Ahoy there mateys! Even after finishing this, I cannot be sure if I ever read it before or not. The beginning felt very familiar but the ending was certainly not remembered. I do think that some of it comes down to how reading four of these books in a row shows that Montgomery did in fact recycle ideas and sometimes seemingly direct quotes from her own works. Some non-spoilers include a blue jug, jam on a tablecloth, and a Klondike uncle’s stories. I did enjoy that Marigold is a child absolutely showered with love. That was different from the women in the other three books in many ways. I also thought the beginning was brilliant. I loved the mess about the name, the entire plot with Old Grandmother, and Marigold’s early years. It was once Marigold has to go to school that the book seemed to lose its magic. I still liked it but the plot kinda gave up and became a series of almost vignettes of Marigold visiting her various relations and how she dealt with the local children. Somewhat poorly to me mind. And the ending of this was awful and abrupt and kinda sad. I wanted more for Marigold. I did however love the cats and magical feel to a lot of the story. The cats actually talk in this one and I love them. I loved how cats and kittens were basically glorified in this book. I wish I could have so many excellent “balls of fluff” around. Based on the first half, it should have been a five star read but it didn’t work out that way in the end. Arrrr!