One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune (2025, Hardcover)

This activity book includes a word scramble that gets progressively harder.

What stands out about this novel is its refusal to be predictable.

What stands out about this novel is its deep sense of place.

This novel explores grief in a way that feels deeply personal.

You will find that this novel has a quiet power that sneaks up on you.

This novel feels both timeless and completely new at the same time.

What stands out about this activity book is how it mixes learning with fun.

What stands out about this edition is the illustrated chapter headings.

This cookbook is illustrated with step-by-step photos for each recipe.

You will find that this activity book has enough content for weeks of fun.

You will find that this activity book is easy to carry in a backpack.

I was surprised by how many illustrated insets break up the text.

What stands out is the illustrated case cover under the dust jacket.

A nice touch is how this novel uses silence to say so much.

The book is illustrated with linocut prints that have texture.

A nice touch is the illustrated wrapper that protects the cover.

A nice touch in this novel is the way it trusts the reader to connect dots.

A nice touch is the illustrated endpapers that hint at the story.

A nice touch in this novel is the way it plays with perspective.

What stands out about this poetry book is the illustrated margins.