Member Reviews
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. This looked absolutely adorable, cute, and fluffy, so I was looking forward to reading this book. Sadly, the rest of the book's art wasn't as good. It had a few good moments, but mostly the art was too simple/childish, a bit too much like an unfinished sketchbook with bad tries included. Which is a shame. I can see the potential in this doodle book, but it doesn't come to full bloom. Plus I should have known that these kind of books just don't work on a tablet/ebook format, but I just keep hoping it is an exception, just like some other likewise themed books I have read. I just don't understand why these books get e-ARCs. The book relies heavily on interaction and you just can't do that on a tablet/e-reader. Now I was just bored and flipping through the pages of cats or emptiness (where cats are supposed to go). And that certainly didn't help my rating. If I had gotten this one as a physical copy I may have rated this one much higher. Also it feels like it could use a bit more. The book is quite short, and I feel like it could have been expanded much further. So all in all, a disappointment. |
I requested this doodle book, because I enjoy doodling, and coloring when I’m overly anxious. I use this as a way to calm my mind and try to relax my body. This doodle book was perfect to just grab and not think while doodling little cats all over the pages. I loved how each page was different, some had background scenes, some were just cat faces, and some were cats in different shapes and sizes. It was fun to doodle the cats in all different ways, sometimes I would draw them in a type of scene, but sometimes I’d just draw a fat cat wherever I fancied. I loved that it was only 64 pages, it made it thin enough to carry wherever I wanted to and the fact that you can use whatever drawing pen/pencil/marker/crayon etc. I wanted meant I always had something on hand. Another thing I really enjoyed was the little instructions at the beginning of the book. They made me feel like I could do no wrong in my kitty doodles, which is wonderful for a perfectionist like me. I would recommend this doodle book to anyone and everyone, of all ages. If you want to just lose yourself in cute little kitty doodles, this is definitely for you. I had so much fun doodling in this book. while relaxing my anxious mind. |
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this review copy. I have been given this book as a ebook file, and obviously this book is meant to be used as an actual hard copy. It looks fun on the copy I've been given so would definitely consider buying the paperback version. It gives a quick couple of pages of instructions how to doodle a basic cat head or shape. After that it's up to you!! There are pages with some cat doodles aready drawn in and it's down to you to finish up the doodling. Plenty of pages to do, so hours of endless doodling. If you like cats and you like drawing or if you just want to keep it beside you for those times when boredom takes over, then this is the book for you! |
This really is a must have for cat lovers of all ages. It is very basic but gives anyone who loves cats but can't draw a straight line a guide for making cat doodles that are simple enough to doodle in the margins at school, in meetings or as part of a signature. It doesn't offer anything more than what it's title implies but it is just whimsical enough to be a great gift in time for the holidays. |




