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Little Vampire Women
"Christmas won't be Christmas without any corpses."
The dear, sweet March sisters are back, and Marmee has told them to be good little women. Good little vampire women, that is. That's right: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy have grown up since you last read their tale, and now they have (much) longer lives and (much) more ravenous appetites.
Marmee has taught them well, and so they live by an unprecedented moral code of abstinence ... from human blood. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy must learn to get along with one another, help make society a better place, and avoid the vampire hunters who pose a constant threat to their existence. Plus, Laurie is dying to become a part of the March family, at any cost. Some things never change.
This horrifying — and hilarious — retelling of a timeless American classic will leave readers craving the bloodthirsty drama on each and every page
The dear, sweet March sisters are back, and Marmee has told them to be good little women. Good little vampire women, that is. That's right: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy have grown up since you last read their tale, and now they have (much) longer lives and (much) more ravenous appetites.
Marmee has taught them well, and so they live by an unprecedented moral code of abstinence ... from human blood. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy must learn to get along with one another, help make society a better place, and avoid the vampire hunters who pose a constant threat to their existence. Plus, Laurie is dying to become a part of the March family, at any cost. Some things never change.
This horrifying — and hilarious — retelling of a timeless American classic will leave readers craving the bloodthirsty drama on each and every page
317 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2010
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Lynn Messina
64 books657 followersLynn Messina is author of more than a dozen novels, including the best-selling Fashionistas, which has been translated into sixteen languages, and a series of Regency romance novels. Her essays have appeared in Self, American Baby and the New York Times Modern Love column. She lives in New York City with her sons.
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January 18, 2024
To be perfectly honest and truthful, I personally do not at all tend to enjoy these so-called monster mash-ups of literary classics (and in particular, I utterly despise those mash-ups where the given author simply takes the original verbatim text of whatever piece of usually classic literature he/she is monstering up and just adds a bunch of zombie or vampire vocabulary and maybe a few additional scenes, but is certainly NOT IN ANY WAY penning an original even if adapted story by any stretch of the imagination). Therefore and with this in mind, I was actually NOT even considering reading, I was not going to bother trying Lynn Messina's Little Vampire Women. And indeed, the ONLY reason I ended up skimming through Little Vampire Women was and remains that because Little Vampire Women is available for free on Open Library, I decided to download it and to check if Little Vampire Women is an actual Lynn Messina adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women but with a vampire thematic, or if this is yet another mash-up where basically, there is nothing original at all being written, where the author (in this case Lynn Messina) just takes Little Women as Louisa May Alcott has penned it and simply inserts vampires (and a few additional scenes to make the vampires appear textually logical with regard to the monstrous).
And sadly, Little Vampire Women is the epitome of the kind of monster mash-ups I totally and utterly hate, hate, hate. For yes, Lynn Messina has simply taken the entire text of Little Women (probably from a site like Project Gutenberg, and of course also entirely legally, since Louisa May Alcott's copyright has long expired) and has added vampire words and a few vampire themes (basically the exact same story as Little Women but with some added blood, coffins and animal consumption that for one do not fit in with Little Women and for two also at best have felt creepy and disgusting, for it really does turn my stomach to read about the dying Beth in Little Vampire Women basically sucking dry her beloved kittens). Therefore for me, only one star is Lynn Messina's Little Vampire Women (and I actually would love to give Little Vampire Women less than one star) and totally not recommended (even though I do grudgingly admit that fans of traditional monster mash-ups might in fact enjoy this, but for me both Little Vampire Women and Lynn Messina leave totally everything to be desired and I sure am glad that I have not had to spend even one cent reading Little Vampire Women, that Open Library is a free service).
