Julie Hasler's Fantasy Cross Stitch: Zodiac Signs, Mythical Beasts and Mystical Characters

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Summary: Hard to Tell....
Review: With cross-stitch patterns, it's impossible to tell simply from the cover and a few pages of text background whether or not the charts themselves are af good quality and are what I am looking for. While I understand that providing the charts themselves in the preview might cause problems, I'd at least like to see more pictures of the finished projects rather than a dozen pages of background information on the design. I'm buying the book to stitch from, not to read as a novel!
The reviews are somewhat helpful, but they are subjective - it would be like buying a painting sight unseen simply because a stranger said it was a marvelous piece of work. We all have different tastes and what I like may/may not be what anyone else likes. Books like these should not be treated as storybooks are - you can compare authors and say things like "if you like book X then you might like book Y..." but it's not that simple with crafts.