Scan barcode
A review by penguinna
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
– Is it Rilla-my-Rilla?
– Yeth.
After the previous two Anne books, which I rated with 2 and 1 stars, I had very low expectations for the final installment of the series. However, Rilla of Ingleside has become my favorite book among all eight!
Rilla Blythe, the youngest daughter of Anne and Gilbert, is now 15. Like any other teenage girl, she is carefree, cheerful, and in love. The most horrible event of her life had been a failed moonlight party – until World War I broke out.
All the Blythe boys, all sons of Anne and Gilbert, along with one of their daughters, leave to fight for Canada and their freedom. The loud troublemakers we’ve followed from birth in the previous books are now getting their first strands of white hair. And tragically, some of them never return from the war.
Carefree young Rilla becomes a strong woman in no time. She takes in an orphaned soldier’s baby, whom she finds nearly dead in an empty soup bowl, and organizes charity events to support those fighting at the front. Rilla takes care of her mother when the most heartbreaking news comes to Ingleside, and she becomes an adult in the blink of an eye.
Rilla reminded me so much of young Anne – they share so many wonderful traits of character. At the beginning of the book, she also reminded me of the young Scarlett O’Hara from Gone with the Wind in the way she approached life. Rilla has such a bright personality; having her as the main character felt like a breath of fresh air after the previous two books, in which I couldn’t relate to anyone.
Rilla of Ingleside is a book about coming of age during a war, losing someone dear to you multiple times. It is about grief and support, life and death, love, and the enduring hope that the people you love are safe and sound.
More reviews by me on instagram: @penguinna_books
– Yeth.
After the previous two Anne books, which I rated with 2 and 1 stars, I had very low expectations for the final installment of the series. However, Rilla of Ingleside has become my favorite book among all eight!
Rilla Blythe, the youngest daughter of Anne and Gilbert, is now 15. Like any other teenage girl, she is carefree, cheerful, and in love. The most horrible event of her life had been a failed moonlight party – until World War I broke out.
All the Blythe boys, all sons of Anne and Gilbert, along with one of their daughters, leave to fight for Canada and their freedom. The loud troublemakers we’ve followed from birth in the previous books are now getting their first strands of white hair. And tragically, some of them never return from the war.
Carefree young Rilla becomes a strong woman in no time. She takes in an orphaned soldier’s baby, whom she finds nearly dead in an empty soup bowl, and organizes charity events to support those fighting at the front. Rilla takes care of her mother when the most heartbreaking news comes to Ingleside, and she becomes an adult in the blink of an eye.
Rilla reminded me so much of young Anne – they share so many wonderful traits of character. At the beginning of the book, she also reminded me of the young Scarlett O’Hara from Gone with the Wind in the way she approached life. Rilla has such a bright personality; having her as the main character felt like a breath of fresh air after the previous two books, in which I couldn’t relate to anyone.
Rilla of Ingleside is a book about coming of age during a war, losing someone dear to you multiple times. It is about grief and support, life and death, love, and the enduring hope that the people you love are safe and sound.
More reviews by me on instagram: @penguinna_books