I loved this book. The writing was absolutely beautiful. It even made me tear up at the end. I will definitely read more by this author. I loved seeing this author’s fantasy twists on events that happened in Anne of Green Gables. It was such an interesting take on it. It was Anne meets Brother’s Grimm. I loved it!

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5 stars. I didn’t know if I would connect well with a middle grade novel, but I saw a magical Anne of Green Gables and had to read it. I’m so glad I did.
This book was whimsical and melodic. Definitely a cozy fantasy. I love the author’s descriptions. She really painted a picture within my mind. All the characters were unique and they all had depth.
I most of all loved Grace’s character development.
This book can be enjoyed by all. Middle grade, teenagers, adults.
By the end of this book I shed some tears.
I will be buying this book as I can see my 11 year old loving this story.

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The Grace of Wild Things was incredibly wholesome and sweet without being saccharine. This magical reimagining of Anne of Green Gables had a whimsical cottagecore feel. The themes of friendship and determination were incorporated in a really down-to-earth way and resonated with me. I have never read or watched Anne of Green Gables, so I can’t speak to the comparison or the retelling aspect, but this book stands on its own merits.

I really like the friendships in this book and how they evolved over time. Many started out with conflict and grew into strong bonds. Grace and her best friend Sareena had a dynamic relationship that felt grounded in mutual appreciation and need. Her friendship with the popular girl Priscilla was interesting to me. It would have been easy to make Priscilla a one-note character – a mean, shallow girl – but the author allowed Priscilla to be much more complex and nuanced than that. The same goes for a bully-like side character as well as the others we meet.

To me, the heart of this book was Grace’s relationship with the witch. Grace’s persistent kindness and efforts to bond and learn from the cantankerous old witch were incredibly charming. The witch’s slow, reluctant acceptance and eventual love of Grace melted my heart.

This book is being marketed to a middle grade audience which isn’t a genre that I usually read. That audience would indeed love this, but I think any fantasy reader would enjoy it. If a sweet cottagecore witch tale sounds good to you, put this on your TBR!

4.5/5 stars

I really wanted to like this book, but I didn't connect with the characters, especially Grace.

I found the story lacking as well.

This book was so good! I thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns. I wasn’t expecting certain things that happened and I love that. I can’t wait to read more from the author!

The book follow Grace, a young witch in training. She runs away from the orphanage and decided to live with another witch and be her apprentice. After some twists and turns, friends and enemies, Grace becomes a full fledged witch, and has a newfound family!

I one thousand percent think Grace is Anne from Green Gables with magic! It’s a beautiful story.

Anne of Green Gables is my favorite book of all time, and I love Heather Fawcett’s writing, so of course I loved this one. My only qualm is that the pacing felt off: it seemed to wrap up too quickly. Maybe I just didn’t want it to end.

The Grace of Wild Things is a magical and adventurous adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. When I first began the book I was taken back to when I had first read the beloved childhood classic and the characters that made the book so dear. Grace, an orphan, escapes the orphanage in which she has raised in order to seek the witch in the woods. She always knew there was something magical about herself and as a young witch herself, wants to become an apprentice to learn the ways of her wild magic wishin. Accompanied by her only friend in the world, a crow, she finds the witch and has to find a way to persuade her to keep Grace and not eat her. Heather Fawcett reimagined the characters of Anne, Dianna, Gilbert, and Marilla in such a fun and captivating way. It was so fun while reading to see the inspiration of the raspberry cordial incident, chalkboard broken upon a head, and friendships that change everything. This book is perfect for any fans of the original classic as well as those who enjoy magic and mayhem at the hands of the rambunctious young witch.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins Children Books for allowing me to read this ARC for an honest review!

This was such a charming and cozy read! This is such a beautiful retelling of Anne of Green Gables with a witchy twist to it! I absolutely loved this read and the writing style. Heather Fawcett did a wonderful job at turning a charming children’s classic into an even cozier and cuter version!

This was a wonderfully written book and I especially loved the dialogue and the unexpected events. The Mc was easy to connect with!

Interesting book. Not something I would read again, but it's just not my style of reading.

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The Grace of the Wild Things is an entertaining and heartwarming story. Grace is different from the other children at her orphanage. She is a witch or she wants to be one but first she has to find a witch willing to train her. Many kids in the orphanage talk about the tales of an old which they lives in the woods, one that eats children. Grace being unaffected by these tales decides that the which is the perfect person to aide her in her desire to become a real witch. The old witch though is not to keen on the idea of having a young, talkative and exhausting child around her house. Unfortunately, the witch has no choice after she makes a deal with Grace that would hopefully get rid of her in time. This book is a different take on the story Anne of Green Gables. I loved Anne and Grace is similar to her in many ways. From their wide vocabulary to their vivid imagination. Grace wants to find a place where she feels welcomed and loved. By the end of the book Grace becomes a dearly beloved character that warms the readers heart.

Lovers of Anne of green gables will enjoy it. I enjoyed the magic system but felt like the plot at a few loop holes or loose ends to tie up.

The Grace of Wild Things is a book that sets out to reimagine Anne of Green Gables with a heavy dose of witchy fantasy. Grace has a faithful crow, Windweaver, who can of course, communicate, and quickly makes friends by sharing her task--having a hundred and a half spells to cast from a grimoire--and an unlimited supply of ice cream issuing from an enchanted cow. This sounds incongruous, but actually works as Grace and her mentor, an ancient witch grow to need and enjoy one another's company. While some of the events in The Grace of Wild Things clearly mirror those in Anne of Green Gables, such as a slate-breaking incident, mouthing-off to a village busybody, and being entranced with poetry, The Grace of Wild Things can stand on its own.

Kids who enjoyed The Mysterious Benedict Society, Anne of Green Gables, and Caddie Woodlawn, might enjoy The Grace of Wild Things. This book would be good for advanced readers in 4th and 5th grade, and on-level readers in 6th and 7th grade.

As a lover of all things “Anne”, I enjoyed the idea of a fantasy spin on the “Anne of Green Gables”. Many of my students will love to discover another plucky, brave, kind female character. Would love to find out what happens next with Grace.