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The Time-Traveling Fashionista #1
Na pokladzie Titanica: Podróżująca w czasie
Kiedy Louise Lambert otrzymuje tajemnicze zaproszenie na wyprzedaż ubrań w stylu vintage, jej zwykłe życie zamienia się w fascynującą przygodę. Różowa suknia przenosi ją sto lat wstecz, wprost na pokład luksusowego statku. Dziewczynę zachwyca przepych epoki, wystawne życie pełne tajemnic i dramatów, do czasu, gdy okazuje się, że jest na pokładzie... Titanica!
Czy zdoła odmienić bieg historii?
Czy zdoła odmienić bieg historii?
280 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2011
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June 11, 2012
Let me just start by saying that I adore books where fashion (and especially high fashion) is incorporated. When I saw a giveaway on Goodreads for this one, I just knew I was destined to have it.
Well, I didn't win it from Goodreads. I was terribly bummed, because seriously, this book was written for me. Luckily, a blogger friend of mine had some books that she wasn't able to get to for reviews and asked me to take them on, which of course, I was happy to do. Hello, books! Anyway, this was one of them, and a total treasure!
I loved it. It was one of those books that I finished in a couple of hours because I couldn't put it down. It was just so well done. Even though our heroine is a mere twelve years old, I adored her (not to say that I don't like 12-year olds in general, but I usually steer clear of young characters like that in literature). She was well-developed, had a killer fashion sense (she recognized Lucile!! LUCILE!! I would almost literally kill for a Lucile piece, not that I could ever afford one), and is just plain fun. Besides that, she tries her hardest to rewrite history (which, granted, she didn't know much about because she has the worst stereotype of a history teacher EVER) by saving the Titanic. All in all, makes for a sweet read.
Now let's talk about the physical book: it's GORGEOUS. I can't tell you this enough times. The book itself is literally one of the most beautiful books I've ever laid my hands on. It's illustrated with the most fantastic fashion designs ever. It was eye-candy, I tell you. I LOVED going back over and over and over the illustrations. I also loved the inclusion of quotations from noted fashion personalities.
I just really really really liked this book. I'm giving it my 'pick me' rating, and I think you should pick it too!
Well, I didn't win it from Goodreads. I was terribly bummed, because seriously, this book was written for me. Luckily, a blogger friend of mine had some books that she wasn't able to get to for reviews and asked me to take them on, which of course, I was happy to do. Hello, books! Anyway, this was one of them, and a total treasure!
I loved it. It was one of those books that I finished in a couple of hours because I couldn't put it down. It was just so well done. Even though our heroine is a mere twelve years old, I adored her (not to say that I don't like 12-year olds in general, but I usually steer clear of young characters like that in literature). She was well-developed, had a killer fashion sense (she recognized Lucile!! LUCILE!! I would almost literally kill for a Lucile piece, not that I could ever afford one), and is just plain fun. Besides that, she tries her hardest to rewrite history (which, granted, she didn't know much about because she has the worst stereotype of a history teacher EVER) by saving the Titanic. All in all, makes for a sweet read.
Now let's talk about the physical book: it's GORGEOUS. I can't tell you this enough times. The book itself is literally one of the most beautiful books I've ever laid my hands on. It's illustrated with the most fantastic fashion designs ever. It was eye-candy, I tell you. I LOVED going back over and over and over the illustrations. I also loved the inclusion of quotations from noted fashion personalities.
I just really really really liked this book. I'm giving it my 'pick me' rating, and I think you should pick it too!
November 10, 2010
Fun premise but too much backstory at the beginning and other pop references held it back. I did love the illustations of the gowns that are throughout the book. Just wished book had less backstory and started with more action.
November 10, 2014
Pertama tahu buku ini dari Dyah, yang waktu itu heboh ada novel tentang Kapal Titanic. Saya ngebayanginnya malah nonfiksi gitu, semacam buku panduan tentang Titanic, atau sejenisnya lah. Eh ternyata begitu lihat covernya, saya langsung jatuh cinta! Saya putuskan kudu punya ini buku, at least meski saya bukan fashionista, tapi saya suka banget lihat model model baju gitu. Lihat aja udah seneng, ngga pernah sih sampe ngebayangin make. Mihiiiil sodara sodara. XD
Oke, mari saya ceritakan sedikit tentang Louise dan petualangannya di Titanic.
Louise sangat menyukai baju baju Vintage, baginya berburu baju bekas seperti itu malah terlihat berkelas dan lebih memuaskan daripada berbelanja di mall seperti anak perempuan umumnya. Gadis berusia dua belas tahun ini suatu hari mendapatkan undangan untuk mengunjungi obralan Vintage, dan tentu saja langsung ia jadwalkan pergi ke sana bersama dengan Brooke, sahabatnya. Apalagi mereka memang akan ada acara pesta dansa, siapa tahu menemukan kostum yang pas di obral tersebut. Dan..bisa ditebak donk, ternyata kesan tempat obral tersebut misterius banget, dua wanita penjaga tokonya juga terlihat..kuno dan aneh. Tapi tak masalah kan asal Louise menemukan apa yang ia cari? Ya, tentu saja dia menemukan sebuah gaun cantik berwarna pink yang kayaknya cocok sekali di tubuhnya. Begitu dia mencoba baju itu...
Voila! Dia pingsan dan terbangun di atas Titanic. Huum, Titanic yang itu, yang pernah difilmin sama Leonardo dan Kate, yang nabrak gunung es, yang fenomenal itulah.
Louise Panik? Jelas bangeet, antara mau memperingatkan si Kapten tentang gunung es atau menemukan cara agar ia bisa pulang kembali ke rumahnya. Tapi bagaimana?
