Many thanks to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing, and Virginia Kantra for the opportunity to read and review this modern retelling of Little Women. I haven't read Little Women in probably over 45 years, so this review is not based on the merits of the retelling vs the original book - I'll leave that to others more knowledgeable! While based mostly on the Meg and Jo characters, Amy and Beth also appear and will have their own book next!
However, I very much enjoyed this story on its own merits. Meg is the reliable one in the family - she stayed close to home, is happily married and the mother of twin toddlers. But she can't seem to let go of the feeling that she always needs to be in control for things to work out. Jo ventured off to NYC for a writing career. When the paper she worked for went under, she finds work as a cook in a trendy restaurant and writing a food blog on the side. When their mother becomes ill and things in NYC start falling apart, Jo heads back to North Carolina to help out.
It's hard to break the habits of our childhood - Jo tends to run away when things become difficult or out of her control. I loved the depiction of the marriage of Meg and John - very real and a lesson to all of us about how differently we show and receive love. A good story of family, sisters, just life and love in general!
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