Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss... vs Watercolor With Me

Bookends is the memoir of a woman who became an avid reader. The author is inspired by her love of books. Owens is inspiring others to embrace their love of reading. To order your copy of bookends, go http://www. Justgiving. Com/bookends. For more inf...  Read More

In today's world where everything and everyone is curated, it feels like the author is truly still a person and not a brand. Some of our 24 hours start with more privilege and are perceived as blessed/easier/better. I also love how it flows nicely whe...  Read More

The author is so privileged that i couldn't relate to her. She comes across as tone-deaf, whiny, and as others have noted, it’s barely about her love of books at all.

The instructions are easy to follow and give a lot of inspiration to paint more to scene. I wish the instructions were on the left side & painting on the right side. My favorite thing are the sketches because not everybody can sketch and so not ha...  Read More

Paper is great and holds up well, and for the nay sayers. I appears to be hot press paper, smooth and doesn’t curl or warp too much.

A few minor quibbles with the book includes that the supplies list doesn't include masking fluid. The instructions are pretty clear. The other side of the page provides the detailed instruction and supply list.

The kindle version of this book is *awful*. This book was printed on exceptionally low quality dimpled watercolor paper. It is fine if i open it up on my computer, but this was sold for kindle. Not worth returning it tho.

The illustrations are very basic and waste the entire page. The instructions are very vague, and written, instead of illustrated, making them totally useless to a visual learner like myself.