Really stellar writing in this, stays with you.

Rebecca Wells is a brilliant author who has the talent to put you in the first person point of view with all the different characters from The Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood book. I did enjoy it. It was written very well.....in some spots too well.

I read the  Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood first & loved it. Little Altars Everywhere ruined it for me.

While it was a good prequel I expected more after reading yaya sisterhood

Enjoyed the writing style. The perspectives from the different characters was illuminating.

While I loved Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, I wasn't a fan of "Little Alters" at all. It was heartbreaking family story, but I feel like I've just heard it all before. Maybe if I read it first before Ya Ya, I would have thought differently.

The second book!

Her writing is so powerful. I read this so long ago but I still have it along w/ the Ya Ya book. I remember being turned on to reading after reading these 2 books. They swept me up and I remember being so completely engrossed when I read them. I love the many voices you hear in this book!

I have mixed emotions about this book. Characters were developed well and I liked how each person had their chapter so you can see their point of view. And I like the two distinct timeframes.
This family had struggles in the Deep South in the 1960’s. It was a different time and place. Hearing how Viviana felt about her life was eye opening. Options for women were fewer in that time and place. She could even justify her treatment of her children. Reading how they handled it in that second half was gut wrenching. This was not just a fun, light book to read. The parents were abusive to their children and did not appear to care. It was tough to read through but well written.

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
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This book contains numerous brief passages of great insight expressed in beautiful prose; but overall the book is tedious to read. There's just not enough story to make this reader keep reading.

Loved this book!