I voted for "hating" her because of the husband-flirting, mostly. I don't hate her, but I dislike her for those reasons more than the Lydia Bennet-ness. I felt that she was condescending to Brit (a princess!) and to Wynna and Anson who didn't deserve it. So, I'm not a fan, even for Bertie's sake, and I wouldn't mind if she died. I'd probably enjoy it (though not as much as I enjoyed Hilda dying).

She comes off pretty poorly. Never been crazy about her but I can't say that I hate her. I mean, there are characters in the story who have done much worse and yet somehow still manage to gain our sympathy. So I agree that if we are to have any chance of liking her, we would have to see things from her perspective or at least see her in the middle of doing something noble. Well, I say "we" as in "we the readers" but Devin likes her and there are probably others. So "we the readers who find Anna not-so-palatable".

I love her, there is some good in Anna.

Now, I knew that girl was not the most popular of my characters, but it's interesting to see how thoroughly unliked she is. I wasn't planning on doing anything with her for a while... she's definitely coming back into the story, but hopefully at a slower moment.

We have seen her POV once, in "Anna pays a visit". That's where we saw how shallow and Lydia Bennet-like she could be. She does seem rather insecure, so it's a shame she makes up for it by being so absurd.

I voted "Dislike her, but wish her well for Bertie's sake" in story terms. As her creator, though, I like her a lot because she's rather unique among the others, and I do have some plans for her that I'm looking forward to writing.

In her defense, I will say that Gunnilda likes her a lot. In "Gunnilda gives her blessing":

"I had a look in their pig sty when I went by, and there wasn’t nothing in that trough that shouldn’t have been there, and that’s a real good sign that you’re dealing with a girl who knows how to run a kitchen....

"So there was only her little brother at the house.  And I said I wanted to look at some tiles, and he showed me around, real polite, and I must say that’s a real neat little house.  So I said to myself, I said, ‘Here’s a girl who knows how to keep a house full of males tidy and who knows how to teach a little boy manners.’...

"What I’m trying to say is, I like Anna real well as a girl, and as a housekeeper, and maybe even as a little bit of a mother, too, if that brother of hers is an indication.  She’s young, but she’s a big girl for all that.  So, I’m just warning you, Bertie, don’t let her get away.  I won’t like the next one half so well, and then what will you do?"

Gunnilda hasn't seen much of her since their marriage though. Perhaps she only hears the good news from Bertie...

I was thinking about sending Gunnilda out to his house for Xmas, and then we could see them all together, which would be interesting. But ugh, so many other stories to write about. Let me know if you're interested though, and I'll do it.

I always had the impression that Gunnilda didn't really know Anna very well. I seem to remember Anna being pretty manipulative of Gunnilda. It just looked like Gunnie was taken in by Anna's charms and her clean little house.

Wow, a whole Anna post! Urrggg I really don't like her, she led on Dunstan, stomped on Os's heart, told on Wynna, AND messed around with Bertie! Anna's like the village bicycle, everyone takes her for a ride. It's like she flirted and blew a kiss at her suitor, and as soon as they caught up to her, she ran farther up the path to marriage! Yes, I see that it probably the best way to find a husband back then, but does she have to act above her station? I mean, she was looking down on Britamund, how high on her horse can you get?! I hope she falls off of that horse and breaks a nail for once... And if she treats Bertie bad, may God help her.
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oh you heart stealer, don't shy away, tell me your name!

I'm always the odd vote out in some of these polls. When everyone hated and despised Elfleda and Maud for their vindictive ways I remembered when there was a time when Elfleda and Maud weren't that unhappy and vindictive but life made them that way.
The reason why I love Lady Sela is not only for her beauty but for her strength and bravery which was something IMO that Egelric's other wives didn't have. Sela knew that her love for Egelric was forbidden and could cost her, her life but she still pursued him. This is what makes me so angry with Egelric right now; Sela lost her life for her love for him. And he's throwing his life away. Aia is just as strong and brave like her sister and that's why I like her so much.

Anna I beleive is insecure about her new postion and style as "Lady Anna" there are some people in the valley (Ogive) that don't like the fact that a tiler's daughter is now the wife of a knight. So she also has to deal with that.

Oh no, I ment to write Brit but I was thinking about Ogive. But I remember that I asked you once why some people didn't like Anna and you mentioned that Ogive found Anna's sudden elevation from tiler's daughter to knight's wife a bit odd?

I wouldn't want to see Ogive angry especially after she finds out about Cecily and the baby. But the DRAMA is inevitable.