I remember reading Little Women at the end of primary school, so I’m a little spotty on the details, but I definitely remember loving the book, so when I saw Little Witches by Leigh Dragoon I was excited. I adore retellings and graphic novels, so this was right up my alley.

I was not disappointed.

I loved the diversity and the way slavery was addressed in the book. Children’s books tend to shy away from issues like these, but I feel like it’s really important for children to know about these things and being introduced to these ideas via books makes it so much easier to understand.

I’m definitely buying this book as soon as I can as it was super cute and the illustrations were amazing.

I received this eARC for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really love Little Women so I was interested by this retelling with the March sisters as witches and in itself I quite liked it, fast and easy to read (maybe a little too fast, I would have liked to see more of their stories) and I liked seeing part of the book retold but with magic uses, it was well done but it felt not enough for me. Maybe it's because Little Witches is for a younger audience than Little Women, which in this case, this graphic novel is really great for children.

Author : Leigh Dragoon
Genre : Middle grade, Graphic novel, Retelling, Fantasy

Publication date :  August 27th 2019 by Oni Press

Number of pages : 160 pages

Synopsis : A retelling of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, the graphic novel follows Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy as witches-in-training. When Mr. Laurence, a witch­finder, moves in next door with his grandson to investigate renegade magic, the girls get caught up in the action.

I received this eARC for free from Netgally and Oni Press in exchange for an honest review

Little Women is one of my favourite classic novels - and movies - so when I saw this graphic novel retelling of the March sisters, I was really excited.

I was not disappointed; I loved this little graphic novel.

I enjoyed the premise of the magic and witch hunters and the March's being "good witches". I also liked that Mr Lawrence and Laurie are African American and address the issues of slavery and abolition. I prefer it when books or comics don't shy away from important topics just because children are the target audience.

It was a really cute little story and I do hope that it's just the first in a series so that more of the original Little Women storyline can be unpacked within this reimagining. I'd be interested to see what they do with it.

The illustrations were lovely and adorable, and I'd definitely buy this for myself or my son Larkin for when he's older.

Rating : 5/5 Book wolves.

Actual rating: 3.5 🌟

The e-arc for this graphic novel was kindly provided by NetGalley.

I've always loved Little Women, I think it might be one of my favorite childhood books and definitely one of my favorite classics. I've always loved witches, too. And graphic novels.
So, when I found out that there was a retelling of Little Women and that it was a graphic novel I was beyond excited to read it. I would have given this one 4 stars if it weren't for the rushed ending.
I'll have to admit I was not the biggest fan of the art style, but I didn't hate it. I actually love the coloring and some panels were amazing.
The story is super cute, I loved how well magic and Little Women's plot were intertwined and how natural it felt, even for me - a big Little Women fan. I would totally recommend this graphic novel to anyone who loves witches and Little Women, and I'd love to see more magical reimaginings of classics. I would kill for a witchy Pollyanna or a fairy Mary from The Secret Garden.

Little Witches is a retelling of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott where the March sisters are witches.
I adore Little Women and I love witches so having them combined is something I never knew I needed. I love the illustration especially the scenes with Amy at her Aunt’s house. This is where we see more of the magic being illustrated. There wasn’t an abundance of seeing the sister’s use their powers or exactly what each girl could do.
The ending felt rushed and this arc didn’t have dialogue for the last couple of pages. I definitely recommend if you love the original because it has similar structure but with mages and witch hunters. This will make a great series to expand upon the world with magic in it. I really wanted to see Amy being taught magic spells from her Aunt, since they aren't really allowed to do that at home.


