Escape to Shakespeare's World: A Colouring Book Adventure

I brought this book at full price for my personal collection. I colour purely as a hobby, one that I put an incredible amount of time and effort in to.This is another beautiful book by Goodwives and Warriors and is the 3rd in their "Escape To" series. It follows the same size as the previous books which is approximately 18.5cm x 18.5cm. Inside this book there are 70 illustrations. Approximately 43 single page illustrations and 23 double page spreads. Almost every illustration is drawn all the way in to the spine, I found the spine to be very tight and even after working it, it doesn't sit flat enough to be able to colour extremely close to it precisely. All the illustrations are printed double sided, using alcohol markers stains the next page. However I had no problems with gel pens or fineliners. The paper itself is non perforated, of medium quality with a slightly textured surface. I used a mix of Marco Raffines and Polychromos for most of the illustrations I've completed and found that multiple layers of pencil was difficult, as the tooth runs out quicker then I would of expected.The illustrations contained within the book are based on both the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare. Of which the following are included within this book:As You Like ItRomeo and JulietThe TempestHamletThe Merchant of VeniceA Midsummer Night's DreamThe Comedy of ErrorsMacbethAnthony and CleopatraSonnet 18Richard IIIKing LearJulius CaesarTwelfth NightCymbelineAll's Well That Ends Well (one picture referencing this at the end of the book)These illustrations vary from notable objects (such as the poison vial from Romeo and Juliet), flora, animals (normal and mythical) to immersive scenes you'll be able to recognise from Shakespeare's original works. Interspersed throughout the illustrations are pre printed black elements. The thicker of these are used in a few scenes to illustrate a dark night sky. There are also quotes from the original work every few pages allowing you to follow the story and understand how the illustration relates to his work.I honestly have nothing bad to say about any of Good Wives and Warriors Escape To series. You get an incredible amount of value for what you pay and the illustrations are so varied you can find almost any type of illustration within the pages. I've personally brought all 4 books from this series and love following a pictured version of classic works.

I have all 4 of the Escape To series by Good Wives and Warriors. This book obviously features the works of Shakespeare all the popular stories and sonnets appear in here .As always the line art is absolutely incredible,, the images are double sided, the paper is lovley in these books and quite thick but I would recommend being careful with your mediums , I used a couple of glitter gel pens as highlights on a page and although it didn't completely bleed through you could see a slight image on the other side so markers will definitely go straight through , but this by no takes away from the beauty of this series of books , I just want my review to be as honest as I can make it . X

There is a series of these books and i’m hoping to get all of them, they are only small but the quality of art work is beautiful and unique, the pictures are different and cover both sizes of the book so would recommend colouring pencils. Because of there size would be good to travel with, paper quality is good.

I bought this on a whim because it was the anniversary of Shakespeare's death and I'm so glad that I did! It's such a fun little book, with lovely, intricate designs. I already had Escape to Wonderland, and I was glad to see that this one also has quotes throughout the pages, which I think is a really nice touch. The book is smaller than an average colouring book, but don't let that put you off! The artwork is really interesting and the paper quality good. I think it's a wonderful little book, and well worth buying!

A cool colouring book which has a little more than just pictures to colour in; a very fun idea.The pages are also thick enough so the colour doesn't bleed through which is great!