And sadly, Little Vampire Women is the epitome of the kind of monster mash-ups I totally and utterly hate, hate, hate. For yes, Lynn Messina has simply taken the entire text of Little Women (probably from a site like Project Gutenberg, and of course also entirely legally, since Louisa May Alcott's copyright has long expired) and has added vampire words and a few vampire themes (basically the exact same story as Little Women but with some added blood, coffins and animal consumption that for one do not fit in with Little Women and for two also at best have felt creepy and disgusting, for it really does turn my stomach to read about the dying Beth in Little Vampire Women basically sucking dry her beloved kittens). Therefore for me, only one star is Lynn Messina's Little Vampire Women (and I actually would love to give Little Vampire Women less than one star) and totally not recommended (even though I do grudgingly admit that fans of traditional monster mash-ups might in fact enjoy this, but for me both Little Vampire Women and Lynn Messina leave totally everything to be desired and I sure am glad that I have not had to spend even one cent reading Little Vampire Women, that Open Library is a free service).
November 7, 2014
Another selection I only read because my good friend Stacey asked me to for her podcast, Got Lit Radio: http://gotlitradio.com/020-little-vam.... Holy crap, I'm glad I had someone to vent to when I was finished with it.
To Lynn Messina’s credit, she’s a good writer. The footnotes on vampire history books and her sense of storytelling are as imaginative as the confines allowed. I blame society and book publishers craving/peddling a genre to the coffin bed and back more than her.
I love the Alcott classic and was completely annoyed by the audiobook reader, but neither contributed to the fact that this was just incredibly boring. Where Pride and Prejudice and Zombies had acres of room for the mashup, Little Women seems airtight in comparison. Jo March – the female antagonist most strong-headed, bookish girls grow up adoring – fades under the weight of her revamped storyline. Her sisters come off even blander. The intimate feeling one normally finds in the March household is entirely missing. All the same people die and marry, but unlike in the original, I simply didn’t care. I felt like I didn’t know any of them. Also, don’t even get me started on their “humanitarian vampirism”. Thank you for nothing, Twilight.
Blatant in Little Vampire Women was the feeling that these mashup novels are an attempt to capitalize on the supernatural obsession in today’s culture, yet taking a public domain classic and splicing it with blood and monsters seemingly fails to entertain fans of either genre. It’s like putting bacon in your Earl Grey because awesome + awesome = double awesome. Only it doesn’t. It equals soggy hog and salty tea. No one wins.
To Lynn Messina’s credit, she’s a good writer. The footnotes on vampire history books and her sense of storytelling are as imaginative as the confines allowed. I blame society and book publishers craving/peddling a genre to the coffin bed and back more than her.
I love the Alcott classic and was completely annoyed by the audiobook reader, but neither contributed to the fact that this was just incredibly boring. Where Pride and Prejudice and Zombies had acres of room for the mashup, Little Women seems airtight in comparison. Jo March – the female antagonist most strong-headed, bookish girls grow up adoring – fades under the weight of her revamped storyline. Her sisters come off even blander. The intimate feeling one normally finds in the March household is entirely missing. All the same people die and marry, but unlike in the original, I simply didn’t care. I felt like I didn’t know any of them. Also, don’t even get me started on their “humanitarian vampirism”. Thank you for nothing, Twilight.
Blatant in Little Vampire Women was the feeling that these mashup novels are an attempt to capitalize on the supernatural obsession in today’s culture, yet taking a public domain classic and splicing it with blood and monsters seemingly fails to entertain fans of either genre. It’s like putting bacon in your Earl Grey because awesome + awesome = double awesome. Only it doesn’t. It equals soggy hog and salty tea. No one wins.
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September 21, 2016Where the fuck did I put this book?
June 26, 2011
I am always amazed when an author have to cut and paste an original work that belongs to another writer, you see much of this with Jane Austin redo's and now I guess with Louisa Alcott it is plain to me that readers cannot get enough of her and I certainly understand why; she was brilliant and wonderful all in one breath, but I have to say this book is just another book from a writer trying to capitalize on an idea they didn't create! I would not recommend this book!
April 8, 2012
I did enjoy this book. I found the wording and language used was very fitting with the style of the original version of 'Little Women'. I am so glad that I read this book - it was tragic, funny and a pleasure. I am so glad that I read this book - very interesting take on the original book!
not-for-me
September 23, 2011Gods. Will this trend ever end!?!?!?!?
