A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

This book was amazing. It pulled me in straight from the start. Be warned, there's not really a plot, it's more just following Francie as she grows up in Brooklyn. However, the story of her growing up and exploring and learning about the world around her is so captivating and intriguing that you'll barely notice the lack of plot. The characters have such interesting stories and lives and you get so invested into. And the characters are far from cookie cutter! They each have their own rises and pitfalls, their roses and their thorns. Also be warned if you're a cryer; the latter half of the book made me cry about three times. The last 20% of this book gave me such feelings of hiraeth, the way everything is so beautiful worded and lovingly described. This book is absolutely one of my favorites ever.