Yah, novel ini ringan banget, benar benar sederhana tetapi ide ceritanya sangat unik. Apalagi menggabungkan fiksi dengan nonfiksi, fantasi dengan dunia nyata, jarang jarang nemu novel kaya gini. Yang bikin unik lagi, adalah ide desain baju yang banyak di dalam ceritanya, dan ya ada ilustrasinya! Sayang petualangannya kurang menegangkan, tokoh tokohnya juga biasa aja. Tapi tenang aja, saya bakal beli lanjutan ceritanya! Cantik banget sih soalnyaa x)
July 29, 2013
This was a cute story about Louise Lambert, a 12 year old with a passion for vintage fashions. That passion leads her to get a special invitation to a vintage fashion shop run by two very odd ladies. Louise finds a very pretty pink number amongst the racks and when she tries it on she’s suddenly transported back in time to the Titanic.
Admittedly, I was drawn into this story by the title and cover. Maybe my expectations were a bit on the high side for the book because of the exterior, but I just found this “okay”. The story had promise, but I found the beginning a little dull. It seemed like it took a while for the story to get to the good bit. The Titanic part of the story was interesting though and made up for the first part of the story. I liked that Turetsky included historical figures and their story into the book without being heavy handed about it. I also liked that Turetsky creatively incorporated pictures of the outfits described in the book. This was basically a lookbook with a story.
The story part needed some improvement. One problem I had with the story is that I had to remind myself that Louise was 12 years old. When Louise is transported back in time she’s turned into Miss Baxter, a 17 year old actress. Obviously, the maturity levels differ, but I had a hard time reconciling Louise’s sometimes illogical behavior when she’s in the body of a 17 year old. Also, the story was just clunky at times. Some events and even some of the behavior of the characters felt forced.
I found this book through B&N and I can’t remember now if it was marked as young adult. I would mark this one more middle grade. I know I maybe a bit harsh in my assessment of the story, but I do think younger girls would enjoy this series.
Admittedly, I was drawn into this story by the title and cover. Maybe my expectations were a bit on the high side for the book because of the exterior, but I just found this “okay”. The story had promise, but I found the beginning a little dull. It seemed like it took a while for the story to get to the good bit. The Titanic part of the story was interesting though and made up for the first part of the story. I liked that Turetsky included historical figures and their story into the book without being heavy handed about it. I also liked that Turetsky creatively incorporated pictures of the outfits described in the book. This was basically a lookbook with a story.
The story part needed some improvement. One problem I had with the story is that I had to remind myself that Louise was 12 years old. When Louise is transported back in time she’s turned into Miss Baxter, a 17 year old actress. Obviously, the maturity levels differ, but I had a hard time reconciling Louise’s sometimes illogical behavior when she’s in the body of a 17 year old. Also, the story was just clunky at times. Some events and even some of the behavior of the characters felt forced.
I found this book through B&N and I can’t remember now if it was marked as young adult. I would mark this one more middle grade. I know I maybe a bit harsh in my assessment of the story, but I do think younger girls would enjoy this series.
October 5, 2025
⭐️3/5 read this ages ago but remember absolutely loving it!!
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this literally started my love for reading:)
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this literally started my love for reading:)
October 15, 2016
I was caught a little off guard by this Fashionista, but not in a good way. Saying this was okay is about a positive as I can get. Its negatives more than outweighed its positives and left me unsatisfied for such a promising concept.
To start with, a third person narrative is a difficult sell for most readers, but when done right it can work wonders. However, in terms of a character driven story with a lot of emoting, the third person felt out of place. It didn't add anything to the storytelling and was choppy to read at various points throughout the book. Sometimes it worked, but when it didn't it left me feeling disconnected.
My next big problem was the pacing of the plot. It was slower than I would have ever expected for a story about time travel. Act one is a lot of build up and back story, but I expected things to pick up once the time travel came into play. Once that happens though, it's followed by a lot of meaningless events, meaningless conversation, and meaningless characters, which quickly grew tiring.
The event that should have brought the biggest jolt of energy was more or less a let down. And this is where the pacing got really wonky, once the third act hits everything started happening all at once. It was unbalanced, and although I appreciate that things had finally picked up, it left the book feeling very back heavy. By this point it had already lost me and what I got as reward didn't seem worth it.
Another negative was, unfortunately, the main character. Louise is twelve years old with a school dance right around the corner. In her search for the perfect vintage dress she gets a mysterious invite to a vintage sale which ends up being more exciting then she could have ever expected. Louise is a good character, but I just couldn't connect to her voice. I didn't feel invested in her, and she didn't give me a lot to work with. I had to keep reminding myself that she was only twelve but her silly worries about being discovered and flip-floppy thoughts about having traveled through time were just uninteresting. Not necessarily bad by any means, but just very uninteresting for me to read about.
This leads into my final complaint which was the surprise I got when I discovered for myself that this is in fact middle grade fiction. I don't care what anyone says, library shelvers included, this is the type of story I can see greatly appealing to a younger audience then the older set I think of when it comes to Young Adult.
The tone of the story and the reading level skew younger then I was expecting and that effected my reading. Had I known going into this that it was aimed towards a lower age range then myself I could have deduced that I might not find this comparable with the books that I am currently loving. That could have been a red flag that I would've appreciated.
Despite all of that, there were some redeeming qualities.
The book is beautifully printed with some wonderful full colour pages. Along with these there are also excellent full page colour drawings of each outfit, and there are a lot of pretty outfits. Both of these elements were very well done and gave a lot of life to the book itself.
With all of that said, I won't be reading the upcoming sequel The Time-Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette but I can see this being a series that a younger girl who is into fashion would just love to pieces. The vocabulary is light and easy to read, with a protagonist that can only grow as the series progresses.
This was just so clearly not my thing but with a cover so pretty and concept so intriguing it was hard to pass up. Overall, It wasn't bad but by my standards it wasn't good, just okay. Maybe with all my complaints it's on the lower end of okay, but still okay.
