Review: Jo's Boys (Little Women #3) by Louisa May Alcott

I am happy to say that I completed the Little Women series yesterday with the final book, Jo's Boys. This novel began ten years after the second book, Little Men, (review here) ended and we caught up with the main boys as well as the March sisters and their families. It was just like the second book in that it was very sweet and simple and it is always nice to fall back into the world that Alcott created.

The writing was beautiful as always and it was nice to get more detail on some of my favorite characters. Each person is still trying to be better and still falls into trouble at times. There were definitely some darker themes in this book compared to the other ones and it threw me off guard a bit, but it did make these sometimes too unrealistic characters seem more human. I think it is also important to remember that this was written in the late 19th century and values were quite different back then. I had to remind myself of that at certain times because decisions and actions made by the characters, especially the parents regarding their children, weren't always the best choice (in my opinion). But it was a different time and you can tell that Alcott was trying to break the mould somewhat, especially when it came to women's rights. Overall, it was a pleasant book and really wrapped up the March family nicely.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book unless, like me, you have the whole series and want to read them through, you enjoyed the characters of the second book, or you enjoy the writing and the world that Alcott has created. It's definitely not a series for everyone, especially the second and third books, but I personally could read about the March family forever.

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