November 10, 2022
As someone who first fell in love with reading by discovering Little Women in the fourth grade, I was excited to dive into this adaptation. Let me begin by saying that if you don’t enjoy other monster mash ups of literary classics like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, then you will not enjoy this. However, if you do enjoy a little fun and campy twist on the classics, you’ll love it. I think this retelling blended seamlessly with Louisa’s work and I loved the every minute of this story.
March 12, 2025
I didn't have high expectations going in, but this was really good! The author has added whole paragraphs and footnotes that help build the vampire lore, so it didn't really feel like re-reading the original. I actually felt like all the vampire stuff fit into the story incredibly well, haha. Truly a fun read! Think I'll give it 4,5 stars.
November 17, 2011
Yay, so excited! I haven't received the book yet, just received notice I had won. 10/17/11
Received last night, and already I just love the cover! Have a few to read before I can get to it, but woo-hoo. so excited! 10/27/11
Started yesterday 11/13/11
Finished 11/16/11
Christmas won't be Christmas without any corpses."
The dear, sweet March sisters are back, and Marmee has told them to be good little women. Good little vampire women, that is. That's right: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy have grown up since you last read their tale, and now they have (much) longer lives and (much) more ravenous appetites.
Marmee has taught them well, and so they live by an unprecedented moral code of abstinence ... from human blood. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy must learn to get along with one another, help make society a better place, and avoid the vampire hunters who pose a constant threat to their existence. Plus, Laurie is dying to become a part of the March family, at any cost. Some things never change.
Yes, I stole the blurb from the book. I really wanted to love this book. I remember loving Little Women when I was well, little. I think I was aobut 10 when I read it the first time. Maybe I need to reread it. I felt this book boring, and tedious in parts. I loved Jo, I remember, and while the vampire Jo was fun, it just felt off for me. I did give it a 4 instead of a 3 just for the reason that it did get better towards the end, and I did love the original when I read it.
Received last night, and already I just love the cover! Have a few to read before I can get to it, but woo-hoo. so excited! 10/27/11
Started yesterday 11/13/11
Finished 11/16/11
Christmas won't be Christmas without any corpses."
The dear, sweet March sisters are back, and Marmee has told them to be good little women. Good little vampire women, that is. That's right: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy have grown up since you last read their tale, and now they have (much) longer lives and (much) more ravenous appetites.
Marmee has taught them well, and so they live by an unprecedented moral code of abstinence ... from human blood. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy must learn to get along with one another, help make society a better place, and avoid the vampire hunters who pose a constant threat to their existence. Plus, Laurie is dying to become a part of the March family, at any cost. Some things never change.
Yes, I stole the blurb from the book. I really wanted to love this book. I remember loving Little Women when I was well, little. I think I was aobut 10 when I read it the first time. Maybe I need to reread it. I felt this book boring, and tedious in parts. I loved Jo, I remember, and while the vampire Jo was fun, it just felt off for me. I did give it a 4 instead of a 3 just for the reason that it did get better towards the end, and I did love the original when I read it.
January 22, 2011
I wanted so badly to like this book! But I went into it expecting something that it did not deliver. Had I dropped expectations I would have enjoyed it so much more. However, when I picked this up to read, I was expecting the Little Women story with a few vampires thrown in. I was not given this. I was given a story about the March sisters that LOO SLY followed the Lousia May Alcott story. And I'm using the word loosely as a generous description. This story was all over the place! Characters were changed so drastically that I barely recognized them, and the whole flow of the story was butchered. If you're expecting Little Women, don't pick this up!
July 25, 2010
This book had all the elements of the worst vampire movies. The author didn't know Alcott very well, but she also didn't know vampires.
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April 2, 2014I have to give this author probs, he turned a book that I despinsed into a book I enjoyed.
December 29, 2022
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with this book in exchange for my honest opinion. Little Vampire Women is available now.
