Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra – Review and Giveaway

 

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Description:
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.

 

 

Review:

Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra is a modern retelling on the classic Little Women which inspired this heartwarming modern tale of four sisters.  For those of you who have read Little Women, the story revolves around the sisters, Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth; in Meg and Jo, this story centers on Meg and Jo, hence the title.

Meg, is the steady and reliable sister, married to John and has two children.  Jo, who wanted to be a writer, moved to New York, only to see her career at a standstill, and to make ends meet, she works as a prep cook for a renowned chef; as well as running a secret website as a food blogger. 

With Christmas near, Meg is determined to help her mother and do everything to the point of exhaustion, even turning down her husband’s offer of help.   When the March’s mother Abby, falls and gets hurt, Meg finds herself unable to keep up.  Her husband John, will step up to help more with the kids, as Meg loosens her rigid schedule.

 Jo asks her boss to have a few days to go home to North Carolina to help Meg.  When she returns to New York, she runs into her boss a few times during after hours, and slowly, their attraction begins to sizzle and an affair begins.  When Eric (chef) discovers that Jo is running a blog site, and some of his family recipes appear there, he is miffed. At the same time, the mother, Abby needs surgery and then rehab, so Jo quits and returns home to help Meg.

We do get to see Amy and Beth a few times, each having their own things going on; Amy is in Paris on an internship and Beth being offered a role in a play.  It was always nice to see all the family come home for Christmas, as well as for the mother’s surgery.  From what I understand, there will be another book centering on Amy and Beth.  The March father was rarely around, as he travelled to help others, not really being there for the children or the mother.  I was not a fan of the father.

I really loved both Meg and Jo, as they both made great heroines, and the sisterhood between the 4 girls was awesome.   Jo’s storyline revolving around her food blog recipes, as well as well as the heavy traffic from new found fans was well done, and fun to read.

Meg and Jo was a heartwarming and enjoyable story of family, loyalty, daily family problems and the sisterhood we came to love.   It was also sweet to see Meg and John become even closer and Jo and Eric’s wonderful relationship.    Meg and Jo was a sweet, realistic and fun story that was very well written by Virginia Kantra, which I suggest you read.

Reviewed by Barb

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