Another Jane Austen novel with a lively female lead. Emma is definitely one of my favourite Austen characters, as she is so relatable with her lively personality and wild ideas.

Emma thinks of herself as the ultimate matchmaker. Having decided she needs to care for her elderly father, she sets her mind to finding love for all her friends. She even goes so far to help "refine" her friends, and find them matches above their station. She is very assertive, sometimes to a fault, and is constantly on the lookout for potential romances.

I enjoyed this read because of Emma's charm. She was sometimes so blind to the happenings around her, and her opinions of people of the lower classes was typical of a young woman of high society breeding. In the end, she (somewhat) learns a valuable lesson and has a happily ever after of her own! It did however read very slowly, as classics do, and I really lagged on getting through it. I was reading other books throughout my read of Emma, and pretty much only read it at night before I went to sleep