So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow

 I love the original Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and i love watching all the different interpretations of her work as well whether in print or in film. This is the first one that I have seen that has called itself a 'remix' and I really like that distinction because this story is not a retelling of Little Women or anything like that - this is something that is both new and fresh while still familiar in some way. 

Spoiler warning!!!!!

Not all of the characters from the original Little Women appear in this book - most notably Professor Bhaer, Mr. Brooks and Laurie's grandfather. There are characters that fulfill similar roles to Mr. Brooks and Laurie's grandfather - relationship wise in the book, but they are not identical and I enjoyed the characters that the author decided upon. There was not Professor Bhaer character at all in the book and his and Jo's story was not in the book which I was sad about because I love that love story. However, I also really enjoyed this telling of Jo as an asexual character with a platonic companion in Laurie. 

I have never liked stories where Jo and Laurie end up together romantically so I am glad that the author avoided that, but their friendship in this book is an amazing thing. 

All of the sisters and truly incredible and each one of them is true to the original sisters' personalities but in a way that recognizes how this new setting and story-telling would change them.  

I listened to the audiobook which was great and the narrator was fantastic, but I would personally probably prefer to have and read this book in print versus listening to it because it took to long for me to listen to it and if I read it I would have probably reread it like 5 times by now. 

I absolutely recommend this book in whatever format you prefer to and I will definitely be looking forward to what this author does in the future. 

I received this audiobook free from NetGalley and the publisher to review and this is my unbiased review. 

Five out of five stars.