The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery is one of those backlist classic books I’ve meant to read for years.

This book has social commentary, humor, tears, romance, and a wonderfully written cast of characters. Plus cats! There are 45 chapters in this book that’s about 250 pages long. If you’re looking for short chapters, The Blue Castle has them.

More thoughts, including a spoiler section at
https://blog.shannonkay.me/2024/05-26-thebluecastle

#LMMontgomery #TheBlueCastle
The Blue Castle

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery is one of those backlist classic books I’ve meant to read for years. I’ve loved the Anne of Green Gables book series since I was a young girl, but I haven’t read many of her other books. I read this mostly from an actual paperback book. I think The Blue Castle is as good a classic romance as a Jane Austen book, though it takes place about a hundred years later.  It’s one of the few adult novels that L.M. Montgomery wrote. This book has social commentary, humor, tears, romance, and a wonderfully written...

Shannon Kay

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery is one of those backlist classic books I’ve meant to read for years.

This book has social commentary, humor, tears, romance, and a wonderfully written cast of characters. Plus cats! There are 45 chapters in this book that’s about 250 pages long. If you’re looking for short chapters, The Blue Castle has them.

More thoughts, including a spoiler section at
https://blog.shannonkay.me/2024/05-26-thebluecastle

#LMMontgomery #TheBlueCastle #Bookstodon

The Blue Castle

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery is one of those backlist classic books I’ve meant to read for years. I’ve loved the Anne of Green Gables book series since I was a young girl, but I haven’t read many of her other books. I read this mostly from an actual paperback book. I think The Blue Castle is as good a classic romance as a Jane Austen book, though it takes place about a hundred years later.  It’s one of the few adult novels that L.M. Montgomery wrote. This book has social commentary, humor, tears, romance, and a wonderfully written...

Shannon Kay

Today I finished reading The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery for the first time.

I’ve been thinking about it since I finished it a few hours ago.

I am as yet unable to fully articulate my reaction, but I feel that I am altered.

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#Rec #FicRec #TheBlueCastle #YuletideFic

a place where joy is known, by Anonymous

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51138808

- a fic about The Blue Castle! a fic about Abel and Barney's friendship!!!

- I love this look at what their friendship is like - and at what Abel's perspective on Valancy is like!

- 1k words in length

a place where joy is known - Anonymous - Blue Castle - L. M. Montgomery [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

November—with uncanny witchery

A quote from The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery about the month of November

Some things come by lightning flashes.

A quote from The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery: Some things dawn on you slowly. Some things come by lightning flashes.

THE BLUE CASTLE

(These are a few of my favorite things)

The tote bag is excellent for buying apples, pineapples, artichokes...other foods with cores. The stickers are good for any and every thing.

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