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frommito's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this! It was so cute and such a fresh take on the original.
karentje's review against another edition
3.0
Original new take on Little Women. It’s fun to see the beloved March sisters turn into witches, especially with Laurie and his grandfather as witch finders. With this twist comes danger and tension, an extra new dimension. Magic is put in a negative light however, by linking it to slave-owners, as a means to control their slaves.
A lot has been changed with regards to the original story and plotlines, impacting some of my favorite scenes and characters, which was a bit disappointing and toke away some of my enjoyment of this adaptation. There’s no romance whatsoever, no Mr. Brooke or Professor Bhaer in sight.
The book is not as in tune with the time spirit of its setting (19th century) as I'd like, both the characters’ clothing and speech appearing a bit too modern-day to suit me personally. The illustrations are very straightforward, more functional than enchanting.
On the plus side, the story has more diverse characters now with Mr. Laurence as an escaped slave turned orator (based loosely on Frederick Douglass perhaps?) turned witch finder. The book focusses more explicitly on the abolition movement than the original or other adaptations do.
Meg is still the voice of reason, Jo has kept her adventurous & impulsive spirit, Beth remains gentle though a bit more capable, and Amy is precocious as ever but she comes off crueler or at least more self-righteously self-centered than the original character. The sisters bicker a lot and they don’t seem as close-knit.
The atmosphere turns a bit frightening with cattle and people disappearing and the town’s people pointing an accusing finger towards the March girls. The sisters put aside their differences in order to face this unknown evil and save the day.
Nice enough read on its own, if you don’t compare it too much to the story that inspired it.
A lot has been changed with regards to the original story and plotlines, impacting some of my favorite scenes and characters, which was a bit disappointing and toke away some of my enjoyment of this adaptation. There’s no romance whatsoever, no Mr. Brooke or Professor Bhaer in sight.
The book is not as in tune with the time spirit of its setting (19th century) as I'd like, both the characters’ clothing and speech appearing a bit too modern-day to suit me personally. The illustrations are very straightforward, more functional than enchanting.
On the plus side, the story has more diverse characters now with Mr. Laurence as an escaped slave turned orator (based loosely on Frederick Douglass perhaps?) turned witch finder. The book focusses more explicitly on the abolition movement than the original or other adaptations do.
Meg is still the voice of reason, Jo has kept her adventurous & impulsive spirit, Beth remains gentle though a bit more capable, and Amy is precocious as ever but she comes off crueler or at least more self-righteously self-centered than the original character. The sisters bicker a lot and they don’t seem as close-knit.
The atmosphere turns a bit frightening with cattle and people disappearing and the town’s people pointing an accusing finger towards the March girls. The sisters put aside their differences in order to face this unknown evil and save the day.
Nice enough read on its own, if you don’t compare it too much to the story that inspired it.
omaunk's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the new way of looking at witch hunts and the why. Wish it would have had more time to flesh out some part out a bit more to give us a clearer picture, but over all very believable characters.
zackarinareads's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Child abuse
atthelibrarywithmegan's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
mpatshi's review against another edition
first line:
they're unloading some more big boxes.
cute
they're unloading some more big boxes.
cute
jkenna90's review
4.0
This book is a retelling of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott but with the sisters being witches. I really enjoyed this book. I have read and loved Little Women so I knew the basic plot going into the book but I was pleasantly surprised to read all of the changes that were made to the original book. I was very glad that the author didn't change the sisters personalities that much, they were essentially the same as in the original just having added powers. I think this book is geared towards middle grade kids, especially girls. This would be a fantastic addition to any library or home library for kids that age. I think it has a great message about how to get along with your siblings and how not to be envious of things that you don't have. Overall I highly recommend this book.
(I did find one instance where the person that was speaking repeated the speech bubble in the same panel. Other than that I didn't not see any lettering errors through out the book.)
(I did find one instance where the person that was speaking repeated the speech bubble in the same panel. Other than that I didn't not see any lettering errors through out the book.)
biglibraryenergy's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0