenes from the original. I think I prefer recognizing hints of the original characters I know in different settings and scenarios--it feels more natural to me. 12mo

TheAromaofBooks I also thought the ending was odd and rushed. Maybe if Patrick had appeared as an old man it would have worked, but to have him reappear as only a few years older than Grace - in what world is the village going to find a random teen boy an acceptable guardian for an almost-teen orphan girl?? That just seemed like a weird “solution.“ @rubyslippersreads 12mo

TheAromaofBooks I definitely enjoyed this book the most when it was just its own stores with little flavors of AOGG. Some parts of it just felt weird to me, like is Poppy supposed to be Gilbert, or is Rum? There were moments where it just felt like Fawcett was wedging in an “iconic“ AOGG scene for no real reason, instead of just letting her story go its own way. 12mo

TheAromaofBooks Overall, I liked but didn't love this book. I can seem myself reading another book by Fawcett, but if she wrote a sequel to this particular story, I'm not sure I would rush to pick it up. 12mo

lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks Yes, to the Poppy/Rum thing! That was strange and confusing. 12mo

rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks I agree. I thought maybe Poppy was supposed to be Josie Pye, but the slate thing confused me. Also, was Priscilla supposed to be Prissy Andrews? She seemed to be the only one who shared a name with an AOGG character. 12mo

TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder @rubyslippersreads - That's where the whole “trying to find the AOGG parallels“ felt distracting instead of fun 😂 12mo

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BarbaraJean

The Grace of Wild Things | Heather Fawcett

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead Discussion - The Grace of Wild Things

What did you think of Grace‘s ability to see others‘ regrets?

What impact does it have for an orphan to have this ability, as opposed to someone with an established home and parents?

rubyslippersreads, lauraisntwilder, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair, willaful

rubyslippersreads Again, this reminded me a bit of Emily, with her “second sight.” I think it‘s a very unfortunate trait for an orphan to have, because it rules out some otherwise potentially happy homes. (edited) 12mo

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads That‘s another great parallel to Emily. And Emily encountered a little of the same kind of rejection Grace faced, because so many of her family found her “uncanny”—picking up on that otherworldliness she had. I kept thinking how different things would have been for Grace if she‘d been able to grow in her kind of “second sight” within a family—it would be a powerful source of empathy if nurtured in a positive, loving context. 12mo

lauraisntwilder @rubyslippersreads Yes, this is similar to Emily's second sight, but I hadn't thought of that while I was reading. It's certainly an unfortunate "gift," to conjur everyone's worst memories when they look at you. I think it contributed to Grace's compassionate personsality. 12mo

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