The Right Ending

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I was both excited to read this book and worried it would ruin the original story, which I loved. It didn't. I thoroughly enjoyed the alternate ending.

This book is for every Little Women who has been angry or frustrated that Jo and Laurie didn't end up together. Amy, Jo and Meg are portrayed as both real people and the beloved characters that Jo wrote. I love how these authors (of Jo and Laurie) show the differences between who Jo wrote and real life, and how sometimes real life mirrored fiction, as when Mr. Brooke gets the courage to approach Meg after Jo writes him in as her fictional husband. But in some ways it is very different, as Amy is still a child during these chapters. We never get to see mature, adult Amy.

Jo and Laurie have all the same reasons that they shouldn't end up together as they did in the original book. The authors didn't make them different people, instead, they believed that love would find a way. This is a very sweet, satisfying story.