subtitled 45 Easy-To-Color Pages Inspired By Whimsy And Fun. With bonus review of Pretty Simple Coloring: Love: 45 Easy-To-Color Pages Inspired By Happiness And Love, as the publicist generously sent me a copy of that book, as well!
Adult coloring books are still going strong, with the market increasingly diversifying to cater to various interests and skill levels. This often means greater detail in the books’ artwork, which also means more time and effort spent on the process: awesome for people who want to go into that level of detail, but maybe a little too complicated for those of us who just want to make something pretty without having to think too hard about it or, worse, work too hard at it. Coloring, for me at least, is a meditative process with a creative outcome. Having a sore hand at the end of the page feels a bit counterproductive.
So it was something of a relief to be offered books featuring pieces that are genuinely easy to color, without sacrificing beauty or even too much artistic complexity. Even within each volume there are different amounts of line- and pattern-work, so you can choose to color as broadly or in as much detail as you please. In general, however, the shapes are large and clear, allowing for the addition of detail should you wish to, but not losing anything in loveliness should you not.