A review by erine
The House That Lou Built by Mae Respicio

4.0

I would have loved this as a kid. A can-do young teen who smashes gender stereotypes by loving woodworking, someone who loves her family and culture, with just the lightest, fluffiest, cutest bit of romance.

As a grownup reader I became hopelessly irritated by Lou's propensity to run off in blatant disregard of her mother's wishes. She just kept doing it. As a parent this drove me crazy.