Little Women

Little Women, a novel written by Louisa May Alcott and set in the late 1800s that follows the lives of the March sisters and they face the trials and tribulations of life.

This is the sort novel that you just want to snuggle down into whilst sitting in your comfy clothes and sipping hot chocolate. The novel is beautifully written in a descriptive almost poetic prose that allows the reader to fully immerse him/her self into the world of these sisters where you will literally laugh and cry along with them.

This is not a high spirited adventure novel, this is a quiet and comforting narrative that introduces the reader to fully formed characters that will become like your own sisters. My only real criticism of the novel is not the antiquated dating and marriage preoccupation but instead is that each sister seems to have a particular motif or theme- kind of like the Spice Girls or One Direction (read it you'll see what I mean).

This novel is like a cosy catch up with a group of close friends, 3 out of 5 stars.