Welcome to my stop on the blog tour celebrating the release of Meg & Jo by Virginia Kantra! Thank you to Berkley Publishing for the invitation! Stay tuned for information on how to win a copy at the bottom of this post!
About the Book:
The timeless classic Little Women inspired this heartwarming modern tale of four sisters from New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra.
The March sisters—reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy, and shy Beth—have grown up to pursue their separate dreams. When Jo followed her ambitions to New York City, she never thought her career in journalism would come crashing down, leaving her struggling to stay afloat in a gig economy as a prep cook and secret food blogger.
Meg appears to have the life she always planned—the handsome husband, the adorable toddlers, the house in a charming subdivision. But sometimes getting everything you’ve ever wanted isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
When their mother’s illness forces the sisters home to North Carolina for the holidays, they’ll rediscover what really matters.
One thing’s for sure—they’ll need the strength of family and the power of sisterhood to remake their lives and reimagine their dreams.
My Thoughts:
Ooh la la! A contemporary retelling of Little Women, one of my favorite childhood classics, had me all in!
The March sisters we all know and love are here. Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth. Jo heads off to New York to study journalism, but her career takes a nosedive.
Meg is taking the “safe” route with the life she has always planned and dreamed of- as a wife and mother. She has it all, and she knows it, but somehow she still feels lacking?
Their mother falls ill and all the sisters return home to North Carolina (!!!) to her and to each other. Their bonds as sisters and family will be tested now more than ever.
This story is reminiscent of Little Women largely because of the characters and their personalities, and I loved revisiting them in modern roles. As the title suggests, the story is mainly about Jo and Meg, but we do get some cameos of Amy and Beth also.
Overall, Meg and Jo is a story inspired by one of our favorite classics. It’s about family and sisterhood and pulling together during the tough times. It was a heartwarming read. Jo, as always, was my favorite!
I received a complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.
About the Author:
New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra is the author of thirty books of women’s fiction, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense. Her stories have earned numerous awards including two Romance Writers of America’s RITA (R) Awards, ten RITA nominations, and two National Readers’ Choice Awards.
Carolina Dreaming, the fifth book in her Dare Island series , won the 2017 RITA (R) Award for Best Contemporary Romance – Midlength and was named one of BookPage’s Top Ten Romance Novels of 2016. Her work includes the popular Children of the Sea series and, in e-book format, The MacNeills stories.
Look for Meg and Jo, a contemporary novel inspired by the classic story Little Women, in December 2019.
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Sounds wonderful, Jennifer!
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Thanks, Marialyce! I was!
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Another book I’ve gone back and forth on this book and now have decided to give it a try. Thanks for a wonderful review, Jennifer💜
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Thanks so much, Jonetta! It was a fun read! ♥️
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With Little Women being one of my very favourite stories, everything about this sounds wonderful 💜 Lovely review, Jennifer x
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Aww, thanks so much, Gemma! I hope you get a chance to check it out! I love it and I hope we have even more LW retellings because it’s one of my favorites too! ♥️
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Little Women is one of my favourite books! I’ll definitely look out for this!
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Yay, Clair! I hope you get a chance to check it out!
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Great review, blog tour, and gorgeous picture, Jennifer! I added this contemporary fiction to my TBR list. Thanks and happy reading. ♥️📚💐🌻😘♥️
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Thanks so much, Virginia! This was such a fun read! I hope you love it too! ♥️
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I’m glad you enjoyed this, I’ve been waiting for a review to pop up! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and I love the idea of the North Carolina setting😁
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Thanks, Tammy! It’s such a fun read and you can tell the author loves North Carolina.
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I wish I had found this one earlier! I have seen this one being talked about all over Instagram but I honestly didn’t realize it was a modern retelling of Little Women which is my favorite story of all time. ❤
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I hope you get a chance to check it out, Ashley! Little Women is so special to me too! ♥️
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Awesome review Jen! I have this one and can’t wait to get to it! Have a great weekend and I hope your Pops😁 is doing well!📚💖
Put some socks on!!😂😂💜💜
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Thanks so much, Sus! I hope you love this and can’t wait to hear what you think! Thank you- I think he had a good day today so I’ll take it. ♥️ No socks though! And we even had some icy stuff fall fro the sky briefly while I was standing outside talking! 😂 Happy weekend! (I wore socks for one day this week!)
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It was an entertaining read!
If you enjoy MG, I just read an adorable Little Women retelling….More to the Story….Pakistani-American family of 4 sisters in Atlanta, Ga……very fun and sweet! Reminded me of the Vanderbeekers!
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I would love to read that, Carol! I’m adding it!
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Enjoy! 👍😍
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sounds like a wonderful read–entered on IG
denise
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Thank you so much for your comment and for entering, Denise!
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Glad you enjoyed this retelling, Jennifer! What a lovely review! I have yet to read the original though 😁 Don’t hate me 😅
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Thanks, Jee! I could never be mad at you! It’ll be a good one to read with your daughter one day! ♥️
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This is definitely on my TBR! I love Little Women, so a modern retelling sounds perfect for me. Nice review!
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Thanks, Lisa! I hope you enjoy it too! I’ll watch for your thoughts!
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I love when classic novels get a modern update! Looking forward to reading this one AND the original!
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I hope you love them both, Angela!
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I can’t wait for this one! I have all of Virginia Kantra’s books- love her writing!
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I definitely want to read more from her, Jacquie! I can’t wait to hear what you think!
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i love a good sisterhood story. This looks like it might have been really emotional?
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It has some emotion, but it’s not super heavy if that makes sense.
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I’ve been eyeing this one and may have to read it, but I think I’ll try to get the audiobook. And they go home to NC! Fantastic review!
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Thanks, Anne! It’s so special! You can tell the author loves NC!
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I’m always nervous about retellings because sometimes too much changes or the characters don’t feel like the ones I’ve come to know. Meg & Jo have gotten some positive feedback so I might have to look it up at my library
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Ah this sounds like a great read. Little Women will forever be one of my fave books and movies (both the old one and the one from the 90s). Adding this to my list of course! 💜
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This sounds well written and enjoyable. I really need to do a reread of Little Women, then maybe give this one a go. Wonderful review Jen.
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this looks terrific – great cover! tx for letting us know about it
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