Anne of the Island (L.M. Montgomery)

Anne of the Island is the third of six books in L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series. Originally published in 1915, this book, like all of the Anne books, remains timeless. Sourcebooks Fire published this particular edition, and Jacqui Oakley designed the cover. 

This novel takes Anne outside of P.E.I to Redmond College in Kingsport, Nova Scotia. At the start of the novel she is 18 and by the end she 20. We find her a lot more grown-up and less whimsical. She deals with the death of a friend, the marriage of another, and her own uncertain feelings for Gilbert Blythe. Not to give anything away (we all know that they end up together anyway), but this is the book where Anne finally realizes her love for Gilbert. 

Anne of the Island, like all the Anne books, is considered young adult. It took me a little over two hours to read all 268 pages of the book. I have to say, it was just as good as the first time I read it.