Author: Rey Terciero

Synopsis:"In this modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables, effervescent extrovert Dan Stewart-Álvarez is surprised to find home and community in rural Tennessee.

Despite a life on the road with his free-spirited mother, fifteen-year-old Dan Stewart-Álvarez has always wanted to settle down. He just didn’t think it’d be like this: with his mother abandoning him in rural Tennessee with two strangers—his gentle grandmother and conservative, rough-around-the-edges grandfather. Here, he is forced to adjust to working the farm, entering high school, and hardest yet—reckoning with his queerness in a severe Southern Baptist community.

But even as Dan grows closer to his mawmaw, befriends fellow outsiders at school, and tries to make a new life for himself in Green Gables, he has to discover whether he can contend with intolerance and adapt to change without losing himself in the process.

From award-winning author Rey Terciero and Eisner Award nominee and illustrator Claudia Aguirre comes a new retelling of Anne of Green Gables about unconventional families, queer identity, and finding the meaning of home in the most unlikely of places."

Genre: Graphic Novel

Subgenre: Contemporary Fiction

Microgenre: Classic

Audience: Young Adult

Pages: 256

Progress: 1/30

I really wanted to enjoy this book because I wanted to start 2026 off on a good note. I loved Anne of Green Gables, so I was excited to read this, especially since it's set in 1995. It was hard for me to really get into the plot because I really just couldn't stand Dan as a character, he felt too forced of a stereotype. It almost felt like a 2015 version of what queer kids were portrayed as, which really took me out of the story. I really had to force myself to push through it which sucks because I love queer YA stories. Since the term adaptation is used pretty loosely here, I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. MawMaw was great, and I felt the only person who really grew as a character was the grandpa.

Breakdown

Main Character: 5%

OK. Many good things & a fair amount of bad things, but good prevails.

Side Characters: 5%

OK. Many good things & a fair amount of bad things, but good prevails.

Atmosphere/Intrigue 10%

One of my favorites ever. Of all time. Nothing bad to say.

World Building 8%

A few small issues, but overall still really enjoyed and loved.

Logic/Believability 5%

OK. Many good things & a fair amount of bad things, but good prevails.

Romance/Relationships 4%

Mediocre. For every good thing, there's a bad thing to even it out.

Plot/Pacing 5%

OK. Many good things & a fair amount of bad things, but good prevails.

Writing Style 5%

OK. Many good things & a fair amount of bad things, but good prevails.

Enjoyment 10%

This is out of 20%

Rating: 57% ★★★

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