Ayxan Solongo reviewed Every Summer Day by Anna Clementine
relaxing warmth
5 stars
The pictures are drawn in a similar style as from the impressionism and pointillism period, particularly what I call "Strichelismus" in German (xP). Pointillism is one of my favorite art periods, so that's nice.
I do like how each drawing or a particular item in the image is sort of like a character, telling a bit from themself from their own perspective. Sweet idea. Albeit I wasn't much a fan of the font used – it kinda works with the handwritten style, but the texture maybe could've been different.
Summer is also my favorite season. Although, to be honest, this didn't feel like summer in particular. Might just be me, as I mostly associate beaches and swimming with summer, and while lush juicy greenery is totally apart of it, this garden scenery could've also come from Spring. Not that that's a bad thing per se.
I did …
The pictures are drawn in a similar style as from the impressionism and pointillism period, particularly what I call "Strichelismus" in German (xP). Pointillism is one of my favorite art periods, so that's nice.
I do like how each drawing or a particular item in the image is sort of like a character, telling a bit from themself from their own perspective. Sweet idea. Albeit I wasn't much a fan of the font used – it kinda works with the handwritten style, but the texture maybe could've been different.
Summer is also my favorite season. Although, to be honest, this didn't feel like summer in particular. Might just be me, as I mostly associate beaches and swimming with summer, and while lush juicy greenery is totally apart of it, this garden scenery could've also come from Spring. Not that that's a bad thing per se.
I did enjoy it overall. It is wonderful for taking a breather and getting some warmth – especially from the sunset illustration – from them, particularly if you're, like me, in the middle of the cold winter. Made me long for summer even more now.
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Thank you to BooksGoSocial on Netgalley for a digital review copy. The book was released on January 10th 2026. -Ayxan Solongo, 20.01.26