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So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix
by Bethany C. Morrow
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
No
Disclaimer: I received this e-arc and early audiobook copy from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix
Author: Bethany C. Morrow
Book Series: Remixed Classics Book 2
Diversity: Black MCs and love interests and side characters.
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: classical retellings, young adult readers, historical fiction
Genre: YA Historical Fiction/Classic Retelling
Publication Date: September ,7, 2021
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Pages: 304
Recommended Age: 12+ (Slavery, Romance, Microaggressions)
Explanation of CWs: Slavery is very prevalent in this book and is the foundation for the story. There is also marked events of racism and migroaggressions by the few white characters.
Synopsis: North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. Black people have begun building a community of their own, a refuge from the shadow of the old life. It is where the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots with four young daughters:
Meg, a teacher who longs to find love and start a family of her own.
Jo, a writer whose words are too powerful to be contained.
Beth, a talented seamstress searching for a higher purpose.
Amy, a dancer eager to explore life outside her family's home.
As the four March sisters come into their own as independent young women, they will face first love, health struggles, heartbreak, and new horizons. But they will face it all together.
Review: I really like this remix of Little Women. Even though I have not read the book, I knew about what it should be about LOL. I didn't feel like from what I've heard about Little Women that this book was a lot better than it, but I really don't like classics to begin with. I loved the character development and the World building. I thought that the pacing was very well done and the story overall was very well written. I also loved the little nods to the original including the father's name being Alcott. I also feel like the book did very well commenting and showing the racism that happened after the Civil war. I feel like a lot of people think that racism and slavery and everything ended when the Confederacy gave up and this would be a great book to show them that that is definitely not true and still happens to this day unfortunately.
The only thing that I really didn't like about the book is that the plot was kind of disjointed. But I'm really not going to count that off for the book because I have not read Little Women so I don't know if Little Women is like that but it just felt like there was a lot of storylines going on around the same time and there was time skips and stuff like that and then the end really didn't resolve any conflict but there really wasn't any. Don't get me wrong the book is still really good, I just don't know if this is what Little Women is all about, but I have a suspicion that it is LOL.
Verdict: Highly recommend!
Book: So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix
Author: Bethany C. Morrow
Book Series: Remixed Classics Book 2
Diversity: Black MCs and love interests and side characters.
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: classical retellings, young adult readers, historical fiction
Genre: YA Historical Fiction/Classic Retelling
Publication Date: September ,7, 2021
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Pages: 304
Recommended Age: 12+ (Slavery, Romance, Microaggressions)
Explanation of CWs: Slavery is very prevalent in this book and is the foundation for the story. There is also marked events of racism and migroaggressions by the few white characters.
Synopsis: North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. Black people have begun building a community of their own, a refuge from the shadow of the old life. It is where the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots with four young daughters:
Meg, a teacher who longs to find love and start a family of her own.
Jo, a writer whose words are too powerful to be contained.
Beth, a talented seamstress searching for a higher purpose.
Amy, a dancer eager to explore life outside her family's home.
As the four March sisters come into their own as independent young women, they will face first love, health struggles, heartbreak, and new horizons. But they will face it all together.
Review: I really like this remix of Little Women. Even though I have not read the book, I knew about what it should be about LOL. I didn't feel like from what I've heard about Little Women that this book was a lot better than it, but I really don't like classics to begin with. I loved the character development and the World building. I thought that the pacing was very well done and the story overall was very well written. I also loved the little nods to the original including the father's name being Alcott. I also feel like the book did very well commenting and showing the racism that happened after the Civil war. I feel like a lot of people think that racism and slavery and everything ended when the Confederacy gave up and this would be a great book to show them that that is definitely not true and still happens to this day unfortunately.
The only thing that I really didn't like about the book is that the plot was kind of disjointed. But I'm really not going to count that off for the book because I have not read Little Women so I don't know if Little Women is like that but it just felt like there was a lot of storylines going on around the same time and there was time skips and stuff like that and then the end really didn't resolve any conflict but there really wasn't any. Don't get me wrong the book is still really good, I just don't know if this is what Little Women is all about, but I have a suspicion that it is LOL.
Verdict: Highly recommend!