#but rilla brooke isn't my real name

[rillabrooke]

Have you read Rilla of Ingleside? If so, who is your favorite character and did you cry at all?

I have! Rilla Blythe is, in part, who I named myself after (besides the iconic Marilla Cuthbert - my favorite maternal figure in all of literature)! Frankly, I don't have a distinct memory of the book because I read it a long time ago, but I'm currently rereading the series (I'm about to start House of Dreams). I can probably say a bit more in a couple weeks :D

Walter was is my favorite Blythe sibling, so I definitely cried over him. However, I relate to Rilla a lot. I think a lot of people would consider her unfeeling and maybe selfish, but I completely understand where she's coming from. The ending is so bittersweet :')

Can I just say that L.M. Montgomery is the master of making me cry? I rarely cry over books, but I always find myself bawling over her characters. The one that hit me hardest while rereading (besides Matthew) was Ruby Gillis. Gosh that one hurts.

#hi yes you asked about my favorite series so now I'm going to go on a tangent :D #i mention this every once in a while #but rilla brooke isn't my real name #it's the pseudonym i adopted when i started publishing my books online #and now it's the name i use online all the time #marilla... rilla... rilla-my-rilla... ;) #ask #dottiejohnson #anne of green gables