To start with, a third person narrative is a difficult sell for most readers, but when done right it can work wonders. However, in terms of a character driven story with a lot of emoting, the third person felt out of place. It didn't add anything to the storytelling and was choppy to read at various points throughout the book. Sometimes it worked, but when it didn't it left me feeling disconnected.
My next big problem was the pacing of the plot. It was slower than I would have ever expected for a story about time travel. Act one is a lot of build up and back story, but I expected things to pick up once the time travel came into play. Once that happens though, it's followed by a lot of meaningless events, meaningless conversation, and meaningless characters, which quickly grew tiring.
The event that should have brought the biggest jolt of energy was more or less a let down. And this is where the pacing got really wonky, once the third act hits everything started happening all at once. It was unbalanced, and although I appreciate that things had finally picked up, it left the book feeling very back heavy. By this point it had already lost me and what I got as reward didn't seem worth it.
Another negative was, unfortunately, the main character. Louise is twelve years old with a school dance right around the corner. In her search for the perfect vintage dress she gets a mysterious invite to a vintage sale which ends up being more exciting then she could have ever expected. Louise is a good character, but I just couldn't connect to her voice. I didn't feel invested in her, and she didn't give me a lot to work with. I had to keep reminding myself that she was only twelve but her silly worries about being discovered and flip-floppy thoughts about having traveled through time were just uninteresting. Not necessarily bad by any means, but just very uninteresting for me to read about.
This leads into my final complaint which was the surprise I got when I discovered for myself that this is in fact middle grade fiction. I don't care what anyone says, library shelvers included, this is the type of story I can see greatly appealing to a younger audience then the older set I think of when it comes to Young Adult.
The tone of the story and the reading level skew younger then I was expecting and that effected my reading. Had I known going into this that it was aimed towards a lower age range then myself I could have deduced that I might not find this comparable with the books that I am currently loving. That could have been a red flag that I would've appreciated.
Despite all of that, there were some redeeming qualities.
The book is beautifully printed with some wonderful full colour pages. Along with these there are also excellent full page colour drawings of each outfit, and there are a lot of pretty outfits. Both of these elements were very well done and gave a lot of life to the book itself.
With all of that said, I won't be reading the upcoming sequel The Time-Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette but I can see this being a series that a younger girl who is into fashion would just love to pieces. The vocabulary is light and easy to read, with a protagonist that can only grow as the series progresses.
This was just so clearly not my thing but with a cover so pretty and concept so intriguing it was hard to pass up. Overall, It wasn't bad but by my standards it wasn't good, just okay. Maybe with all my complaints it's on the lower end of okay, but still okay.
August 14, 2015
Cute. Louise loves vintage clothing, but she doesn't expect her vintage gowns to transport her back in time...
I love the concept, but the execution was mixed. The book gets off to a bit of a slow start, with Louise trying very, very hard to prove to the reader that she loves All Things Vintage. When she tries on a dress that whisks her back almost a century, things pick up—but it takes Louise an awfully long time to figure out that she's on the Titanic. I'm torn on the way she acts—she acts her age, which is great, but she's twelve, so...so I have trouble believing that she manages to get away with as much as she does, considering that she's been thrust into the body of a famous 17-year-old in 1912. A little exhausting to see her shrieking and running around and so on.
Still...the illustrations make up for a lot. Suy is a fashion illustrator, and her colourful pieces are scattered throughout the book, bringing the clothing descriptions home. I have no plans to read the rest of the series just now, but the illustrations definitely brought this one up a notch.
I love the concept, but the execution was mixed. The book gets off to a bit of a slow start, with Louise trying very, very hard to prove to the reader that she loves All Things Vintage. When she tries on a dress that whisks her back almost a century, things pick up—but it takes Louise an awfully long time to figure out that she's on the Titanic. I'm torn on the way she acts—she acts her age, which is great, but she's twelve, so...so I have trouble believing that she manages to get away with as much as she does, considering that she's been thrust into the body of a famous 17-year-old in 1912. A little exhausting to see her shrieking and running around and so on.
Still...the illustrations make up for a lot. Suy is a fashion illustrator, and her colourful pieces are scattered throughout the book, bringing the clothing descriptions home. I have no plans to read the rest of the series just now, but the illustrations definitely brought this one up a notch.
May 5, 2018
Kepoinen ja mitäänsanomaton romaani ajassa matkustavasta tytöstä, joka päätyy 2010-luvun vintageliikkeestä Titanicin kannelle. Muotia, tuotemerkkejä, ihmisten ja ympäristön kuvailua kyllästymiseen asti. Toki jos ne kiinnostavat, on lukukokemus varmasti ihan kiva. Ihmettelen, kuinka kirja on määritelty YA-osastolle, sen verran naiivi se on. Jatkoakin on olemassa, muttei ymmärtääkseni suomennettu. En voi harmitella päätöstä.
December 31, 2023
3.75 ☆
This was such a fun, wholesome story! Though I am aware of the story’s flaws, I just deeply adore the premise, illustrations, and immense nostalgia I got from rereading one of my favorite books from my early teenage years.
This was such a fun, wholesome story! Though I am aware of the story’s flaws, I just deeply adore the premise, illustrations, and immense nostalgia I got from rereading one of my favorite books from my early teenage years.
May 7, 2018
3 stars! I thoroughly enjoyed this adventure and I can't wait to start reading the rest of the series!
May 9, 2018
A quick read because it had the Titanic in the plot. I am sure I would have enjoyed it more if I had of read it as a young teen, but I did enjoy the fashion illustrations.
June 29, 2019
It was cute! I would of loved it if I had read it when I was twelve though. The best part were the pictures, I loved all the different dresses that the ladies wore in the 1900's!