I’m afraid this review will be a little on the shorter side because I find myself in the strange position of feeling as though I’m almost having to review the original book. I’ve read several of these monster mash-up books (my favorite being Grave Expectations by Charles Dickens and Sherri Browning Erwin being my favorite) and this is the first one that felt so incredibly similar to its source material.
Everyone knows the plot of Little Women. But what if Marmee and Co. were vampires? That should change things more than it really did, which is where I’m getting a little stymied. While the idea is a fun and clever one, the main storyline changed very little, instead having small asides that added a vampiric touch. I would have loved to see the author do more than add in an extra sentence here and there.
The extra bits added served to twist the story ever-so-slightly. For example, the family that the Marches bring Christmas food to are human, so there are an added few sentences about the March women needing to suggest that their gift of raw animals be made into a stew. See what I mean about small bits being added? On a few occasions, it was entertaining, but at other times it threw the pacing off a little.
I feel that the author would have done much better writing her own original book instead of going for a mash-up. Then she would not have had such restrictions on her creativity. She has written several other books and I am 100% sure that her wholly original books are much much better. As it was, I found myself disappointed in Little Vampire Women.
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I’m afraid this review will be a little on the shorter side because I find myself in the strange position of feeling as though I’m almost having to review the original book. I’ve read several of these monster mash-up books (my favorite being Grave Expectations by Charles Dickens and Sherri Browning Erwin being my favorite) and this is the first one that felt so incredibly similar to its source material.
Everyone knows the plot of Little Women. But what if Marmee and Co. were vampires? That should change things more than it really did, which is where I’m getting a little stymied. While the idea is a fun and clever one, the main storyline changed very little, instead having small asides that added a vampiric touch. I would have loved to see the author do more than add in an extra sentence here and there.
The extra bits added served to twist the story ever-so-slightly. For example, the family that the Marches bring Christmas food to are human, so there are an added few sentences about the March women needing to suggest that their gift of raw animals be made into a stew. See what I mean about small bits being added? On a few occasions, it was entertaining, but at other times it threw the pacing off a little.
I feel that the author would have done much better writing her own original book instead of going for a mash-up. Then she would not have had such restrictions on her creativity. She has written several other books and I am 100% sure that her wholly original books are much much better. As it was, I found myself disappointed in Little Vampire Women.
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October 25, 2022
If you’ve read Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, you basically know what this book is all about. This is a retelling of the classic book, only the main characters are vampires and they talk about eating creatures like it’s the most natural thing in the world. Which, I suppose, in their world it is.
There isn’t a lot to say about this one that hasn’t already been said. It was published in 2010, a year into the the monster mashup trend, but is being re-released on October 25, 2022 for…reasons? It’s kind of a fun idea, but not particularly well executed. I mean, anyone can grab a book whose copyright protection has expired off Project Gutenburg, copy the text in its entirety, and stick in a vampire reference here and there.
⭐️⭐️ for me. Meh. Are all of the monster mashups like this? Maybe I don’t need to read them, no matter how entertaining they seem in theory. This wasn’t for me, but if you already like the genre, you’ll probably like this one.
Big thanks to Lynn Messina (and Louisa May Alcott?), Potatoworks Press, and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. You can pre-order Little Vampire Women on Amazon and begin reading it on October 24, 2022.
There isn’t a lot to say about this one that hasn’t already been said. It was published in 2010, a year into the the monster mashup trend, but is being re-released on October 25, 2022 for…reasons? It’s kind of a fun idea, but not particularly well executed. I mean, anyone can grab a book whose copyright protection has expired off Project Gutenburg, copy the text in its entirety, and stick in a vampire reference here and there.
⭐️⭐️ for me. Meh. Are all of the monster mashups like this? Maybe I don’t need to read them, no matter how entertaining they seem in theory. This wasn’t for me, but if you already like the genre, you’ll probably like this one.
Big thanks to Lynn Messina (and Louisa May Alcott?), Potatoworks Press, and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. You can pre-order Little Vampire Women on Amazon and begin reading it on October 24, 2022.
