montmarayroyal t1_jdyp1n5 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:49 AM

I felt similarly about the Emily books. Anne for me, all the way!

Bookanista OP t1_jdyt2od wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:27 AM

Haven’t re-read those since I was a kid! I remember them as more gothic.

GoonDocks1632 t1_jdyus2w wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:45 AM

I thought Emily was more realistic than Anne - and the May/December "romance" is treated for what it is far better than with Kilmeny. Kilmeny creeped me out even in middle school.

Daydreaming_Froggie t1_je0gk9p wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:03 PM

I prefer the Emily books tbh, but I was definitely creeped out by her being pursued by that older man who was literally old enough to be her dad.

mandering t1_je1i46v wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Same! I reread the Emily series recently and had such a “wait, what” reaction to that relationship. I remember preferring Teddy, but that whole grooming situation flew over my preteen brain.