October 1, 2024
Aivan loistava nuortenkirja!! Tarinan sisältä löytyi paljon mielenkiintoisia aiheita ja teemoja esim: muoti, historia ja rakkaus. Kirja oli täynnä juonenkäänteitä ja opettavaisia hetkiä. Muistan ikuisesti kun luin tän kirjan ekan kerran joskus ala-asteella ja tykkäsin siitä silloin tosi paljon. Onneksi mikään ei oo muuttunut, sillä tykkäsin tästä ihan valtavasti nytkin. Kaikella tapaa oivalta tarina, joka sisältää paljon fiktiota, mutta myös paljon faktaa. Harmittaa ettei tästä trilogiasta ole suomennettu kun vaan tää eka osa. Olis ollut hauska lukea tän päähenkilön seikkailuista muissakin paikoissa. Ehkä mun pitää ettii nää englanninkieliset teokset käsiini ja lukea lisää.
May 18, 2011
This wonderful debut ties together fashion, vintage clothing and traveling back in time fabulously. It makes me want to run out to my nearest vintage clothing store and look for each of the dresses that are so visually appealing with the books beautifully illustrated pictures. Although I've come to realize with in the first few sentences of the book that twelve year old Fashionista, Louise has way more fashion appeal than I do, and ever will.
I love that this spunky seventh grader is not a slave to the latest trend, but has an eye for fashion. I admire this empowering trait, as Louise is so secure with who she is and what she likes, that she embraces it. I think that in itself is a wonderful message for readers of all ages. I would love to go shopping with her. This lovable character shops vintage, scouring her local thrift shop in search of the perfect dress, and clothing. Something happens when she goes to try on a gorgeous pink vintage dress. Louise finds herself back in 1912, on an elegant cruise ship bound for NY, the Titanic. If that isn't fancy enough, she goes back in time as Miss Baxter, a beautiful silent movie start from England.
It was amazing reading about Louise's adventures and seeing through her eyes what it was like being there. From mingling with some of society's most elite members, to the descriptions of her suite and the ship to the way society was then, all of the descriptions brought the story and the time period to life. Louise and her maid Anna became unlikely heroines when tragedy strikes the Titanic. The way Bianca ties together fashion & history and centers it around the adventures of a twelve year old girl was captivating. I loved the vintage feel of the story and how it was brought to life with it's gorgeous illustrations! It was like looking at drawings from the early 1900's. I love this quote from Louise's invitation to the elite group of women called Fashionista.
"It takes a special kind of person to realize that when you wear vintage you are carrying a bit of the past on your body, and the possibility that vintage can have an impact on your modern life. But there's also the responsibility that comes with this privilege of owning a piece of the past."
I think that sums up what Louise learned on her adventure on the Titanic. There are a lot of things I really enjoyed about this story. It's a wonderfully written, clean cut book that readers from middle grade on up will enjoy. I am really looking forward to reading Louise's next adventure. I highly recommend picking this book up.
I love that this spunky seventh grader is not a slave to the latest trend, but has an eye for fashion. I admire this empowering trait, as Louise is so secure with who she is and what she likes, that she embraces it. I think that in itself is a wonderful message for readers of all ages. I would love to go shopping with her. This lovable character shops vintage, scouring her local thrift shop in search of the perfect dress, and clothing. Something happens when she goes to try on a gorgeous pink vintage dress. Louise finds herself back in 1912, on an elegant cruise ship bound for NY, the Titanic. If that isn't fancy enough, she goes back in time as Miss Baxter, a beautiful silent movie start from England.
It was amazing reading about Louise's adventures and seeing through her eyes what it was like being there. From mingling with some of society's most elite members, to the descriptions of her suite and the ship to the way society was then, all of the descriptions brought the story and the time period to life. Louise and her maid Anna became unlikely heroines when tragedy strikes the Titanic. The way Bianca ties together fashion & history and centers it around the adventures of a twelve year old girl was captivating. I loved the vintage feel of the story and how it was brought to life with it's gorgeous illustrations! It was like looking at drawings from the early 1900's. I love this quote from Louise's invitation to the elite group of women called Fashionista.
"It takes a special kind of person to realize that when you wear vintage you are carrying a bit of the past on your body, and the possibility that vintage can have an impact on your modern life. But there's also the responsibility that comes with this privilege of owning a piece of the past."
I think that sums up what Louise learned on her adventure on the Titanic. There are a lot of things I really enjoyed about this story. It's a wonderfully written, clean cut book that readers from middle grade on up will enjoy. I am really looking forward to reading Louise's next adventure. I highly recommend picking this book up.
June 11, 2011
Oh, girls.... you are gonna love, love, love this one!
The Time Traveling Fashionista is the PERFECT YA novel for girls. It has everything! An adventurous story? Yep! Full color illustrations of fabulous clothes? Uh-huh. Time Travel? Yeppers. Mysterious characters who keep you guessing? Yes! A main character any girl can identify with? Sure! There is even a history lesson included in this majorly addictive novel. Seriously, it has everything! And best of all! It's going to be a series! Yay! More awesome-ness to come! (that's totally a word, shut up.)
Louise Lambert is a girl who loves clothes. But she's not a "head-to-the-mall-and-buy-anything-Abercrombie" kinda girl. Louise likes the good stuff. She goes for vintage. Louise loves classic black and white movies and the glamorous actresses that star in them. But most of all, she loves the fashion. She searches Goodwill and thrift stores, finding a few special pieces that she cherishes above all the name brand modern clothing her mom buys her. Louise can't believe her luck when she receives a mysterious invitation to a Traveling Vintage Clothing Sale. The sale, run by two very strange and eccentric women, seems way to good to be true. What's their secret? Louise learns the answer when she tries on a magnificent pink gown and finds herself transformed, in more ways than one.
