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Daily Archives: November 28, 2015
Mystery was not solvable but parts of the book were excellent
SMART, BUT DEAD
By: Nancy G. West
Rating: 3.5 of 5
Perhaps it was the premise of the story that Aggie Mundeen is on the search for a way to stay young (perhaps forever) and that her quest was driven by her desire to be appealing to the man of her dreams, but for some reason, I was almost immediately put off by the character in this story. I have not read the first two books in the series and those may have a deeper explanation of why Aggie is obsessed with the unattainable and isn’t looking for deeper reasons for her unhappiness with herself.
Apparently, the author is aware of these flaws in her character and has other characters point out some of the problems, including Sam, the man that Aggie wants to spend her life with. By the end of the story, I felt that Aggie was perhaps on her way to finding out her true feelings and issues and I found that I liked her better for it.
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50 New Floral Designs in Volume 2 printed on one side of white non-perforated paper
Flower Designs Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book for Stress-Relief, Relaxation, Meditation and Creativity (Volume 2)
By: Jenean Morrison
Rating: 5 of 5
This is the second coloring book by Jenean Morrison which is devoted to flowers. In this book the stylized floral designs include mandalas, repeating flowers, bouquets and more. As a gardener, I love to look at my colorful flowers but during the winter months, I don’t get to see much by way of color. I’ll use this book to give me the joy of colorful flowers and brighten the otherwise gray days. I like the stylized form of the flowers. I’ve seen a lot of flowing design flowers but the stylized form gives me a kind of Arts and Crafts look and feel to my coloring projects.
The designs are printed on one side of white non-perforated paper. The designs all end well before the bound edge. The binding is glued, so if you wish to remove a page from the book, using a penknife the cutting it out or taking it to an office supply store and having the binding cut off could be the way to go. The artist has either framed her designs or made sure that all elements are finished at the edge. I appreciate both of these techniques as it allows me to finding a natural stopping point in coloring and gives me a more finished look to my projects.
All of my markers and gel pens bled through to the back of the page. My coloring pencils went on the paper well. I will put a page of chipboard or heavy weight paper below the page I am working on in order to protect the rest of the book from leaking ink.
These are the coloring medium that I use for testing. If there is something else you feel I should be testing, please let me know and I will see if I can add it to my growing pile:
Markers: 1) alcohol-based Copic Sketch, Prismacolor double ended markers (brush and fine point), Sharpies (fine and ultra-fine) and 2) water-based Tombows dual end markers (brush and fine point), Stabilo 88, Staedler triplus fineliners, and Pentel markers
Gel Pens: Sakura, Fiskars, and Tekwriter
Coloring Pencils: Prismacolor Premier Soft Core, Derwent Colorsoft, Prismacolor Verithins, and Faber-Castel Polychromos
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Inspiring Bible Scripture surrounded by beautiful flowers printed on one side of white non-perforated paper
Beauty and Scripture: A Coloring Book for Adults
By: Spiritual Coloring Books
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a beautiful coloring book of both Old and New Testament scriptures which should be inspiring to Christian colorists. I am not sure which translations are used as the book does not explicitly state this information. The scriptures are printed in black with cites noted, too. Each scripture is surrounded by beautifully drawn flowers. The words are what you focus on when you are coloring, so the time spent coloring gives you time to meditate on the Word you have chosen that day.
The designs are printed on one side of the bright white paper. The book is glue bound, so cutting pictures out will be the way to go if you wish to remove them from the book. All of the designs stop well before the binding, so you should not have any loss of design if you do cut them out.
All of my markers and gel pens bled through to the back of the page. My coloring pencils went on the paper well. I will put a page of chipboard or heavy weight paper below the page I am working on in order to protect the rest of the book from leaking ink.
I was provided a free sample of this coloring book for test and review purposes.
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39 Wild Animals Designs plus 10 sample pages from other titles printed on one side of page
Wildlife Coloring Book Forest Elephants, Giraffes, African Big Cats and More, Natures Wildlife Coloring Art Coloring Books Designed for Artists, Adults, Teens and Older Children (Volume 1)
By: Grace Sure
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a coloring book filled with designs of wild animals, which include elephants, giraffes, lions, tigers, monkeys, and much more. The designs are done with a very thin black line which almost disappears when you are coloring. If you want the line to be more prominent, I suggest coloring over it with black or another dark color. Some of the designs are fairly true to life while others are interpretations of the animals (a common theme is using bubbles or circles to show the dimensions of the animals and not using an outline at all. For wild animal lovers, this is a great book with lots of coloring options.
The pages are printed on thin white paper which is not perforated. The designs are printed on one side of the page with the back left blank. The designs stop well short of the glued binding and can easily be removed with a pen knife if you so choose.
My gel pens and markers all leaked through this paper. My coloring pencils went on well but left a shadow at the back of the page, too. Not a problem, though, as I can put a piece of chipboard or a couple of heavy weight pieces of paper under the page I am working on to keep the ink from leaking through.
What is really quite nice about this line of books by Grace Sure is that she is also making them available for you to print additional copies if you purchase the book. You can either purchase the book and get the access to the on-line version. If you prefer, you buy the Kindle version of the book or, at the time I am writing this review, you can use your Kindle Unlimited to borrow it, too. You can decide to print the designs on whatever paper can use in your printer. When I have this option, I use my laser printer on chipboard. It keeps it safe from my water-based markers and water colors and gives me a good surface to color on. I may do this for a couple of prints but I am happy with the quality of the printed book for most of my coloring needs.
A free sample of this coloring book was provided for test and review purposes.
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