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Jul 23Liked by Roni Loren

I’m so glad you’ve discovered the joy of Anne. One of my all-time favorite books!

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I can't believe it took me this long to pick it up! It was pure magic. :)

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Jul 24Liked by Roni Loren

Anne and almost any LMM books are slump breakers for me. Will check out the Moore book.

You might enjoy Carly Fortune’s romance This Summer Will be Different. It’s a love story to Prince Edward Island with lots of Anne references.

The Blue Castle is another LMM fave of mine that I discovered later in life-as it was a character’s fave book in a novel I was reading and I couldn’t believe there was a Montgomery book I’d never heard of.

Going to see if I can find Felicity. Thanks!

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Ooh, glad to hear This Summer Will Be Different is good. I chose it as one of my Aardvark book club picks, so it's sitting on my TBR. :) And Felicity is streaming on Hulu if you need it.

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I'm sure it's such a great feeling to have beaten that slump.

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It really is!

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Jul 24Liked by Roni Loren

I bought a beautiful copy of Anne of Green Gables a couple of years ago at a local Goodwill. It was in great shape ..like new. I however still need to read it. Your review definitely makes me want to start it.

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Ooh, that's fun to find a pretty copy. It was definitely worth the read and hooked me quickly.

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you unlocked a nostalgic set of memories I didn't even know I had! my grandparents lived in Kingston, NY and we totally did jaunts to Woodstock, the Culinary Institute, and FDR + Eleanor's house. I loved your book recommendations and will be checking them out! (Personally, I am a bigger Emily of New Moon fan than Anne of Green Gables, although I love both -- there was just something extra special about Emily for me, as a kid)

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It was such a beautiful area. We really enjoyed the trip. And I've heard that about the Emily books. A number of people recommended them to me because Emily is a writer. I'm looking forward to reading her story.

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Hooray! I'm so happy you enjoyed the audio of Anne! Rachel McAdams does a lovely job.

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Yes, she did a great job. Thanks for the rec! It was fun switching between the two formats. :)

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Jul 23Liked by Roni Loren

Anne of Green Gables was the book that cemented my book dragon status. I got it for Christmas when I was 8, and I still have that copy 🩷

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Oh, I love that you have your original copy! The book that hooked me on reading when I was that age was A Wrinkle in Time. I can't believe I missed this one along the way.

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I love AWIT too, but didn’t read that one til I was a teen

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Jul 23Liked by Roni Loren

A most excellent adventure, delayed flight and all. The tours, the words, the overcoming slump books—everything was grand and hope-inspiring. How ‘bout that!

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It definitely was an adventure! I'm just glad after the first two days it turned into a less disastrous one, lol.

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