"Little women" by Louisa May Alcott

This was one of those books, that I had been meaning to read for ages. I was expecting it to be boring, and quite difficult to get through. The beginning starts out a little slow, but stick with it, beacause it definitely gets better.

Jo March's character is probably now one of my favourites, She's a bit of a tomboy, and the novel follows her, and her sisters: pretty Meg, saintly Beth, and precocious Amy. There's also a very charming Laurie-their neighbour next door. Alcott uses a very strong moral undertone in her book, which can be quite off-putting in other books, but for some reason, you don't notice it so much here. The story is written with so much truth and sincerity, that it's not surprising to learn it's mainly based on facts from the author's life.

By the end of the story, you are so invested in the characters, that you can imagine everything that happens after the last full-stop.