If you like Little Women and like magic, seriously go pick this up! It is a charming reimagining of the classic by Louisa May Alcott where the sisters are witches and magic exists.

I loved discovering Leigh Dragoon's style in this graphic novel. It is the first book of this author I read but also the first introduction to the original story as I've never had the chance to read the original material yet. But this graphic novel with it's poignant characters and beautiful artwork definitely made me want to read Little Women now.

I began this book with excitement, as I do llllloooooovvvveee Little Women, truly enjoy comics, and also relish a good retelling of favorite books. This seemed to fit all three categories. But in spite of the fact that it was a 140ish page comic, I felt stuck somewhere in the middle for a bit. Oh:( And then I was off for my son’s week-long summer camp.

After my wooded sojourn, I decided to give the book another try and continued on. This time, I sped through right to the end and while a bit predictable (for me), I had a good time reading it.

I loved that the book effortlessly retains the feel of the original classic while seamlessly combining elements of fantasy and magic; and topping it off with beautiful artwork.

Disclaimer: Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC of this book – Little Witches. The above is my honest opinion of the book.

In Summary:
A book that graphic comic readers who enjoy adaptations/retellings will definitely enjoy.

I enjoyed this graphic novel that reimagines Little Women as a story about a family of witches living in Concord, Massachusetts, during the Civil War. If you’re familiar with Little Women, then you’ll recognize the characters and some of the events from Part 1 of the novel, but this story also stands on its own.

I appreciate how magic was worked into this story, with each of the witches having their own specialty. It was fun to see such well-known characters presented in a way that’s fresh yet familiar. This story has an interesting mystery, but it remains focused on the relationships between the sisters.

Leigh Dragoon’s art style was a bit more cartoonish than I typically prefer, but I think it worked well for this story. The illustrations often carry the story even more than the text, and some of the facial expressions were hilarious.

I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys sweet fantasies, coming of age stories, and graphic novelizations of classic literature. It’s a very sweet, clean story that should be enjoyable for a wide audience.

Thank you to Oni Press for providing me with an ARC through NetGalley that I volunteered to review.

*book was archived or unable to be read due to formatting errors. Because of this, I unfortunately can not read or review the story*

'Little Witches' by Leigh Dragoon is a retelling of 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott in graphic novel form.

Take a beloved book about 4 sisters. Make them all witches of different types. That's what this is. The March sisters live in Concord with their mother. Father is at war. Stern aunt helps them out grumpily. New neighbors move in and they appear to be witchhunters. Also, things start disappearing around town, like a cow, or a woman's husband. The young ladies decide to use their skills to solve the mystery.

It's a very charming adaptation and it works surprisingly well. Sometimes when things like this get merged, it can feel tacked on. Here the relationships feel just as real as they do in the original, and the magic use is worked right in to the story. I enjoyed reading this one.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

"A charming and magical graphic novel adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women!

Jo, Beth, Amy, and Meg March are four sisters living in Concord with their parents - Father, who's tending to soldiers fighting in the Civil War, and Marmee, who teaches the girls simple but effective witchcraft. The Marches have to keep their craft quiet, as there are many in Concord who see magic in a bad light - especially after things have begun disappearing.

When Mr. Laurence, a witchfinder, moves in next door to investigate the missing objects, the girls fear for their livelihood. But he turns out to be a kind old man, and his grandson, Laurie, quickly befriends the Marches. As the cold winter blusters on, the girls continue their education, even as missing objects soon turn into missing people.

Things take a turn for the worse when Jo and Laurie try investigating on their own, and a dangerous storm takes hold of Concord. There's powerful magic at play here - stronger than anything the Marches, or even Laurie, has ever seen before. Can they hope to defeat it? Or has the magic already become too strong for them to fight against?"

Now THIS is the Little Women adaptation I'm excited for.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I love Little Women and was excited to read this graphic novel retelling - it features the March sisters as witches! The story retains the original historical setting and characters, with a magic twist. Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are "good" witches-in-training. There is also mystery as the sisters try to figure out who is behind a spate of disappearances in Concord. Interestingly, Laurie and his grandfather are African American in this retelling. The author doesn't shy away from real historical issues and slavery is explained in a way younger readers can understand through magic.

