''So Many Beginnings'' received positive reception. In a starred review, ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' describedsaid itof positively:the book, "a beloved story gains new meaning through the lens of enduring Black resilience, love, and hope."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-23|title=Children's Book Review: So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow. Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-76121-7|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-250-76121-7|access-date=2022-02-05|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en}}</ref> Norah Piehl of ''[[Booklist]]'' praised the book in a starred review: "Morrow’s nuanced take on what life was like for newly freed Black people at this time will prompt readers to reconsider the simplistic good vs. evil, North vs. South mythologies that characterize too many [[Civil war|Civil War]] narratives."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Piehl|first=Norah|date=2021-07-27|title=So Many Beginnings|url=https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/26611-bethany-c-morrow-so-many-beginnings-ya/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=BookPage|language=en-US}}</ref> In a less positive review, Rachelle Hampton of ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' wrote that "at times the book strains under the weight of educating, rather than entertaining" but also stated "that doesn’t mean Morrow’s version isn’t without its own charms...She manages to make a familiar story entirely hers...their stories are their own and in some ways make Alcott’s version more satisfying."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hampton|first=Rachelle|date=2021-09-21|title=What if the Little Women of Little Women Weren’t White?|url=https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/little-women-adaptation-black-characters-changes.html|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}</ref>