I truly enjoyed The Time Traveling Fashionista. Bianca Turetsky is great at mixing modern culture with history. The storyline flows effortlessly, never boring the reader with unessential information. The thirty full color fashion illustrations are beautifully done. I truly cannot find one thing I didn't like about this book. Ms. Turetsky, I think you're gonna be a sensation!
The Time Traveling Fashionista is the PERFECT YA novel for girls. It has everything! An adventurous story? Yep! Full color illustrations of fabulous clothes? Uh-huh. Time Travel? Yeppers. Mysterious characters who keep you guessing? Yes! A main character any girl can identify with? Sure! There is even a history lesson included in this majorly addictive novel. Seriously, it has everything! And best of all! It's going to be a series! Yay! More awesome-ness to come! (that's totally a word, shut up.)
Louise Lambert is a girl who loves clothes. But she's not a "head-to-the-mall-and-buy-anything-Abercrombie" kinda girl. Louise likes the good stuff. She goes for vintage. Louise loves classic black and white movies and the glamorous actresses that star in them. But most of all, she loves the fashion. She searches Goodwill and thrift stores, finding a few special pieces that she cherishes above all the name brand modern clothing her mom buys her. Louise can't believe her luck when she receives a mysterious invitation to a Traveling Vintage Clothing Sale. The sale, run by two very strange and eccentric women, seems way to good to be true. What's their secret? Louise learns the answer when she tries on a magnificent pink gown and finds herself transformed, in more ways than one.
I truly enjoyed The Time Traveling Fashionista. Bianca Turetsky is great at mixing modern culture with history. The storyline flows effortlessly, never boring the reader with unessential information. The thirty full color fashion illustrations are beautifully done. I truly cannot find one thing I didn't like about this book. Ms. Turetsky, I think you're gonna be a sensation!
April 4, 2011
This book was not only beautifully written with an enchanting plot line, but it was also wonderfully done. They contained 25 beautiful illustrations of historically accurate vintage dresses that the characters wore that tied it together the book with an elegant informative feeling. I have never read a book where I sat down and said, Wow there was nothing wrong with that book at all. There were no flaws, no imbalances, and I must say even though this is not my typical dark romance, it is one of the top 3 favorite books. The characters were astounding, each one distinct, and unique. The main character Louise was a great heroic character that I would love to read more of, and the way many historical characters were depicted was astounding. The author added historical facts that are now permanently paved in my head because they were delivered so beautifully. Even though this book took place in a historical time and place the author somehow twisted the plot line into a flourishing drama. Overall this is the hands down best book I have read this year, and I was jumping with joy when I read in the about the author page, that she was working on the sequel!
January 1, 2025
Starting my year with a re-read of an old favourite was definitely the right move. I read this book for the first time probably when I was eleven years old so imagine my surprise when I was equally if not more engrossed and captivated by it the second time round. This is a story of your average pre-teen girl who is obsessed with vintage clothing but after getting a mysterious invitation to a boutique ends up travelling back in time to when the dress she tries on was first made. The illustrations of the dresses are stunning and tell me why I was genuinely on the edge of my seat as the Titanic was sinking. Also it's funny because I only really remember one scene from the book and re-reading it was like yeah this is always what plays in my mind when I think of this book. So vivid, I love when that happens. I recommend this to everyone who mostly watches period dramas for the aesthetic and regularly says that they prefer original channel designs instead of the stuff that comes out now lol.
January 24, 2011
This is a cute book with a cute premise, a girl with a taste for vintage clothing and dresses that take her back to the time when they were made. I had a hard time buying Louise as a seventh grader and an even harder time beleiving that she could spend time in school studying the Titanic, then wake up in the body of an actress on board a White Star Line boat amid a crowd of famous people who died on the Titanic and still spend a day not realizing where she was. Instead she marvels at the fashions, and gushes over one of her favorite historical designers. She finally finds a ticket for the Titanic, recognizes the famous staircase from having seen the movie and even wishes Leonardo (di Carprio) was there with her and attempts to get people to listen to her and change course before it's too late.
This book will appeal to girls who gush over clothing, and includes numerous full page spreads of vintage outfits.
This book will appeal to girls who gush over clothing, and includes numerous full page spreads of vintage outfits.
May 18, 2020
I'm being a little generous with my rating because it definitely read too young for me, but I don't want to knock down the rating just because I wasn't the intended audience. Especially when I know Young Elyse would have loved this.
This book is physically beautiful. I had no idea there'd be colorful pictures and I loved seeing the dresses that were described. I also really liked the idea of a seventh grade girl being super into vintage clothing. And really- putting on a vintage dress and being transported back in time to when that dress was from? Genius! Not kidding when I say Young Elyse would have been all about this. Even current me was wishing there was something just like this written for an older audience.
I was just going to sell this to a secondhand store, but I feel like this is one of those rare gems that needs a good home. I'll be asking around to see any of my friends' daughters are into vintage clothing or the Titanic.
This book is physically beautiful. I had no idea there'd be colorful pictures and I loved seeing the dresses that were described. I also really liked the idea of a seventh grade girl being super into vintage clothing. And really- putting on a vintage dress and being transported back in time to when that dress was from? Genius! Not kidding when I say Young Elyse would have been all about this. Even current me was wishing there was something just like this written for an older audience.
I was just going to sell this to a secondhand store, but I feel like this is one of those rare gems that needs a good home. I'll be asking around to see any of my friends' daughters are into vintage clothing or the Titanic.
April 24, 2015
This book was definitely meant for younger readers, but I do love me some titanic based fiction. It was cute.
November 6, 2023
It's probably closer to a 3.5, but rounded up as I think it's an interesting concept of time traveling using vintage clothing. It is definitely on the younger side of YA as the protagonist and her friend are only 12, but still is enjoyable for older audiences. Overall, I did have a good time reading it and will be reading the others in the series.