*Received an advanced copy from Netgalley

My Rating : 4

This story follows a family of witches who has to protect their magic and be nice to their Witch hunting neighbours. It deals with how the girls deal with acceptance, family bonds, envy and a bigger threat that is destroying everyone in their town is the main concept of this story!
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Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own and is not influenced in any way.
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First, I really love how this shades over the story of Little women as a retelling but with some fantasy twist to it! I loved all the characters and how each of them has their own unique personalities. The story had a really nice flow to it and the art style was really amazing! I am a huge fan of art style like this and it just made my reading experience even better!
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The second was how each character had their own amazing character arc. This is a very short graphic novel that holds a plotline, character introductions, and a story structure! You get to see how each character starts out, and how they up overcoming their fears and end up helping each other and in turn banishing the evil lurking behind them ! ( Literally ! ) Also, the witch hunter neighbours? I must say they along with out witches make a really fun pair ! But I loved the fact that it was not romanticized and paved way to a good friendship. It might be more, but you don't feel like it while you are reading the book.
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With that being said, I think there were a few loose ends with how the story ended. Few characters were introduced but they didn't have the proper exit ( If that makes any sense? ) Plus, at times you feel like a lot of things happen in a single page and it's quite difficult to grasp what is happening. I guess you could say it felt like the story flow was broken because of that. It might not be that way to you, but I felt that way. That in no way affected my reading experience, but I would have liked this book even more, if that was not the case.
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Overall, I really loved the relationship between the characters, the family bonding, the story flow, the art style was beautiful. If you are a fan of retelling, or you have ever read Little Women, or just want a quick graphic novel to read, check this book out! I definitely had a very good time reading this book !

Little Women is one of my favorite classic novels, so when I saw this was a mashup of Little Women plus WITCHES, I was super excited. The resulting comic is a little light on plot, with lots of promise but not enough development to be satisfying.
In this retelling, Laurie is a Black teen living with his Black, formerly enslaved grandfather. The way the comic is colored, it's nearly impossible to differentiate the grandfather's skin from his features. I could have excused it since the illustrations overall aren't highly defined and carry a whimsical feel common to children's graphic novels... but the white characters are lit properly. This felt like a clumsy attempt to tie slavery to the narrative without taking the time to metaphorically and physically draw the Black grandfather as a full person.
Magic is used in the South by slaveowners to keep enslaved people restricted to their property and for punishment. This does come into play late in the book, but it didn't work as a way to mash together the Little Women callbacks and the magic worldbuilding in the story.

Overall, I wanted too much and the book ended up as something I won't be recommending for purchase at my library.

So, the March sisters are all witches. That is the basic concept of this adoption of Little Women, but as witches.

And it sort of works.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5072" src="https://g2comm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-11-at-10.58.19-PM.png" alt="Little Witches" />

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5189" src="https://g2comm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Screen-Shot-2019-05-18-at-10.32.39-PM.png" alt="Little Witches" />

But, it could just as well have been done with four other protagonists. In reading it, I couldn't find any reason that these had to be the March Sisters, other than it helped in world building.

Not a bad story. A little complicated, but not bad. Youngsters who liked Little Women, might enjoy this, as well as those who have not read the classic.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

I liked the premise of this book. After all, if you are going to rewrite a classic, you need to do something different. Little women as witches? Fun in theory. I didn’t love the execution as much as I did the concept. I’d put this at a low three.

It’s cute. The art is fine. I just think it didn’t go into the magic aspect enough. There wasn’t enough character development. The dynamic between the girls wasn’t explored enough. I think maybe I’d like this better if it was an adult book that went a touch darker. I love children’s books generally, but this was just a bit weak.

The art was fine. The story was so so. If this is an attempt to get kids into classic characters, I think it failed. If this is for the fans of the original? Not sure it’s for them either. I am mostly confused about who this story is for.

The story is basically just that things are disappearing all over town. Much of the town suspect the girls. So the girls, having been left home alone, go investigate with the help of their witch hunter neighbor.

It’s okay, but I expected great.

Although I never read Little Women, I feel like I enjoyed this graphic novel as much. The artwork is not my favourite style but the story is really entertaining and I can see how some scenes might have been adapted to this format. I can see now with Beth and Jo are everyone's favourites (also, kudos to Laurie!) and THE MAGIC! I have no problem admitting that I am a sucker for historical and literary retellings and when you add magic/fantasy to it, I AM HERE FOR IT!

I don’t have any nostalgia over Little Women (never read it) so I wasn’t particularly drawn into the hook of “Little Women but they’re witches!” but I had no trouble following the plot. I liked the art; I thought it was appropriate for the target audience (Raina Telgemeier fans, I’m assuming). The story ended very abruptly, though. I’m sort of hoping my ARC was missing a couple pages because otherwise there’s a severe lack of denouement (and the plot line about Jo wanting magic lessons from Aunt March is never resolved).

