Book Review: The Time-Traveling Fashionista And Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile by Bianca Turetsky
I have never really been into books that described fashion but I decided to give this one a try because, a) Cleopatra was amazing, b) It has "Time-Traveling" in its title and c) I judged the book by its cover. And, I have to admit, it was pretty good. This book takes you through an adventure in Ancient Egypt and the treacherous household of Queen Cleopatra. I'm not going to go over every single detail of the story because...well, what's the fun in reading the book then? :)
The protagonist, Louise Lambert, is a seventh grader interested in vintage fashion(even though she is shy to admit it sometimes). Louise considers herself to be an average girl, with her frizzy brown hair always wet from her swimming classes.
This book is the third in its series so some things didn't make sense at first. After reading the first three chapters or so, the reader realizes that Louise is a time-traveler. Whenever she goes to a vintage fashion sale run by her 'ancient' friends Marla and Glenda, she time-travels to a different era. And the era usually corresponds with the type of dress she is wearing. So, is she tries on a military jacket, it is highly likely that she will get transported to the era of the Civil War or World War II. And it seems like Louise isn't the only time-traveling Fashionista. Before her trip to ancient Egypt, Louise emails her friend in NYC who seems to be another Time-Traveling Fashionista. The idea of cloths acting as a mean for time-traveling can be a bit strange to digest but you later dive into the plot of the story and then it doesn't seem like a big deal after all.
Louise has a party coming up soon and her almost-crush is going to be there so she goes to meet Marla and Glenda to purchase an outfit. Louise stumbles upon a glamorous Grecian gown and tries it on. Expecting to be transported to Ancient Greece, she is surprised when she finds herself in a Hollywood set in 1963. Louise loves old movies and while other kids were squealing over Ryan Gosling and Jennifer Lawrence, Louise would be staring at her Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn cutouts. Which is exactly why she freaks out and realizes that in this time period, she has arrived in the form of Joan, an assistant costume designer to Dame Elizabeth Taylor! That's when she realizes that she is in no ordinary Hollywood set, she was standing at the very spot where one of the most expensive movies were made - Cleopatra.
Meeting with Taylor was an amazing opportunity but Louise blows it when she touches an
The protagonist, Louise Lambert, is a seventh grader interested in vintage fashion(even though she is shy to admit it sometimes). Louise considers herself to be an average girl, with her frizzy brown hair always wet from her swimming classes.
This book is the third in its series so some things didn't make sense at first. After reading the first three chapters or so, the reader realizes that Louise is a time-traveler. Whenever she goes to a vintage fashion sale run by her 'ancient' friends Marla and Glenda, she time-travels to a different era. And the era usually corresponds with the type of dress she is wearing. So, is she tries on a military jacket, it is highly likely that she will get transported to the era of the Civil War or World War II. And it seems like Louise isn't the only time-traveling Fashionista. Before her trip to ancient Egypt, Louise emails her friend in NYC who seems to be another Time-Traveling Fashionista. The idea of cloths acting as a mean for time-traveling can be a bit strange to digest but you later dive into the plot of the story and then it doesn't seem like a big deal after all.
Louise has a party coming up soon and her almost-crush is going to be there so she goes to meet Marla and Glenda to purchase an outfit. Louise stumbles upon a glamorous Grecian gown and tries it on. Expecting to be transported to Ancient Greece, she is surprised when she finds herself in a Hollywood set in 1963. Louise loves old movies and while other kids were squealing over Ryan Gosling and Jennifer Lawrence, Louise would be staring at her Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn cutouts. Which is exactly why she freaks out and realizes that in this time period, she has arrived in the form of Joan, an assistant costume designer to Dame Elizabeth Taylor! That's when she realizes that she is in no ordinary Hollywood set, she was standing at the very spot where one of the most expensive movies were made - Cleopatra.
Meeting with Taylor was an amazing opportunity but Louise blows it when she touches an
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