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Carole Maurel: Luisa: Now and Then (Paperback, 2018) 3 stars

At 32, Luisa encounters her 15-year-old self in this sensitive, bold story about self-acceptance and …

Review of 'Luisa: Now and Then' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

I had a hard time with this book. On one hand, I like the message, but I couldn’t identify with the character at all. Seriously, your younger self comes to visit and after establishing that it’s really you, the first thing you do is start belittling her fashion choices and yelling at her?

It just hurt to read. And the thrust of the book went somewhere other than where I would have thought.