There are points in the writing and some of the things the characters say and do that really hits home that the book takes place in 2011, which isn't bad, but is something to note (there are a couple throwaway lines that shame weight or slut-shame a bit, plus Louise does have those moments of "I'm not like other girls and im better for it"). I think that those can be pushed past to enjoy the story, but it's something to definitely know going in.
There are points in the writing and some of the things the characters say and do that really hits home that the book takes place in 2011, which isn't bad, but is something to note (there are a couple throwaway lines that shame weight or slut-shame a bit, plus Louise does have those moments of "I'm not like other girls and im better for it"). I think that those can be pushed past to enjoy the story, but it's something to definitely know going in.
August 12, 2020
This book was amazing! The glittering gowns of the 1900's, the excitement of the Titanic, and social lives of the first class. It's all there, and it's executed perfectly by Bianca Turetsky. I can't wait to read the next one!
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February 12, 2023Need to re-read this to see if 21 year old me likes it as much as 11 year-old me.
November 1, 2024
this book is so depressing. like so many of the characters died in the titanic 😭😭 it’s just so sad!!
April 14, 2023
Louise is a 12 year old girl who loves vintage fashion. One day she gets invited to an exclusive vintage sale, but something strange happens when she tries on a particular dress. All of a sudden she's on a massive ship, and it's about 100 years ago, and everyone thinks she's a movie star instead of a 12 year old girl. Things get even wilder when she finds out that the ship she's on is actually the Titanic, and she tries to find a way to avoid the disaster that she knows is coming.
Fun little story and a quick read. I wouldn't mind picking up the others in the series.
Fun little story and a quick read. I wouldn't mind picking up the others in the series.
October 29, 2015
Do you like the Titanic? This book takes place on the Titanic. The genre of the book is Fantasy because Louise has a dream about the lady's dress she tries on. My opinion of the book is that it's interesting because the Louise is living someone else's life ad is learning about the person's life.
The setting of the story is in the present and the past, Louise and her friend Brooke go to a vintage store and she tries on a dress for her school dance. She starts to get a little dizzy and falls on the floor and when she wakes up she realizes that she's on the Titanic and she realizes that she's in the past and she is someone else's body and clothes and she has to act like the person she looks like so no one would question her. Later on Louise noticed the ship was gonna crash and warned the ship captain that it was gonna crash but he wouldn't listen. Then the people who controlled the ship told every one to put on life jackets and Louise needed to find a dress, she found the dress and ran back upstairs. Her friend Anna slipped off the ship and then Louise blacked out and noticed that she was back home with her real parents. The conflict is person vs. person because Louise tries to find a way to get back home and tries to make sure people don't find out that she's not the person that they think she is. I think the theme of this book is overcoming obstacles because in the story Louise tries to figure out a way to get back to her time and make sure no one finds out who she really is and tries to blend in with the others and act like the person she looks like.
The third person point of view affects the story because there telling us what Louise is thinking and figuring out how to get back home and what she feels about being in the past without her real parents and her friend Brooke and how she's gonna solve the problem she's in. The major event that changed the character Louise is when she questions her maid/friend Anna about the person's body she's in and when the boat was about to hit something and her friend Anna slips off the boat. The setting adds to the conflict cause the Titanic was gonna hit ice and the captain said that everything was gonna be alright but Louise tries to find a way to warn everyone about it until they realize it. The setting of the book is important to the theme because Louise wants to get back home and figure out a way to go back to the present.
I liked the way the author did his own plot to the Titanic because we usually read or hear the same thing from the movie and same phrase but the author made Louise have her own problems instead of the same problems we usually hear, like Louise had to find a way back home and to try to fit in with the others and be person she looks like and she cared about the other people on the ship to help them find a way to save themselves instead of thinking about herself first.
I would rate this book 4 stars because it wasn't the same thing like the actual Titanic story and it had the character has her own problems and that she actually cared about her maid/friend Anna. I would recommend this book to people who liked the Titanic story and would want to read a different story plot instead of the same story plot.
The setting of the story is in the present and the past, Louise and her friend Brooke go to a vintage store and she tries on a dress for her school dance. She starts to get a little dizzy and falls on the floor and when she wakes up she realizes that she's on the Titanic and she realizes that she's in the past and she is someone else's body and clothes and she has to act like the person she looks like so no one would question her. Later on Louise noticed the ship was gonna crash and warned the ship captain that it was gonna crash but he wouldn't listen. Then the people who controlled the ship told every one to put on life jackets and Louise needed to find a dress, she found the dress and ran back upstairs. Her friend Anna slipped off the ship and then Louise blacked out and noticed that she was back home with her real parents. The conflict is person vs. person because Louise tries to find a way to get back home and tries to make sure people don't find out that she's not the person that they think she is. I think the theme of this book is overcoming obstacles because in the story Louise tries to figure out a way to get back to her time and make sure no one finds out who she really is and tries to blend in with the others and act like the person she looks like.
The third person point of view affects the story because there telling us what Louise is thinking and figuring out how to get back home and what she feels about being in the past without her real parents and her friend Brooke and how she's gonna solve the problem she's in. The major event that changed the character Louise is when she questions her maid/friend Anna about the person's body she's in and when the boat was about to hit something and her friend Anna slips off the boat. The setting adds to the conflict cause the Titanic was gonna hit ice and the captain said that everything was gonna be alright but Louise tries to find a way to warn everyone about it until they realize it. The setting of the book is important to the theme because Louise wants to get back home and figure out a way to go back to the present.
I liked the way the author did his own plot to the Titanic because we usually read or hear the same thing from the movie and same phrase but the author made Louise have her own problems instead of the same problems we usually hear, like Louise had to find a way back home and to try to fit in with the others and be person she looks like and she cared about the other people on the ship to help them find a way to save themselves instead of thinking about herself first.
