If you don’t think yourself adept at color work when it comes to quilting then this book is for you. Otherwise leave it on the shelf. As it’s very much like other quilting books.

3 Stars
An interesting photography book focused on steampunk. The photos are broken up by geographic region. I love seeing all the work and creative designs these enthusiasts have put into their non-traditional clothing.

4 Stars
This is a unique book of d.i.y. jewelry. The designs are lovely but I’m not sure if they will far beyond just the page.

3 Stars
This is a collection of short erotic tales about bondage. They cover the gambit between first times, lots of experience and even transgender.

Before the story begins the author talks about the Salty Splashes Collection. How these books are full of rhymes with a mix of easy and hard words that are fun to read with also growing their vocabulary. It also talks how colorful and detailed the illustrations are. The art is really good and detailed but not great. What really gets me is the way the story is written. There are rhymes but they have a staggered and lacking flow. Plus it is really wordy and overlong. It’s really more of a chapter book in prose at least one level (or maybe two) above beginning chapters. If it were not for the first page disclaimer on the “purpose” of this book the things mentioned above would not have been as much of a turn off as they were. And it’s not just this title, but all of them in this series so far.

Before the story begins the author talks about the Salty Splashes Collection. How these books are full of rhymes with a mix of easy and hard words that are fun to read with also growing their vocabulary. It also talks how colorful and detailed the illustrations are. The art is really good and detailed but not great. What really gets me is the way the story is written. There are rhymes but they have a staggered and lacking flow. Plus it is really wordy and overlong. It’s really more of a chapter book in prose at least one level (or maybe two) above beginning chapters. If it were not for the first page disclaimer on the “purpose” of this book the things mentioned above would not have been as much of a turn off as they were. And it’s not just this title, but all of them in this series so far.

Before the story begins the author talks about the Salty Splashes Collection. How these books are full of rhymes with a mix of easy and hard words that are fun to read with also growing their vocabulary. It also talks how colorful and detailed the illustrations are. The art is really good and detailed but not great. What really gets me is the way the story is written. There are rhymes but they have a staggered and lacking flow. Plus it is really wordy and overlong. It’s really more of a chapter book in prose at least one level (or maybe two) above beginning chapters. If it were not for the first page disclaimer on the “purpose” of this book the things mentioned above would not have been as much of a turn off as they were. And it’s not just this title, but all of them in this series so far.

4 Stars
I, myself am a “fat girl” so I had reason to be intrigued by this book. This book is a coffee table collection of photographer Carlos Batts wife April Flores. Each chapter is introduced by April discussing her life journey of self discovery and becoming happy with herself as a “fat girl”. The photographs range from high glamour studio shots to polaroids of everyday life. The book is rife with nudity some very graphic and sensual. My favorite are the studio shots. The first photograph standing on the stairs wrapped in tulle I love and wish it was me in the picture. Then it would proudly hang in my boudoir.

4 Stars
When we were young we probably thought our parents were boring. But imagine finding out they are spies and they need your help. And the best part is they are going to shrink you down and put you into a video game. This looks to be a fun series. I love the graphic layout of the pages because I think it will appeal to reluctant readers.

5 Stars
Love, love, love, love, love. This is as close to a perfect picture book as you can come. It’s a brief synopsis of the Wizard of Oz through a two year old lens. I will be buying the entire series for my library.