Daily Archives: July 6, 2017

Great thriller – hope it becomes a new series

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Iiiireader

Two Nights: A Novel (Random House Large Print)

By: Kathy Reichs

Rating: 5 of 5

Sunday Night is one tough lady. The events of her life have shaped her into a woman who likes to stand-alone and who likes to stand away from the rest of life. When her mentor Beau comes calling with a case that needs her help, she is pulled out of her hermits existence and back into the real work.

There are two stories that are being told side-by-side. The primary one involves the case Sunday is working on (with assistance from her twin brother Gus) while the other is a more nebulous story. Both are riveting.

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Gru, Lucy, the girls and the Minions in a fun coloring book printed both sides of the page

Posted on July 6, 2017 by iiiireaderadmin

Despicable Me 3: The Deluxe Coloring Book

By: Insight Editions

Rating: 4 of 5

I will attach a silent flip-through video of the full book to this review. I will also include a few photo samples of pages so you can determine if this book will work for you or not.

I was a bit disappointed at the number of wall-paper and simplistic designs (one page has just a few musical notes shown on it) which were included in this book; however, the majority of pages are still quite fun to color. Because it is printed on both sides of the page, I am pretty much limited to using colored pencils as other wet medium either bleeds through or leaves shadows at the back of the book.
In addition to the 62 pages of line drawings, there are full color images at the back of the book from some of the scenes from the movie. This can help with color choices as you color in the book.
I’ve not yet seen the third movie, so the plot line of the coloring book is new to me. I would have loved to have seen a book that covered all three movies rather than one that is limited to just the current release. As it is, I like the book but had it been filled with images from all three (with more detailed pictures and less wall-paper style repeating images), I really could have loved it.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
62 pages of line drawings based on the Despicable Me 3 movie with additional full color pictures at the back of the book
Designs are printed on both sides of the page.
Paper is medium weight, off-white, slightly rough and non-perforated.
Some designs merge into the binding and a few designs spread across two pages.
Glue Binding.
Book can be opened fairly flat by creasing or breaking the spine.
Alcohol and water-based markers and India ink pens all bleed through the paper to some degree.
Gel pens leave colorful shadows on the back of the page.
Colored pencils work well with the 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.