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foreverinastory's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Jo is canon aroace in this one and I am living for it!! Also a QPR!! Hell yes.
Rep: Black aroace (most likely demiromantic) female MC, chronically ill Black cishet female MC, two Black cishet female MCs, various Black side characters.
CWs: Racism, slavery, chronic illness. Moderate: Mentions of war. Minor: Violence and gun violence.
Rep: Black aroace (most likely demiromantic) female MC, chronically ill Black cishet female MC, two Black cishet female MCs, various Black side characters.
CWs: Racism, slavery, chronic illness. Moderate: Mentions of war. Minor: Violence and gun violence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Chronic illness, and Racism
Moderate: War
Minor: Gun violence and Violence
melaniereadsbooks's review
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
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Chronic illness
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Violence and Gun violence
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