A review by alteirence
More to the Story by Hena Khan
4.0
3,5 ⭐
When I heard there's a Muslim middle-grade Little Women retelling, I'm already sold.
This story meets my expectations well. It felt like reading a modernized version of Little Women, with its warmth and love among the characters. Reading this makes me miss Jo very much.
However, this book also has its own uniqueness and originality. Even though it's a retelling, it's still refreshing to read. Especially since it takes the muslim community's point of view.
It's very bittersweet. The family and friendship dynamics are very heartwarming yet also very sad since they have to deal with cancer. I like the characters, I like how Jameela wasn't perfect. It felt so realistic thinking how she was just a middle schooler. I also like how she owned her mistakes and the way she apologized to Ali.
Simply put, I enjoyed reading this so much
When I heard there's a Muslim middle-grade Little Women retelling, I'm already sold.
This story meets my expectations well. It felt like reading a modernized version of Little Women, with its warmth and love among the characters. Reading this makes me miss Jo very much.
However, this book also has its own uniqueness and originality. Even though it's a retelling, it's still refreshing to read. Especially since it takes the muslim community's point of view.
It's very bittersweet. The family and friendship dynamics are very heartwarming yet also very sad since they have to deal with cancer. I like the characters, I like how Jameela wasn't perfect. It felt so realistic thinking how she was just a middle schooler. I also like how she owned her mistakes and the way she apologized to Ali.
Simply put, I enjoyed reading this so much