I would rate this book 4 stars because it wasn't the same thing like the actual Titanic story and it had the character has her own problems and that she actually cared about her maid/friend Anna. I would recommend this book to people who liked the Titanic story and would want to read a different story plot instead of the same story plot.
January 5, 2015
Louise es una chica adolescente que lleva una vida normal. Vive con sus padres en un barrio acomodado, estudia en el instituto y pocas veces se separa de su mejor amiga, Brooke.
Como la mayoría de las chicas de su edad, no está contenta con ella misma: odia llevar aparato, su mediana (tirando a baja) estatura y su cuerpo apenas desarrollado. Sueña con llegar a ser una mujer bella y sofisticada, con un amplio vestidor lleno de prendas únicas.
Sin embargo, nuestra protagonista, tiene una peculiar afición: le encanta la ropa vintage. Y a pesar de que nadie a su alrededor comparte su gusto por este estilo, Louise no se desanima. Es por ello que cuando recibe una misteriosa invitación a una liquidación de prendas vintage, no duda en acudir.
En la extraña tienda encuentra el vestido perfecto. De color rosa pastel, una falda larga y plisada que cae formando pliegues desde la cintura tipo imperio y con intrincados detalles... que supondrá el comienzo de su aventura.
Louise se verá transportada a otra época a bordo de, nada más y nada menos, el Titanic.
Empecé a leer este libro con bastantes expectativas. La sinopsis me llamaba mucho la atención, la portada me parecía preciosa, y cómo no... ¡nos transportaba al Titanic!
Y después de leerlo, puedo decir que la verdad no ha sido todo lo que yo esperaba.
La trama me ha parecido demasiado simple. Creo que prácticamente hasta casi el final del libro no me ha acabado de enganchar. El principio me ha parecido bastante lento, y el resto del libro no me ha acabado de convencer. Lo que más me ha gustado ha sido el final, que a pesar de ser bastante predecible, la autora ha conseguido desarrollarlo de una forma muy acertada.
Louise me ha parecido quizás demasiado infantil, aunque no hay que olvidar que tiene 12 años. Puede que si hubiera leído el libro con esa edad, lo habría disfrutado más. Y en cuanto al romance, lo he hecho un poco en falta. Aunque al principio da la sensación que va a estar presente en el libro, al final se queda en nada, en una simple ilusión.
Una de las cosas que me ha gustado de este libro ha sido la ambientación. La autora consigue adentrarnos en el Titanic, nos describe cada estancia de una forma muy detallada. Tanto es así que te imaginas paseando junto a la protagonista por las cubiertas del barco, tomando un té en una cafetería francesa, o haciendo ejercicio en uno de lo gimnasios más modernos de la época.
Otro aspecto que me ha encantado es la edición. En todo el libro nos encontramos con una serie de ilustraciones que nos acompañan en la lectura y nos ayudan a entender mejor todo lo leído.
En resumen, El baúl de viaje es el primer libro de una trilogía, que a pesar de prometer mucho al principio, no me ha acabado de convencer. Aun teniendo muchos factores a su favor, creo que la autora no ha conseguido sacarle el máximo partido. Aunque ya sabéis lo que se dice, ¡para gustos los colores!.
No obstante, no todo es malo. La edición es preciosa, y la lectura muy rápida (se puede leer de tirón y en pocos horas). La temática es diferente a otros libros juveniles y muy refrescante, ideal para descansar de otras lecturas más pesadas.
Como la mayoría de las chicas de su edad, no está contenta con ella misma: odia llevar aparato, su mediana (tirando a baja) estatura y su cuerpo apenas desarrollado. Sueña con llegar a ser una mujer bella y sofisticada, con un amplio vestidor lleno de prendas únicas.
Sin embargo, nuestra protagonista, tiene una peculiar afición: le encanta la ropa vintage. Y a pesar de que nadie a su alrededor comparte su gusto por este estilo, Louise no se desanima. Es por ello que cuando recibe una misteriosa invitación a una liquidación de prendas vintage, no duda en acudir.
En la extraña tienda encuentra el vestido perfecto. De color rosa pastel, una falda larga y plisada que cae formando pliegues desde la cintura tipo imperio y con intrincados detalles... que supondrá el comienzo de su aventura.
Louise se verá transportada a otra época a bordo de, nada más y nada menos, el Titanic.
Empecé a leer este libro con bastantes expectativas. La sinopsis me llamaba mucho la atención, la portada me parecía preciosa, y cómo no... ¡nos transportaba al Titanic!
Y después de leerlo, puedo decir que la verdad no ha sido todo lo que yo esperaba.
La trama me ha parecido demasiado simple. Creo que prácticamente hasta casi el final del libro no me ha acabado de enganchar. El principio me ha parecido bastante lento, y el resto del libro no me ha acabado de convencer. Lo que más me ha gustado ha sido el final, que a pesar de ser bastante predecible, la autora ha conseguido desarrollarlo de una forma muy acertada.
Louise me ha parecido quizás demasiado infantil, aunque no hay que olvidar que tiene 12 años. Puede que si hubiera leído el libro con esa edad, lo habría disfrutado más. Y en cuanto al romance, lo he hecho un poco en falta. Aunque al principio da la sensación que va a estar presente en el libro, al final se queda en nada, en una simple ilusión.
Una de las cosas que me ha gustado de este libro ha sido la ambientación. La autora consigue adentrarnos en el Titanic, nos describe cada estancia de una forma muy detallada. Tanto es así que te imaginas paseando junto a la protagonista por las cubiertas del barco, tomando un té en una cafetería francesa, o haciendo ejercicio en uno de lo gimnasios más modernos de la época.
Otro aspecto que me ha encantado es la edición. En todo el libro nos encontramos con una serie de ilustraciones que nos acompañan en la lectura y nos ayudan a entender mejor todo lo leído.
