A review by melaniereadsbooks
So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow

emotional hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Netgalley for an ALC of this book.

In this Little Women retelling, Bethany Morrow sets the March family in a recently emancipated Black Freedmen's Colony during the civil war. The sisters have their own struggles for independence, freedom, and love, but face them as a family.

I thought this story was extremely heartwarming and endearing. Can I just say that I love Jo and Laurie. I also headcanon Jo as asexual even though the word is never used in the book. I loved their relationship the most by far!

I really like that this book took a classic novel and remixed it into something that explored not only coming of age, but also what it meant to be a recently freed slave during the Civil War.  I thought this book did a great job with the plot and setting! I do wish that the writing had been modernized, but other than that, I don't have complaints!

Pub Date: September 7, 2021
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