At first, I found it a little difficult to tell apart Meg, Jo and Beth because they all looked similar. Once Jo had a haircut, the main characters appeared more distinguished. The art style looked nice and simple. I liked the varied use of colour; some pages are bright and dazzling, while others have a sepia tone feel. 

As this is a short graphic novel, there isn't that much character development. I enjoyed the emphasis on family and friendship, although I wish we could have seen more of the close bond the sisters share with each other and their mother, Marmee. Little Witches is aimed at middle grade readers so there is no romance. That said, I was hoping for just a tiny bit of a spark between Jo and Laurie, but it didn't really materialise.

The ending was rushed and I'm guessing this is the first in a series. All in all, Little Witches is a cute graphic novel, but I felt like it's missing the charm of the original novel.

Original new take on Little Women. It’s fun to see the beloved March sisters turn into witches, especially with Laurie and his grandfather as witch finders. With this twist comes danger and tension, an extra new dimension. Magic is put in a negative light however, by linking it to slave-owners, as a means to control their slaves.
A lot has been changed with regards to the original story and plotlines, impacting some of my favorite scenes and characters, which was a bit disappointing and toke away some of my enjoyment of this adaptation. There’s no romance whatsoever, no Mr. Brooke or Professor Bhaer in sight.
The book is not as in tune with the time spirit of its setting (19th century), both the characters’ clothing and speech appearing a bit too modern-day to suit me personally. The illustrations are very straightforward, more functional than enchanting.
On the plus side, the story has more diverse characters now with Mr. Laurence as an escaped slave turned orator (based loosely on Frederick Douglass perhaps?) turned witch finder. The book focusses more explicitly on the abolition movement than the original or other adaptations do.
Meg is still the voice of reason, Jo has kept her adventurous & impulsive spirit, Beth remains gentle though a bit more capable, and Amy is precocious as ever but she comes off crueler or at least more self-righteously self-centered than the original character. The sisters bicker a lot and they don’t seem as close-knit.
The atmosphere turns a bit frightening with cattle and people disappearing and the town’s people pointing an accusing finger towards the March girls. The sisters put aside their differences in order to face this unknown evil and save the day.
Nice enough read on its own, if you don’t compare it too much to the story that inspired it.

This was a cute and easy read but fell flat of being an exceptional read. Little Witches is a whimsical and magic filled retelling of Little Women. The town of concord has been experiencing mysterious disappearances, not limited solely to humans. Jo, being Jo, decides that she needs to figure out what's going on and dives in the investigation head first.

While the story was cute, there were many plot holes that were hard to ignore, as well as in the character art. The sisters all looked so much the same, and the renderings are not consistent at all. This may be because it's an arc, but I found this to be very confusing at times.

This is a graphic novel, so it is short and quick, making it perfect for younger readers, or older readers who need a little more engagement. The artwork, while pretty, sometimes clashed with the story, making it hard to tell the sisters apart, or really what direction the story was heading. I really felt like the writer/illustrator really struggled with story execution, making the GN a bit of a muddled story.

Over all, I felt like this was a sold 3 star read, good for anyone who enjoys historical fantasy and doesn't mind mild plot holes. :)




Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this but the ending was so abrupt and most of it was resolved in so few panels, I didn't really feel attached to how it all turned out.

Little Witches - modern adaptation of Little Women with some magic and quite a few new ideas how to make abeloved classic breathe again.

I liked this one, illustrations were really pretty and I was actually surprised at the end, which I wasn't expecting in the least. Just two things bothered me a little. 1. The lack of background when illustrations are concerned (because well painted background will make you stop and look) and 2. a bit rushed ending with unexplained story lines. I'd like to know more about Jo's journey after "the big ending" as well as the world she and her sisters are living in. But overall it's an easy read and enjoyable graphic novel.

I'd like to thank Leigh Dragoon, Oni Press and NetGalley for this book in exchange for an honest review.

I have never read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, although it's on my TBR list, but this book was cute overall. This is a retelling of the classic mentioned above.
I had problems with getting into this book. At first, the pacing was too fast and I couldn't understand who was who, but then it slowed down and I caught up with their names eventually.

