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Dramatic mystery thriller series – this time set in Italy

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Iiiireader

Fatal Facade (An Allison Campbell Mystery) (Volume 4)

By: Dramatic mystery thriller series – this time set in Italy

Rating: 5 of 5

This is the fourth book in the Allison Campbell Mystery series and is the second book I have read. With the background of the third novel, I was much more familiar with the characters and had a better understanding of why each of the continuing individuals act the way that they do. I still suggest that the books be read in order as I still have many unanswered questions about a number of the characters and how the plot line has developed thus far.

In this story, Allison journeys to Italy to help work her image re-branding magic on a seemingly young woman, Elle. Elle is the daughter of a iconic pair – her father was a world famous rock star who is now struggling with physical and mental issues while her mother was a starlet who passed away young. Elle’s husband has recently passed away and she is struggling to find herself once again. The problem is, she doesn’t seem to know who or what she is or wants to be – she just knows she wants to change.

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Cute designs of a scenic small town printed one side of the page

Posted on July 3, 2017 by iiiireaderadmin

Adult Coloring Book: Nice Little Town (Volume 1)

By: Tatiana Bogema (Stolova)

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a really cute coloring book which is filled with 32 pages of designs of a various places in a little town. It has many designs of shops and it has scenes of the outside of homes as well as scenes which look out into the town from the inside of a home. The drawings all appear to be hand-drawn, which is my favorite style. I decided to do the Hat Shop for my first project and enjoyed using my Polychromos pencils to finish the design.

I also purchased this coloring book in the original version, which was a much smaller book (but contains the same number of designs). That smaller book, because of its size, was intricate and more difficult to color. This book is larger, though still not full size. It is approximately 7 x 10 inches and that makes a world of difference in the intricacy of the details. Each design is still detailed but not nearly as intricate. I actually wish this artist would done the book in standard 8.5 x 11 inches but this is a vast improvement. I still like the smaller book for coloring on the go, but will only use my sharp point pencils with it.
This is what I discovered while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
32 line drawing designs of a cute and scenic little town (including presentation page). Also included are a couple of sample pages from the artist’s other books.
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical of CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding area.
Glue Binding
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page quickly.
Water-based markers bleed through in spots.
Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows on back of the page. India ink can bleed through if you apply heavily or multiple coats.
Coloring Pencils work well with this paper. I found that I could layers the same color for deeper pigment or multiple colors and I could blend easily using a blending stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils. I also found that hard lead pencils leave dents through the paper.
I like to use a blotter when working in the book. I use a page of card stock or several sheets of heavyweight paper under my working page. It keeps seeping ink and marring dents from ruining the pages below.