December 31, 2022
Little Vampire Women by Louisa May Alcott and Lynn Mesina - 3 stars
Little Women has long been one of my favorite books. My grandmother gave me a copy when I was 7, and I reread it at least once every five years.
A few years back, there was that silly craze of taking a classic and meshing it with fantastical monsters - this is no different. Instead of Jo opening the book by saying "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents!", change the word "presents" to "corpses" and you have Little vampire Women.
It is fun, nothing more, nothing less. 🤷♀️ I'm glad I read it, but I'll stick to the original next time.
Little Women has long been one of my favorite books. My grandmother gave me a copy when I was 7, and I reread it at least once every five years.
A few years back, there was that silly craze of taking a classic and meshing it with fantastical monsters - this is no different. Instead of Jo opening the book by saying "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents!", change the word "presents" to "corpses" and you have Little vampire Women.
It is fun, nothing more, nothing less. 🤷♀️ I'm glad I read it, but I'll stick to the original next time.
November 18, 2023
Amor é a essência principal desse livro, um amor de família, de amigos, de pai e filha, de filha e mãe, de amantes e namorados. Claro que tudo isso misturado ao um toque de dracula e família addams kkkkkk
Amei cada momento, e os detalhes como os ratos de estimação que tinham uma longa dinastia e os caixões em vez de cama. Amo essa estética de vampiras de antigamente.
Minha personagem preferida é a Jo mas sempre sentirei falta da beth, De todas na verdade. Amei o final que a Jo finalmente casou com a pessoa certa.
Ficarei em imensa saudades dos Marchs.
"Você me dá tanta esperança e coragem, e não tenho nada para dar de volta senão minha coração e esses mãos vazias" 💘
Amei cada momento, e os detalhes como os ratos de estimação que tinham uma longa dinastia e os caixões em vez de cama. Amo essa estética de vampiras de antigamente.
Minha personagem preferida é a Jo mas sempre sentirei falta da beth, De todas na verdade. Amei o final que a Jo finalmente casou com a pessoa certa.
Ficarei em imensa saudades dos Marchs.
"Você me dá tanta esperança e coragem, e não tenho nada para dar de volta senão minha coração e esses mãos vazias" 💘
December 14, 2025
3.5 rounded up.
I bought this book off the clearance shelf and didn’t really expect anything of it. I thought it would be a silly little read. And it was. Hilarious, actually. I did not expect to throughly enjoy this as much as I did.
The author changed a lot of things from the original Little Women to make the characters fit into a world with vampires. These changes not only (surprisingly) made sense but were also well-thought out and wildly entertaining.
The footnotes were my favorite part.
I bought this book off the clearance shelf and didn’t really expect anything of it. I thought it would be a silly little read. And it was. Hilarious, actually. I did not expect to throughly enjoy this as much as I did.
The author changed a lot of things from the original Little Women to make the characters fit into a world with vampires. These changes not only (surprisingly) made sense but were also well-thought out and wildly entertaining.
The footnotes were my favorite part.
October 23, 2021
It was alright, To be honest I wasn’t that much of a fan for the original ‘The little women’, but I thought I might like this one better with the vampires, and I guess I did prefer this version but even still not massively. Overall it was okay! The second part of the book was definitely better than the first part. 3/5
October 6, 2022
A nice touch of Louise May Alcott's book turning the little women into vampires who will always remain little and young forever. It's a nice read and I'm not disappointed with the book. It still follows the storyline with a twist of vampire lore and stuff.
May 18, 2023
I actually had high hopes for this book. Little Women is on of my favorite books & I love retelling, especially when they’re a little out of the ordinary. But this book fell flat. Some of the best parts were left out, and don’t get me started on how they ruined Beth’s character. If you’ve never read Little Women this might be a good read, but it just isn’t my cup of tea.
July 27, 2023
This was a different take on the classic Little Women. Little Women was one of my favorite books growing up. The vampire aspect was interesting, but I did not agree with the liberties Lynn Messina took with characters, especially Beth.
