What's this book about?

It's about Rose who lost her parents, and she has to make a choice between all of her aunts or her Uncle Alec.

What did I like about the book?

I enjoyed the friendships between Rose and her 7 cousins who are all boys. Apparently, they didn't have a lot of girls in the family even though the aunts were obviously all girls. Riddle me that one. Anyway, I half liked the relationship between Rose and Uncle Alec, and at the same time I didn't care for it.

What didn't I like about the book?
For one who speaks on women's rights, there are quite a few things I found wrong with it. It was disrespectful to anyone who is Chinese and overweight. Anyone who sits idle is practically worthless. And why didn't anyone question the Aunt who poisoned her child? Of course, it's a different time period, but nobody seemed outraged for Aunt Myrna who poisoned her daughter.

Yes, there are families who kiss each other on the lips. It does make you feel a little uneasy when Uncle Alec unfastens her belts and kisses her on the lips.


My personal thoughts?
It wasn't as good as Little Women. I can see why it wasn't a great hit for the author. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't all that great either. I did nod off a few times because parts of it was a chore to read at times.