Little Vampire Women (Harper Collins)

Review by Mari Lynne Rupp
Author: Louisa May Alcott & Lynn Messina

This was a charming little gem I found in the discount bin at a bookstore. I feel we are in a great era for fans of supernatural young adult reading. I wish I had this kind of selection as a teen!
Just like "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" Little Vampire Women is a retelling of Little Women with vampires. Written by Lynn Messina, she shows a wonderful grasp of the language of the era and Louisa May Alcott's storytelling. Believably including vampires, it shows the March family as "humanitarian" vampires, trying to include both vampire and mortal society under the direction of Marmee and Aunt March. All characters are accounted for, including all the big conflicts in the book...Jo has been accepted into a Hunter's protection group, and Beth falls ill with a mysterious vampire malady which is the result of anti-vampire conspirists. Meg gets married, Jo gets her first tutor job, and Amy gets engaged. It's an amusing read, with footnotes and all of the turn-of-the-century manners and trappings that made the original telling so charming. Anyone who enjoyed "Little Women" or any kind of vampire story would enjoy this book. The ending is (of course) a bit different than the original, but in my mind, it's a vast improvement.
8/10 10/10.