Little Witches is adorable. It's a re-imagining of Little Women with magic in it. It's something I didn't know I'd be interested in, since I've never read Little Women, but something I instantly took to. Talk about sister relationships, family drama, and magic. I am so pleased by this comic because I think it will be a perfect opportunity for younger audiences to see this classic with a new light and some magical touches!

Little Witches was a cute little story. I have not read Little Woman, but I now hope to because of this graphic novel. I am curious to see how true to the original character's personalities they were.

The mystery was cute and wrapped up nicely within the story. It was the perfect length, although I would not have been upset if it had been longer. At first, nothing seemed to be connected, but as you read everything comes together.

My favourite character, by far, was Jo. She was feisty and curious, and willing to do anything to learn and help her family. If is clear that every character has an individual personality and role within the family. You can feel the burden of each one, and how some may feel self-conscious of the roles they play.

The art style was nice and colourful, however there were panels that I felt were a little dark and hard to determine the outlines of some of the characters. How magic was illustrated was nice, and you could always tell when it was a different type of spell happening.

Overall, the story was decent and definitely for fans of magic and Little Woman.

I have things a four out of five stars. I really like the characters, the story line, and the art work too. There were some parts where I felt it was dragged but not a lot.

A wonderful graphic novel that manages to combine a compelling narrative and illustrations to create a wonderful experience for the reader.

Quite an enjoyable retelling of Little Women.

I loved the added magic elements and the cover art!

I've had to read it in Chuck's between work, moving in and unpacking so my thoughts for this review are unorganized.

I'd love to read more retellings by this author.

Thanks NetGalley for the chance to review this book.

I was really impressed by this re-envisioning of Little Women! It stayed close to the source content: close enough to see what was being reimagined as what, but it changed all the right things.
I did find the end abrupt: it did something I've noticed in some graphic novels, where the dialogue pretty much cuts off in the middle of the final conflict, and the rest of the book feels eerily quiet. I'd have found it more natural to see more dialogue in the last few pages: not necessarily an awkward "let's wrap this up and state the obvious," but some more dialogue to have it feel less quiet.

This book offers a clever juxtaposition of classic literature, high fantasy, and beautiful illustration. Oni publishes quality material and Little Witches is another in a line of captivating books. Love!

This book is a retelling of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott but with the sisters being witches. I really enjoyed this book. I have read and loved Little Women so I knew the basic plot going into the book but I was pleasantly surprised to read all of the changes that were made to the original book. I was very glad that the author didn't change the sisters personalities that much, they were essentially the same as in the original just having added powers. I think this book is geared towards middle grade kids, especially girls. This would be a fantastic addition to any library or home library for kids that age. I think it has a great message about how to get along with your siblings and how not to be envious of things that you don't have. Overall I highly recommend this book.

(I did find one instance where the person that was speaking repeated the speech bubble in the same panel. Other than that I didn't not see any lettering errors through out the book.)

My goodness, this was a cute read. It's a whimsical retelling of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, complete with witches, magic and all the family love you could ever want. I'm a big fan of a few of the large page spreads - they really give off that sweet, mystical vibe which fits the story so well!

The first few pages were difficult to get into - I struggled to tell the sisters apart at first, and could've done with an introduction type spread or something before the story starts. That being said, after I started recognising who was who, it became a very easy read. The sisters are all virtually the same as they are in the original book (Jo is forever and always my favourite!) and I LOVE Laurie in this version.

Graphic novels tend to be pretty fast-paced, and this was no exception - I breezed through it in under an hour. The plot is simple enough, but I *did* guess the big plot twist about half-way through. That being said, this is a children's book and I reckon it's fitting enough for them.

I really love how the author weaves a history of slavery and racial discrimination in with the history of mages - I wasn't expecting anything that deep from this book, so it was a pleasant surprise.

If you're looking for something light that's a twist on the original, I'd say go ahead! There's magic! There's sisterly love! There's disappearing cows!