

But with both Eva and Rachel counting themselves as fans, I knew I had to reread it again as an adult and give it another chance. Like everything Montgomery wrote, I’ve read it a few times and mentally classed it somewhere above the endless volumes of repetitive short stories but far, far below the more memorable Anne and Emily books – on par with the forgettable Kilmeny of the Orchard, really. For years, I’ve discarded The Blue Castle as one of Montgomery’s ‘other’ novels. M.One of the strangest discoveries I’ve made since I started blogging is just how many people adore The Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Valancy felt faint, but she was certain it was the intensity of the moment and not her traitorous heart. But I can only do that if I can trust you to be honest with me.” Cross my heart.”īarney’s voice dropped even lower. But you have to promise–sincerely promise–that the moment you feel anything wrong, anything at all, you will tell me?”

“I am fully committed to doing everything I can to give my wife pleasure. I mean consent is always key but especially so here.
