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!

*Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

As someone who was never able to get into Little Women, I enjoyed this Graphic Novel quite a bit. The art style was very nice and it was a quick yet enjoyable read. Emotions were very clearly shown through the art which helped add to the setting. The dialogue was fun and the characters had personality. I think that the author was trying to fit too much plot into as few pages as possible, it would have been nicer if it was longer and if certain scenes and characters were more explored. It is a great introduction for middle graders to the classic novel Little Women, and the addition of magic and the March sisters being mages is a fun way for kids to try and grasp bigger concepts in history, like slavery. The graphic novel could have benefited from chapters, or better scene transitions, as well, because it left certain scenes feeling incomplete. Overall, I enjoyed it and I think it is a good read for a younger audience.

What if Beth, Jo, Amy and Meg were witches? And what if Laurie and his grandfather were witchfinders?
This is an interesting twist on a classic. I enjoyed the story along with the fact that the girl’s personalities stayed true to the original story. I think that the artwork suits the story very well. Since this is a middle grade book, the tone of the book remains light despite the magical elements in the book. I do wish that the book was longer since I would have liked more explanation of the world. The book also cut out certain characters, and parts of the story.
This is a good book for fans of the classic novel and graphic novel readers.

This graphic novel was such a wonderful adaptation of the classic. I can't wait for my daughters to be old enough to read so they can enjoy this. Tons of magic with the nostalgic charm of Little Women.

This is a retelling of Little Women but with witches. I’m not very familiar with Little Women so I don’t know how true this graphic novel is to the original story.
OK, why does the art remind me of Archie comics? Except most of the characters look the same; very confusing.
I really enjoyed the magic in the story. More magic! But the ending was quite abrupt.
2.5 stars: 2 stars for the art and 3 stars for story.
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a graphic novel adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. I haven’t read Little Women, and so won’t comment on the inspiration part of the novel. The story revolves around 4 witch sisters and their relationship with each other, their upbringing. Enter a witch finder who investigates and reports on witches who use magic for purposes which are prohibited. Then there’s a dark spell, obviously, and then these witches save the city. This is the journey of the book. That’s that.

The illustrations in the book are good, although the language in the comic strips and the font wasn’t great. The story is predictable and may be enjoyable to middle grade readers. It’s a graphic novel so won’t take much time to finish, so might as well give it a go!

I received this ARC from the publisher through Netgalley for an honest review. My rating - 2 stars

I received this graphic novel from Netgalley.

This will be a short review, the words just won't come for this book. I have never really read the original Little Women, and never will have plans to read it. However I am always interested in retellings, and this one has witches! It was quite an interesting read, though at times also very boring. I felt sad for Jo and I still don't get why everyone is treating her the way they do. She seems quite powerful, and really, you can see what happens when you hold her out of everything, it goes wrong. Bonds are broken. I loved Laurie, he was such a sweetie. Not a fan of Amy. Whodunnit was very nice and I hadn't expected that person. The art was quite fabulous. Also does it end with the girls in the living room or is my copy broken?

The story was entertaining and had some attractive scenes, but it was so simple and linear most of the time that I couldn't get into it. However, I would buy it for a child; something tells me anyone younger than me will enjoy it more than I did, maybe even adults that read the original story, which I've never been interested in getting. Good reading, though.

Full review MAY 09: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2019/05/comic-little-witches-magic-in-concord.html.

This was adorable and would be a great book for reluctant readers or ELS students. It takes the beloved classic and adds a fun spin that may make modern kids more interested.

"Little Witches" is a cute graphic novel based on the classic "Little Women". I liked the art style, but the ending felt rather rushed.

I hope this is the first of a series, because it covers only a bit of the material in its source, Little Women. I like the reworking of the Laurences sad a family of color, though going ahead, it’s going to be hard not to have that be an issue, since racism existed/exists in the northern states just as in the southern ones.
Like Alcott’s book, which could get preachy, this one also has a moral lesson (jealousy is bad), though it’s a lesson given through magic rather than a Marmee Sermon.
I think young readers will like this, and that it might eventually lead them to read the classic.

I have never finished the original. I had it on my Goodreads Currently read list for years. I finally took it off of there out of pure shame of it all. It’s not bad it’s something that I should have read when I was a kid. It gets shoved to the side for a newer, shinier book. Instead of reading the original… I read Little Witches a comic adaptation of the original. Do you see what I mean?

It’s not that I don’t love the story it’s just… haven’t finished. However, this mixes in fantasy of witches and an alternative reality of sorts. Which is in my ball park. I couldn’t afford comic books or graphic novels growing up. Libraries around me didn’t house any — they’re more popular to have around these days and easier to access. I find them AMAZING for children and for adults (cos hello!).

This was a fun and interesting read. I’ve provided 2 amazon affiliated links to find the pre-order — as this doesn’t come out until August 29th. It’s available on Netgalley at the moment to request to download and review though.

The girls get a new neighbor — witch finders. Witches aren’t hidden and are seen and known. The service that witch finders provide is to help against the witches who don’t follow the laws.

At the beginning of the story their neighbor explains he became a Witch Finder because in the south… slave owners abused their powers and used them against their slaves.

Overall I like the tone, pacing and the story line. As the spoons above indicate I give this a 4 spoon out of 5. I would recommend for those who have read Little Women or who have tried to read it and haven’t got through it yet.

Thank you for allowing me the time to read and review this for free in exchange for an honest review.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.

Little Witches is a graphic novel based on the classic Little Women.

When witchfinders move into the house next door, the Marches must hide their magic in fear that they will be blamed for the things that have been disappearing in Concord. Soon though, those missing objects become missing people. Laurie, one of their new neighbours, and Jo try investigating on their own. A strong storm soon takes hold of Concord and a stronger magic than either the Marches or Laurie have seen before is at play here. The question is, can the defeat it? Or is it too strong to fight against?

I really enjoyed reading Little Witches. I thought that the art style was very simple and cute, an artist style that I think is very good for younger readers (this book is categorised as a middle grade book on NetGalley). This book followed a very simple plot. It was very easy to follow when reading. You also don’t need to have read or know Little Women, which this is based on/inspired by, to enjoy or understand the story.

My only complaints would be that I felt that the ending was too simple and the conclusion as to why things and people were going missing, as well as the storm hitting Concord, was too short. It felt like the climax of the story fell a bit short. It felt like the mystery was building, the identity of the villainous mage was revealed, the danger was building and then it was quickly resolved and the story was finished in a few pages. I left me feeling a little disappointed.

I also would have liked a little more magic. There is some magic shown but I would have liked to have seen more. If there is any more books in this book they might explore the magic in more detail. As Amy started learning magic from their Aunt Josephine. Jo, Beth and Meg’s magic was briefly introduced and explained so I think it would be really interesting if their magic could be explored further.

I've never read Little Women, but I was still quite interested in this one because it's about witches. So while I probably didn't get how the story was similar to the book it was based on, I did enjoy this. The art style, however, looked a bit too unfinished at some points and I would have loved it if it had been a bit longer and the magic had been explained better (because there are witchfinders, but everyone basically knows these girls were witches???)