October 9, 2021
A retelling of classic book with a touch of mythical creatures/ monster and this time it is Little Women with main characters as a vampire.
For me, the storyline is quite bland even though at the beginning it is quite interesting to see ‘humanitarian’ vampire principle.
And the vampire element is faded due to the excessive descriptionof family value. Maybe this story is more to the Little Women side but I just want to see more vampire ‘energy’ on it.
And I am quite anticipated with Jo’s character because she is quite strong woman in the original novel. But until she setting her own adventure to chase vampire slayer, she is being picture as hot headed and delusional instead of smart vampiress.
The case of vampire hunter is not succeed which makes me wonder about what Jo’s actually gain from her chase.
Few chapters is seem quite rush especially the love story and the ending especially the captive of Dr. Bang is quite unfitting with the storyline.
I guess it is okay to write more on thecahse and the fight. And maybe a more love story as long as it is not too dragging. I give this 3 stars for Jo’ stubborness drawing a boundary with Laurie and not just giving in for Laurie’s feeling and turning him to vampire.
Anyway, that is my thought while reading this. I don’t know why I just did not DNF it. Maybe I am looking more for what I want to read. But I did not found it.
For me, the storyline is quite bland even though at the beginning it is quite interesting to see ‘humanitarian’ vampire principle.
And the vampire element is faded due to the excessive descriptionof family value. Maybe this story is more to the Little Women side but I just want to see more vampire ‘energy’ on it.
And I am quite anticipated with Jo’s character because she is quite strong woman in the original novel. But until she setting her own adventure to chase vampire slayer, she is being picture as hot headed and delusional instead of smart vampiress.
The case of vampire hunter is not succeed which makes me wonder about what Jo’s actually gain from her chase.
Few chapters is seem quite rush especially the love story and the ending especially the captive of Dr. Bang is quite unfitting with the storyline.
I guess it is okay to write more on thecahse and the fight. And maybe a more love story as long as it is not too dragging. I give this 3 stars for Jo’ stubborness drawing a boundary with Laurie and not just giving in for Laurie’s feeling and turning him to vampire.
Anyway, that is my thought while reading this. I don’t know why I just did not DNF it. Maybe I am looking more for what I want to read. But I did not found it.
November 10, 2022
The Little Women as vampires, what's not to like. Each girl's personality stil came through, just with a vampire twist on it. I enjoyed this book, give it a read.
February 26, 2016
This is, of course, a parody of the Little Women book by Louisa May Alcott. Both books have the same sistesr, Mag (16), Jo (15), Beth (13), and Amy (youngest). Much of the text in this book is word-for-word from Little Women.
The main difference is that these four sisters are all vampires. Humans and vampires live in the same areas, and the sisters and their mothers have sworn off taking blood from humans. There is a League of Defenders, vampires who work against the various slayers that come along. The main focus for the March family is to fit in with everyone else.
The other main difference, and an even more important one, is that this version can be, at times, absolutely hilarious. There are even footnotes in this version that usually refer to fictitious books that fit perfectly into the story.
There are also some passages that come across as extremely funny.
(p. 26)' It was the height of rudeness to dine on your guests, particularly if they were your social equal. Likewise, it was unforgivably vulgar to stake your host.'
In relationship to an old gentleman vampire that had once courted their mother, p. 49 notes:
'In the middle of his fine speech, Poll (the parrot) tweaked his wig off to his great dismay, so the suitor bit the head off the bird in retribution. But the parrot was itself of a special avian vampire species, so its head grew immediately back to insult the gentleman anew.'
Other differences arrive over specific items. For example, in chapter 6 in the original book the sisters make the guy next door some slippers; in this book they make a type of hood that vampires can wear during the daytime to look out a window without being severely burned.
The last part of this book is, I feel, vastly superior to the original. The only problems this book has is when it spends too much time copying from the original which actually drags down the quality of this book.
The main difference is that these four sisters are all vampires. Humans and vampires live in the same areas, and the sisters and their mothers have sworn off taking blood from humans. There is a League of Defenders, vampires who work against the various slayers that come along. The main focus for the March family is to fit in with everyone else.