En resumen, El baúl de viaje es el primer libro de una trilogía, que a pesar de prometer mucho al principio, no me ha acabado de convencer. Aun teniendo muchos factores a su favor, creo que la autora no ha conseguido sacarle el máximo partido. Aunque ya sabéis lo que se dice, ¡para gustos los colores!.
No obstante, no todo es malo. La edición es preciosa, y la lectura muy rápida (se puede leer de tirón y en pocos horas). La temática es diferente a otros libros juveniles y muy refrescante, ideal para descansar de otras lecturas más pesadas.
June 22, 2023
These are middle grade fiction and as such are perfect for that age. They incorporate beautiful fashion illustrations, tidbits of history, and modern life lessons. Nothing in them has been questionable; just really cute youthful fiction.
Refreshing in the current “push all the envelopes” style of writing, especially for children.
Though I read it as an adult it was still enjoyable and a quick, light read.
Refreshing in the current “push all the envelopes” style of writing, especially for children.
Though I read it as an adult it was still enjoyable and a quick, light read.
March 28, 2011
Fluffy, girly book with a history lesson thrown in. Louise loves vintage. She is building up a collection of vintage pieces and is excited when she receives an exclusive invitation to a vintage sale. After she picks out a beautiful, pink gown and tries it on though, she is transported back in time. Louise finds herself as famous Alice Baxter aboard the doomed ship Titanic. At first Louise doesn't even realize that she is on the Titanic. Everyone around her looks at her and sees Alice Baxter, but if Louise looks at herself in the mirror, she sees her skinny, 12-year-old self with shiny braces on her teeth. Since she doesn't realize the ship's name at first, she decides to assume the life of Miss Baxter, especially the exquisite gowns, accommodations, and first class service. Louise makes friends with Miss Baxter's servant girl, Anna, and she tries her best to get along with everyone else she encounters on board. She meets the owners of Macy's, a famous dress designer, and of course the captain of the ship, whom she confronts immediately upon realizing that they are on board the RMS Titanic. She gets dismissed as hysterical, but once the ship does hit the iceberg, Louise and Anna do their best to help as many people as they can. Louise awakens from her reverie in present time a few hours later. The two women who run the vintage sale are there, a long with her family and her best friend Brooke (who had accompanied her to the sale). Louise is now a time traveling fashionista and this book sets up a series. It looks like the next book will take Louise back to Marie Antoinette times (due out in April, 2012). Although I enjoyed the lightness of the book and the fashion, I thought the characterizations could have been better. The topic of the sinking of the Titanic is something that is not light, so paired with fashion and time travel, I thought there was a disjointing effect because I wanted to enjoy all the fashion talk, but I also knew that thousands of people were about to lose their lives. Louise learns the lessons of appreciating your current situation and she also learns much more about the sinking of the Titanic, but what else was really accomplished by her time traveling back to 1912? I guess I needed more clarification on why time traveling fashionistas exist, and why Louise needed to be recruited. There are going to be some illustrations in the final version of the book (I read an advance copy), so if anything I would like to see a final copy of the book just to get a look at the finished illustrations.
May 10, 2011
Louise Lambert is just your ordinary seventh grader with a passion for vintage clothing. When she receives an elaborate invitation to a private vintage sale, she goes along, thinking she’ll fine a dress for her school formal. Instead, trying on a beautiful pink gown somehow transports her to a hundred years into the past and onto a luxurious cruise ship. At first Louise is thrilled. Everyone thinks that she is a glamorous movie star named Alice Baxter instead of a slightly awkward twelve-year-old, and she gets to wear opulent gowns every day! What more could a girl want? But then Louise finds out what ship she’s actually on, and everything changes, because Louise is on the infamous Titanic. Can Louise save herself and her new friends aboard the ship, or all they all fated to be victims of the inevitably sinking ship?
The Time-Traveling Fashionista is a simply adorable middle grade novel that combines vintage fashion and time travel. I don’t think you can get much more unique than that! Fortunately, Turetsky delivers a wonderfully sweet story along with these great ideas. Initially, I didn’t find Louise’s character to be particularly well drawn, but I soon grew to like her, especially as she showed her determination to help as many people as possible on the Titanic. I just love how Turetsky shows a fascinating part of history through the eyes of a modern day preteen; readers get to see a historical event from a unique perspective that is probably easier for them to relate to than a textbook. Aside from the actual story, The Time-Traveling Fashionista includes full color illustrations. Usually I’m a little wary of books with illustrations, but I loved Sandra Suy’s drawings. Aside from being just gorgeous, they help the reader visualize Louise on her adventures. Overall, this is a thoroughly entertaining if not particularly deep story that exposes readers to the finer parts of vintage fashion as well as a unique moment in history.
The Time-Traveling Fashionista will be enjoyed by fans of Wish and Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen.
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The Time-Traveling Fashionista is a simply adorable middle grade novel that combines vintage fashion and time travel. I don’t think you can get much more unique than that! Fortunately, Turetsky delivers a wonderfully sweet story along with these great ideas. Initially, I didn’t find Louise’s character to be particularly well drawn, but I soon grew to like her, especially as she showed her determination to help as many people as possible on the Titanic. I just love how Turetsky shows a fascinating part of history through the eyes of a modern day preteen; readers get to see a historical event from a unique perspective that is probably easier for them to relate to than a textbook. Aside from the actual story, The Time-Traveling Fashionista includes full color illustrations. Usually I’m a little wary of books with illustrations, but I loved Sandra Suy’s drawings. Aside from being just gorgeous, they help the reader visualize Louise on her adventures. Overall, this is a thoroughly entertaining if not particularly deep story that exposes readers to the finer parts of vintage fashion as well as a unique moment in history.
The Time-Traveling Fashionista will be enjoyed by fans of Wish and Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen.
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