*I recieved an audiobook ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!*
I love adaptations/retellings of Little Women, but usually they disappoint (the Greta Gerwig film being the exception). They often sort the four sisters in caricatures: Meg wants to marry, Jo is defiant, Beth is perfect and can do no wrong, and Amy is annoying.
I am here to say that this story does not do that. At all. Each sister was fully fleshed out; she had her own flaws as well as merits. Because this is a remix, it is I particularly love how Beth's story was handled (the sections that focused on her were some of my favorites). On top of that, we meet a wide variety of characters, and we often get a quick, but thorough, dive into who they are. Even if they were in the story for only a chapter or two, I felt as if I had sat and enjoyed a coffee with them as they told me about their life.
Sometimes the writing style can end up a little "preacher"-style, but I didn't mind it at all. It felt necessary, particularly because a lot of people may come into the book not knowing what the freed-people colonies of the Civil War, such are Roanoke Island, were.
One thing that I will say is that this book is very character-oriented. Yes, there was a plot, but a lot of this book was spent dissecting the March women, their relationships with their sisters, their relationships with the other people in the colony, and their relationship to the old world of slavery and the new world of freedom. I loved this aspect, but someone who is into more action/plot-heavy material may not want this.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! I would definitely recommend reading it (or listening to it!) once it releases! - lindsey
I love adaptations/retellings of Little Women, but usually they disappoint (the Greta Gerwig film being the exception). They often sort the four sisters in caricatures: Meg wants to marry, Jo is defiant, Beth is perfect and can do no wrong, and Amy is annoying.
I am here to say that this story does not do that. At all. Each sister was fully fleshed out; she had her own flaws as well as merits. Because this is a remix, it is I particularly love how Beth's story was handled (the sections that focused on her were some of my favorites). On top of that, we meet a wide variety of characters, and we often get a quick, but thorough, dive into who they are. Even if they were in the story for only a chapter or two, I felt as if I had sat and enjoyed a coffee with them as they told me about their life.
Sometimes the writing style can end up a little "preacher"-style, but I didn't mind it at all. It felt necessary, particularly because a lot of people may come into the book not knowing what the freed-people colonies of the Civil War, such are Roanoke Island, were.
One thing that I will say is that this book is very character-oriented. Yes, there was a plot, but a lot of this book was spent dissecting the March women, their relationships with their sisters, their relationships with the other people in the colony, and their relationship to the old world of slavery and the new world of freedom. I loved this aspect, but someone who is into more action/plot-heavy material may not want this.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! I would definitely recommend reading it (or listening to it!) once it releases! - lindsey