"To other roses getting ready to bloom."

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	• Rose in Bloom: A Sequel to Eight Cousins (Rose Bloom) Louisa May Alcott Little Brown & Co (Juv), 1995 - 302 pages average customer review:based on 30 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

"To other roses getting ready to bloom."

A friend of mine highly recommended this book, and since I had already read "Eight Cousins" (which I didn't particularly care for, at the time,) I decided to give "Rose in Bloom" a try. What a pleasant surprise! I adored it so much that after reading it, I went back and re-read "Eight Cousins." (I would warn readers that while the plot isn't that complicated, don't read this book until you've read "Eight Cousins." Knowing the characters from the first book makes the sequel so much more enjoyable.)

Returning to America after two years of absence, Rose soon discovers that a lot has changed while she was away. Not only is 19 year old Rose now old enough to inherit her parents' money, but she's also at a marriageable age. What's a young, rich and pretty girl to do? Of course her guardian, Uncle Alec, is there to give advice or lend a listening ear. And, of course, her boy cousins have turned into young men. The bookworm, Mac, still isn't "polite and sensible like Archie, nor gay and handsome like Prince Charlie, nor neat and obliging like Steve, nor amusing like the `Brats,' nor confiding and affectionate like little Jamie," but nevertheless, I like him the best. He is sensible and intelligent, unlike Cousin Charlie, who is as good looking and charming as he is reckless. Rose tries to improve Charlie's morals and Mac's manners; all while learning what it means to live a wise and honorable life.

This is a delightful book! It made me smile, laugh, cry and fall in love. More than that, it inspired me, as I think it should all young women, to live life to the best of my ability. As Louisa May Alcott states in her preface: "Rose is not designed for a model girl, and the sequel was simply written in fulfillment of a promise, hoping to afford some amusement, and perhaps here and there a helpful hint, to other roses getting ready to bloom."

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Better than I expected!

The book arrived my home on time. Same as the estimated arrival date when I bought it. Also, the book was perfectly protected. Nothing was damaged during transportation. I am really glad with it. For sure, I will buy something through Amazon in the future!

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First Cousins, a flawed romance

Eight Cousins This novel is a sequel to a very nice book for young people.This book is a well written 19th century romance by a classic author.Even with some tragedy , it is still artificially sweet by literary realism standards of today. The romance is marred by the modern genetics of recessive trait doubling in which, practically, first cousins shouldn't marry and have a family. The romance is nice in which the geek wins out by becoming a doctor and a poet.

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Ought to be in pictures

Eight Cousins and it's sequel are on my all-time, absolute favorite, read over-and-over again book list! I read Eight Cousins before Little Women, and personally don't understand why one is so much more popular. Come on girls, isn't it almost unanimous? Jo should have married Laurie!!! Anyway, it amazes me that while there are half a dozen Little Women movies, we haven't seen the Eight Cousins on film.
Quick synopsis:
Rose Campbell, whom you meet in Eight Cousins, returns home from a long trip abroad. All the cousins are grown up now, and their childish friendships and failings have grown too. Little vices are now bad habits, and some friendships have turned to love. As Rose transitions from girl to womanhood, there are many lessons she must learn. And the reader gets to share them every step of the way!
From the shy 13 year old who is terrified of boys, to the strong, compassionate woman, Rose Campbell is one of my dearest friends in fiction. Unlike an earlier reviewer, I was relieved that she didn't marry Charlie. I was almost afraid that she would, and ruin the entire story. For those who've only read Eight Cousins, believe me, this isn't another Laurie. Everything bad about Charlie in the first book is magnified. He's lazy, spineless, a flirt, and not really good at anything but being romantic. If you still like him in spite of everything, better have a box of tissues handy. Even I needed them.
As for Mac and Rose, read the book for yourself and decide. Me, I always keep a soft spot in my heart for geeks.
While I'd give Eight Cousins a full five stars, Rose in Bloom scores a tiny bit lower. I agree with other reviewers that Alcott dropped her development of certain characters. That's ok though since it's a sequel. The main focus is on Rose, Charlie, and Mac. Archie and Phoebe recieve some attention, but I don't find that part of the story quite satisfactory. However, I still love the book, and rate it at 4.5-5 stars

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It Only Gets Better

If Eight Couisins was great, Rose In Bloom is classic! I left the child-hood friends in great anticipation of meeting them again as adults. At the same time, however, I felt an ominous sense of foreboding. . . Would Charlie and Mac ruin their friendship in vieing for their sweet cousin's hand? I could not imagine Mac striving with anyone over anything. So . . . what then? Would the romantic and debonair Charlie simply sweep Rose off her feet, while Mac stands in the background and sighs with dissapiontment? No. That didn't seem to fit, either. As it turned out, the good and noble Mac did win Rose's heart over his hansome and undiciplined cousin. I - like Rose - first fell in love with "the Prince". And like her, I came to see, through tragic circumstances, what true love really means. . . finding someone you can look up to, instead of lift up.

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