The other main difference, and an even more important one, is that this version can be, at times, absolutely hilarious. There are even footnotes in this version that usually refer to fictitious books that fit perfectly into the story.
There are also some passages that come across as extremely funny.
(p. 26)' It was the height of rudeness to dine on your guests, particularly if they were your social equal. Likewise, it was unforgivably vulgar to stake your host.'
In relationship to an old gentleman vampire that had once courted their mother, p. 49 notes:
'In the middle of his fine speech, Poll (the parrot) tweaked his wig off to his great dismay, so the suitor bit the head off the bird in retribution. But the parrot was itself of a special avian vampire species, so its head grew immediately back to insult the gentleman anew.'
Other differences arrive over specific items. For example, in chapter 6 in the original book the sisters make the guy next door some slippers; in this book they make a type of hood that vampires can wear during the daytime to look out a window without being severely burned.
The last part of this book is, I feel, vastly superior to the original. The only problems this book has is when it spends too much time copying from the original which actually drags down the quality of this book.
October 30, 2021
Unlike other books that adapt supernatural elements into classic literature, this vampire story of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy didn't work for me.
Brief Summary:
The story of Little Women but they are vampires.
Review:
I went into this thinking it would be interesting, similarly to how I felt about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
However this was not like that. It seems unfair to judge the two side-by-side, but in a way I feel that I need to.
PPZ added zombies into the story, but the basic plotline and beats were exactly the same. I thought this would be quite similar, and in many ways it was. However, the changes that the girls being vampires instead of mortal ended up changing a lot of the other plotlines.
For example, the whole romance between Meg and John Brooks happens, but it is discovered that Brooks is a vampire slayer and Meg turns him and suddenly he's cool with vampires. That doesn't seem realistic. He should be outraged, upset and downright angry about it, but they make it seem like he accepted this with grace and still marries Meg.
Jo's pursuits go from being an author to being a hunter for vampire slayers. She has very little pushback on this because of her gender, unlike in the original novel where her gender is something that constantly is brought up as to why she cannot be a good writer. She has to be greater than that.
The fact that the girls are all vampires and do not age is brought up at the beginning of the story. Amy is therefore always going to be a little girl. Still she ends up with Laurie, as per the original text. They barely acknowledge this.
The changes didn't work for me overall and I just couldn't finish the book fast enough, hoping that somehow it would come back and change my mind, but it never did. I will not be reading this book again. It just wasn't for me.
Brief Summary:
The story of Little Women but they are vampires.
Review:
I went into this thinking it would be interesting, similarly to how I felt about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
However this was not like that. It seems unfair to judge the two side-by-side, but in a way I feel that I need to.
PPZ added zombies into the story, but the basic plotline and beats were exactly the same. I thought this would be quite similar, and in many ways it was. However, the changes that the girls being vampires instead of mortal ended up changing a lot of the other plotlines.
For example, the whole romance between Meg and John Brooks happens, but it is discovered that Brooks is a vampire slayer and Meg turns him and suddenly he's cool with vampires. That doesn't seem realistic. He should be outraged, upset and downright angry about it, but they make it seem like he accepted this with grace and still marries Meg.
Jo's pursuits go from being an author to being a hunter for vampire slayers. She has very little pushback on this because of her gender, unlike in the original novel where her gender is something that constantly is brought up as to why she cannot be a good writer. She has to be greater than that.
The fact that the girls are all vampires and do not age is brought up at the beginning of the story. Amy is therefore always going to be a little girl. Still she ends up with Laurie, as per the original text. They barely acknowledge this.
The changes didn't work for me overall and I just couldn't finish the book fast enough, hoping that somehow it would come back and change my mind, but it never did. I will not be reading this book again. It just wasn't for me.
