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bookslovejenna 's review for:
The Spring Girls
by Anna Todd
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Five things about The Spring Girls by Anna Todd 2.5/5⭐️s
1. So…this had potential. I chose to read it as a nod to one of my favorite books, Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott. And it does nod toward Little Women. I feel like it started stronger than it finished.
2. First off, it attempts to write chapters from each sister’s perspective. Do there will be a joe chapter followed by an Amy chapter followed by a Meg and so on…but the voices never change. If the chapters weren’t named after the speakers it would be very difficult to figure out who is speaking.
3. You’d have to do it by event alone and for the first 2/3rds of the book that might almost be possible if you’re familiar with Little Women but then the book diverges from the original greatly. Which is fine…good even…if it didn’t feel so much like fan fiction and childhood wish fulfillment. The things that change kind of nullify the actual power of the original instead of enhance it.
4. If I knew nothing about Little Woman this would have been a comfortable YA romance/family drama with an overly convenient ending.
5. The best thing about this was the setting…four sisters growing up on a military base with their mom while they’re dad’s on the field. Pure genius.
1. So…this had potential. I chose to read it as a nod to one of my favorite books, Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott. And it does nod toward Little Women. I feel like it started stronger than it finished.
2. First off, it attempts to write chapters from each sister’s perspective. Do there will be a joe chapter followed by an Amy chapter followed by a Meg and so on…but the voices never change. If the chapters weren’t named after the speakers it would be very difficult to figure out who is speaking.
3. You’d have to do it by event alone and for the first 2/3rds of the book that might almost be possible if you’re familiar with Little Women but then the book diverges from the original greatly. Which is fine…good even…if it didn’t feel so much like fan fiction and childhood wish fulfillment. The things that change kind of nullify the actual power of the original instead of enhance it.
4. If I knew nothing about Little Woman this would have been a comfortable YA romance/family drama with an overly convenient ending.
5. The best thing about this was the setting…four sisters growing up on a military base with their mom while they’re dad’s on the field. Pure genius.