Daria Song

The Time Chamber is a truly magical story and coloring book for people who love fantasy. The intricate designs spark the imagination while telling the adorable journey of a small fairy.

This is my first adult coloring book, and I feel it certainly sets the bar high. You feel like the colorist of a beautiful graphic novel. It will take me months to finish it!

It's a great gift for people who collect fairy or owl items, or fantasy stories in general. I could see families working on the story, a page at a time, for hours of fun and togetherness. Color now, and use as a bed-time story later.

I was given a copy of this book from Blogging For Books in exchange for an honest review.… (mere)

A Whimsical & Kindhearted Premise, Coupled With Intricate & Stunning Artwork

(Full disclosure: I received a free book for review through Blogging for Books.)

This is only the second adult coloring book I've owned, and I had no idea what to expect from a book billed as an "adventure and coloring book." As it turns out, The Night Voyage is primarily a coloring book, but with several pages of introductory text to provide some background to the story and fuel your imagination.

It's the eve of the little girl's birthday, but sadly she will spend it alone (save for her cat, Phoebe): mom and dad will be away on a business trip. But they left her a huge stack of presents to unwrap, almost by way of apology. Feeling understandably lonely, she fantasizes about sharing her gifts with other kids her age, meeting new people and maybe even making a few friends in the process. Before she knows it, she's drifted off. That night, with the help of her toy train set (now life-sized), a flock of paper cranes, and her trusty friend Phoebe, the little girl goes on a night voyage, making her daydreams a reality. (Spoiler alert: she wakes up to a giant stack of pancakes. Mom and dad either never left, or just completed the 'verse's shortest business trip ever.)



Daria Song's artwork is sumptuous: whimsical and imaginative, and packed with lots of surreal and fun scenes. The drawings are intricate and highly detailed; most likely you'd categorize this as an intermediate to advanced coloring book. There are quite a few tiny little lines and shapes, and a steady hand is a must for some of the scenes.



The book is a near-perfect 10"x10" square, and many of the drawings stretch across two pages, lending them an even grander air.



There's even a Visual Index at the end - each layout has a name - as well as a cut-out greeting card that you can decorate yourself. I also love the few blank frames scattered throughout the book; you can either sketch in your own favorite people, or cut a photo to fit and paste it in there.



The pages are thick and sturdy; you'd really have to use some elbow grease to press through to the other side. The paperback book comes with a dust jacket (look underneath! there's printing on both sides!), and the naked cover is quite lovely on its own.

The Night Voyage would make a wonderful Secret Santa gift or stocking stuffer, especially for book lovers: You've got to love a coloring book that features drawings of book piles inside!

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Originally reviewed @ http://readaholiczone.blogspot.com

The Time Chamber gives coloring books a whole new essence. This is something magical for any age group if you enjoy coloring though it might just draw you in due to the beauty even if you don't. The amazing pictures you color revolve around a small story to help describe what is taking place in this fairie's world. A fairy who lives inside a cuckoo clock. It contains remarkably intricate drawings on high-quality cardstock pages. Due to the thickness of the pages it allows you to color with anything from markers to colored pencils. You will find it difficult to decide on which picture you enjoy the best, but I think How Do You Measure time & Dancing on the Thread are breathtaking. If you have no type of artistic talent like me this finally gives you one. I found it is a little harder than some people might think. The only thing that I would change is to make the fairies ears pointy and give her little wings because to me that is what a fairy is. I cannot wait to get the first book.

"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this honest review."… (mere)