Source: Purchased
Description: An unforgettable story of courage and romance. Will Valancy Stirling ever escape her strict family and find true love?
Valancy Stirling is 29, unmarried, and has never been in love. Living with her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt, she finds her only consolation in the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle--a place where all her dreams come true and she can be who she truly wants to be. After getting shocking news from the doctor, she rebels against her family and discovers a surprising new world, full of love and adventures far beyond her most secret dreams.
Genre: Fiction - Classic
Why I Picked This Book: This is a longtime favorite and I was really wanting to reread it.
My Impression: This is a long time favorite book and every time I reread it I remember why. Valancy is a regular woman who has spent her whole life trying to make her family happy which is an impossible task. All that changes in an instant and her rebellion grows first to saying what she thinks (with comical results) and then to doing what she wants to do. Her desires aren't crazy or over the top. She wants to help someone who has always been nice to her and to have her "own little dust pile". As the book goes on Verity learns to value herself and her thoughts and creates a life that she loves.
The ending is lovely and comical in spots though I do wish we could have gotten a short story to check in on Verity and see how she was doing. This is one of my favorite comfort reads and it has never disappointed me.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Absolutely! Montgomery is one of my favorite authors and I always enjoy rereading her books.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you're looking for a sweet story where kindness is rewarded this is a wonderful choice.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you're looking for a sweet story where kindness is rewarded this is a wonderful choice.
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