November 10, 2022
Title: Little Vampire Women
Author: Lynn Messina and Louisa May Alcott
Release Date: October 24th, 2022
Page Count: 263
Start Date: October 19th, 2022
Finish Date: October 24th, 2022
Review:
Story: This story is a rerelease. I’ve read it before. I actually read the original story as well. It’s one of my favorite classics if I’m being honest. I was wondering how they were going to pull of certain things that happened in the classic version in this one. They were very clever about it. I was highly impressed. Especially with their spin on Beth.
Characters: I mean do I even need to gush about the popular characters from a beloved classic? My favorite character will always be Jo March. There’s just something about her energetic soul that appeals to me.
Critiques: None
Final Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book very much. Technically this is my second time reading it. Since it’s been rereleased though, I don’t know if I can count it. It’s been a while since I read it the first time. There is a possibility that there are additions to this version. Either way, I recommend it.
Author: Lynn Messina and Louisa May Alcott
Release Date: October 24th, 2022
Page Count: 263
Start Date: October 19th, 2022
Finish Date: October 24th, 2022
Review:
Story: This story is a rerelease. I’ve read it before. I actually read the original story as well. It’s one of my favorite classics if I’m being honest. I was wondering how they were going to pull of certain things that happened in the classic version in this one. They were very clever about it. I was highly impressed. Especially with their spin on Beth.
Characters: I mean do I even need to gush about the popular characters from a beloved classic? My favorite character will always be Jo March. There’s just something about her energetic soul that appeals to me.
Critiques: None
Final Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book very much. Technically this is my second time reading it. Since it’s been rereleased though, I don’t know if I can count it. It’s been a while since I read it the first time. There is a possibility that there are additions to this version. Either way, I recommend it.
June 26, 2017
This book was fairly interesting bringing a new concept to characters that we all love. Though there are a few issues (do they age slowly? how did they end up in America? interesting things that we would want to know) there is still a lot of the same heart left from the original work there. I do miss Jo's writing, and Amy seems even more immature which makes her being with Laurie even more problematic because... well if she doesn't age won't a 12 year old with an 20 something boy look strange, even if they ARE vampires?
Beth and Mr March getting sick is actually handled really well, though the assassination of Brooke's character only to have him 180 randomly with hardly any time with him to begin with was a bit strange. And the antagonist behind it all was given so little fan fair after everything that it just seems a little strange to me. An ok read, especially if you love the story it was originally based on, but falls flat in a lot of places story wise.
Beth and Mr March getting sick is actually handled really well, though the assassination of Brooke's character only to have him 180 randomly with hardly any time with him to begin with was a bit strange. And the antagonist behind it all was given so little fan fair after everything that it just seems a little strange to me. An ok read, especially if you love the story it was originally based on, but falls flat in a lot of places story wise.
May 22, 2010
You know for the bad rap that the mashup books tend to get, I actually enjoyed this YA one. Though the story is stagnant in some places, overall the vampire aspect of the book does not read like a "re-do"...it reads as if this was the way the story was always suppose to be. Certainly recommend for a read through whether you've read the original story or not....you'll gain a new perspective on a classic novel and still have some fangish fun along the way. Happy reading!
November 8, 2022
Just don't understand all the negative reviews. I thought this book was a cute, funny twist on the classic. It was sad and emotional at pints, but also humorous. I loved it!
Don't expect it to be like to classic. Be open to a light humerus twist. Just enjoy it for what it is.
Recommend.
Thank you so much to NetGalley, the author, and publisher for granting me an advance copy of this book in return for my honest opinions.
Don't expect it to be like to classic. Be open to a light humerus twist. Just enjoy it for what it is.
Recommend.
Thank you so much to NetGalley, the author, and publisher for granting me an advance copy of this book in return for my honest opinions.
November 13, 2011
Not my favorite book. Yet, I mustn't complain as it is Little Women. As a fan of all things about Louisa May Alcott, I could not resist this book. Rereading Little Women (even with vampires) every couple years is a most splendid, delightful and rewarding way to spend one's time.
Next time, I'll stick with the tried and true Illustrated Classics Edition for young readers.
Next time, I'll stick with the tried and true Illustrated Classics Edition for young readers.
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