Dear My Girls

Name: Dear My Girls
Author: Kim Hee Eun
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
Released: 2007
Status: Ongoing




Plot:
March family is full of talented girls. The oldest sister is a teacher and beauty, The second one is talented and the youngest is great artist. But the third one, Elizabeth March, doesn't have any special talents or radiant beautiness. She feels like an ugly duckling amongst beautiful swans. But just like the story of Ugly Duckling goes, even the most miserable one can be the one that shines the most.
After entering the same academy as her sisters, Beth meets Adrian, the boy from rich noble family. After that Beth's new life can start.

Characters:
Elizabeth March ~ The main character of manhwa. She's not proper lady like her elder sister wants her to be. She doesn't have any special gifts like others have. She's just Beth, the sister of talented March girls. In addition she has a sharp tongue and rough acts for a girls. Beth has brown/black hair which is always tied in two braids. Her eyes are blue and she wears beautiful dresses.

Adrian Avery ~ Ad is a boy from a rich family and he knows his place in society. He always likes to order Beth arounf because  of her lower status and is using his family name in every situation. He acts high and mighty but sometimes even he has a heart when he's worried of Beth. Ad has blonde hair and blue green eyes.

So what makes it good?
This manhwa is absolutely beautiful. (Manhwa is Korean "manga" FYI.) The art and especially the dresses that they wear are amazing and makes you wish that you'd wear them too. Then you look out of the window and see it's still year 2012 and swear your unluckiness at being born in 19th century. Darn... These historical stories can just be so addicting. While reading one you can sense the atmosphere of royalty and history. You can see how things would be if the world still were like that... or maybe it's good it's not like that anymore, ne? :) I read that this manhwa is adapted from Louisia May Alcott's novel "Little Women". Actually I haven't ever read it but I've heard it's good and at the same time sad... so I can just hope this one won't end like that that my sister told me the novel ended.
Back to the topic! The storyline is interesting though a little clishe. But it's good thing for historical things because these little things gives off it's past atmosphere. Complicated and twisted plots and lovetriangles are what you can wait from a serie like this. The maincharacter is at first underestimated but then she's seen like some kind of goddness. It's a little typical but I like that kind of things. How about you? If you can see yourself walking down the corridors of big castle or through the garden of renaissance school, this manhwa is suited for you. Only minus point must be given for the fact that you have to read this story from left to right... For me, I like read my manga the wrong way round. :) Or at least it's wrong way round in my country.

WARNING! SPOILERS! So if you don't like them, don't watch this. Just added it cause thought it'd turn my explanations make more sense.