Daily Archives: January 12, 2016

Interesting but fairly slow mystery that is the start of a new series

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Iiiireader

Murder Most Malicious (A Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery)

By: Alyssa Maxwell

Rating: 4 of 5

murdermostmaliciousWhen I started reading this book, I didn’t realize that it was the beginning of a series. Because so much is being introduced in this book, it made it a rather slow read.

While there appears to be a murder most malicious, one isn’t sure about this until the very last few pages of the book. While that may have been intended to leave the reader guessing, I found the result to be less than what my imagination had been able to conjure up, so I was slightly disappointed at the outcome.

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42 Mandalas with Paris as a central theme printed on one side of non-perforated paper

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Iiiireader

Adult Coloring Books: Special Paris Edition – Featuring Popular Monuments From The Paris You Know And Love (Beautiful Adult Coloring Books) (Volume 1)

By: Zigzag Coloring

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a coloring book of fairly intricate mandalas. There are 42 designs in the book. The book not only celebrates the beautiful City of Lights but also serves as a remembrance for the city after the terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015. The designs have medium to very small areas in which you can color. I suggest that this is a book for those who have a steady hand and good eyesight. I found that my Uni-ball Signo 0.38 and 0.28 worked well for the the tiniest of the areas of design and that my smaller markers (Staedler and Stabilo) worked well for the rest.

In some cases, the Parisian landmark is set in the middle of the mandala while in others, it is more interwoven into the form of the mandala as one of the repeating elements. I found that I like coloring both styles. There is a title at the bottom of each page that explains the subject of the design.

All of the designs stop well before the binding. The designs are printed on one side of thin white non-perforated paper that is typical for books published by CreateSpace. The binding is glued but there is plenty of room for you to cut a page out if you choose to do so.

All of my markers bleed through and my gel pens either bleed through or leave a distinct shadow on the back of the page. My coloring pencils work well with the paper. I will use a piece of chipboard or heavy paper behind the page I am working on so I don’t ruin the following page with leaking ink.

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