Daily Archives: September 19, 2015

Good start for a new series by Elly Griffiths

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Iiiireader

The Zig Zag Girl (Magic Men Mystery)

By: Elly Griffiths

Rating: 5 of 5

zigzaggirlI have enjoyed reading Elly Griffiths’s Ruth Galloway mystery series and was happy to pick up her first book in a new series, “The Zig Zag Girl”. As it turns out, the two series really could not be more different from one another.

“The Zig Zag Girl” is set in 1950, post-WWII Brighton, England. The main characters in the story are a group of men who comprised The Magic Men, a group working with the British government to fool and thwart a possible German invasion of the northern coast.

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50 designs in a mid-century influenced modern abstract coloring book

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Iiiireader

The Super Awesome Coloring Book: 50 Super Awesome Designs for the Modern Coloring Enthusiast

By: Mark Cesarik

Rating: 5 of 5

This coloring book is a large variety of designs. Many show a heavy influence from the mid-century modern period and others are intricate and stylized abstracts which should be really fun to color with a wide variety of media and colors. I am especially drawn to the mid-century as I lived in a California 1950’s home for many years which was definitely in a similar style.

In this book, I believe that we are seeing a sampling of artist Mark Cesarik’s style rather than a specific subject matter. Because of that, the designs vary widely from page to page. Thankfully, the very cool coverart work is included in the book. That is always a huge plus for me. There is also a design which includes a montage of modern chairs that has my fingers itching to start coloring.
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