What I liked about this book was the graphic of it, the mystery in it and the characters.
The witches are spying on their new neighbours, a man and his son that are witchhunters! Despite of that, the biggest witch sister is befriending the son of that man. And around town people notice that objects are stolen from them.
One of the sisters can feel a bad shadow that is lurking around them and they go searching for what it is and who is responsible, but they get into trouble.

I had a feeling about who may be the responsible thief and I guessed it not long before the twist came around. And trust me, it is not who you think it is!

The book was cute and it's worth reading!

Really cute and fun read!

It had pretty illustrations and a quick pace with a magical twist. It’s the perfect graphic novel to pass time with.

You had me at Little Women and witches. I really enjoyed the art style of this. It's cute, bubbly, and I found the style overall really nice for reading through. Nothing seemed overcluttered as graphic novels can sometimes become. I really liked how the author also didn't leave out the struggles of the world to focus on a happy magical story. You got that grit with the glitter if you know what I mean. You don't? Well just read the book then!

This Little Women adaptation was pretty damn cool. I liked the magic and the setting as well as the art. It did help that I haven't read Little Women in forever so I had no idea what was about to happen. It felt very short though... I feel like I could have connected with the characters better had it been longer.

Okay so I have to be honest with you guys – I’ve never read Little Women. I don’t know anything about Little Women and I picked this graphic novel up because I want to read more about witches.

I feel like talking about the plot is a bit weird as possibly everyone but me actually has some understanding of Little Women…

But I could be wrong so here goes.

In this retelling the March women are witches and it opens with witch hunters – the Lawrences – moving in next door.

But it’s fine, don’t worry, the Marches have good reputation and they’re not here for them.

I like the relationship between the sisters and how they’re explored and improved over time. You can understand the frustrations that run between the girls, but it’s also great we get to see them work together and overcome their differences.

All their strengths and weakness’ felt explored in this graphic novel which is something that can be hard to do in a smaller amount of pages. But this is why I loved this story, it handled a lot and did it well.

I do believe I would’ve liked the magic systems to be explored or explained a little more as its pretty clear there are varients. But this wasn’t really a story about the magic and how it works. It really is more of a focus on the families solving a larger and darker magic that is taking over Concord.

Outside of the family, the sub-plot revolves around a darker magic that’s causing things, people, and animals to go missing. It’s something the reader picks up very early on, but takes the Marches a little longer to consider as a concern. The sisters need to work together to find out why and who is causing it to happen, and how they can stop it. It’s what pulls the girls back together. Especially when one of them starts to fade too.
The art is very cute and simple which fits the story well and doesn’t distract from a recognisable world (ours). However, I think pages where more is happening are stronger. For example, when magic is used, there’s a lot of plants or little magic-y items. They’re the ones that really made me stop and appreciate what I was reading.

To conclude, I would definitely read more by Leigh Dragoon and think Little Witches is worth your time. Remember, always treat your friends (and sisters) with kindness.

I was quite excited when I saw Little Witches which is based on Little Women in a graphic novel format as I had already read some other classics but Little Witches story was turned totally on it's head. Here the March sisters were witches and their neighbour next door was once an escaped young slave from the South and now was a Witch Finder. I liked how Leigh Dragoon kept close to the original story but just added a huge amount of magic. I loved the artwork and it's muted tones and I think if Louisa M Alcott was alive today they would be very proud of this graphic novel. I now would love to read a physical copy of this graphic novel. Therefore I give this 4 stars and can't wait for the next installment.

I loved the concept of a graphic novel witchy Little Women but unfortunately it didn't work for me. I liked they stuck with the March girls personalities but there just was something missing.

I love graphic novels and I love Little Women so I was so excited to read this graphic novel. It uses the March sisters as characters but instead they are witches - which is an awesome concept! I found the first half of the book really interesting and enjoyed the world building. But after that it seemed to stall. The storyline got confusing and there was just not enough magic. I lost what the point of the story was and it seemed to end very suddenly. I would definitely read more from this writer again, it just felt there was something missing with this story.