This book drew my attention and the first few pages were a delight...an updated AOGG with some contemporary humor. However, a quick descent into a tedious romance plot derailed it for me. Giving three stars for a mixed (up) experience.

This was, in fact, nice Anne of Green Gables fanfiction, but if I had read it as fanfiction, I would still be vaguely disappointed.

Just not my favorite.

(That said, I will read any and all continued adaptations of Anne of Green Gables, because I love it so so so much.)

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

A delightful modern take on Anne Shirley. The original is modern enough that a 21st Century Anne is totally plausible and fun. The quick trip to Prince Edward Island a sly surprise.

Disclaimer: I got this ARC from @NetGalley.

I'm a huge fan of Anne and Gilbert. I loved seeing them thrive in NYC and studying at NYU. Anne is my favorite character.

I enjoyed this, but even with it being about two well loved characters in literature, it didn't live up to its promise. Anne and Gil seemed to fall into a relationship too easily. The book seemed overly long. I wish I'd liked it more.

Listen, I love Anne of Green Gables. It's a go-to comfort read for me. And I love romance novels. And, in theory, I love it when my childhood faves get a sexy makeover. But in practice, reading about Anne and Gilbert doing the dirty was a little more than I could handle.

This is a great retelling, though, and I loved Diana. And if I pretended that Anne and Gil were not THAT Anne and Gil, it was fine. Well written and fun.

I am an unabashed lifelong Anne of Green Gables fan; when I was young I read not only the Anne books but everything that Montgomery ever wrote, and I read those books over and over. I've often imagined what might have happened off-book, and I'm pretty sure that Brina Starler did too! Anne of Manhattan is a lovely Anne of Green Gable (maybe more Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island) fanfic and homage to the original books. I don't think she adds anything new, necessarily, other than setting the story in the modern day, but it is nice to have a version of Anne and Gilbert's story that involves more than just tortured longing!

Anne of Green Gables has been updated and I completely enjoyed it. Anne is working on a graduate degree in New York City and hasn't seen Gil since just after high school graduation but there he is, across the bar from her. Why is he here and what is that feeling she is feeling? A thoroughly enjoyable story of friendship and not being afraid to trust and to let others in.

What a great and adorable retelling Anne of Green Gables. I am a big fan of this series and knew I had to read this new twist of this classic, I was not disappointed and like the original I fell in love with Anne and Gilbert all over again.