Galison Ideal Bookshelf 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults and Families, Illustrated Bookshelf Puzzle with Relatable Book Titles (9780735348806)

Well made pieces and, for a heavy reader, fun to put together.

This one combines two of my loves, 📚 & 🧩.Fun: 5/5Difficulty: 2/5

Like many others, I didn’t read the reviews for this puzzle before purchasing. An avid reader I was excited about this one and thought it would be fun and relatively easy. Hard no. Right away I was extremely frustrated with trying to put the border together. The pieces are thin and the paper backing peels very easily. The backing is also white!! Like - cmon. I’m no puzzle expert but given at least 10% of this puzzle has solid WHITE pieces, a white backing is insane. The pieces do not fit together in a way that is satisfying and I was often wondering if it was the right piece (which - 50% of the time it wasn’t and they I would have to spend ten minutes jimmying the pieces apart without damaging them). Gahhh! One of the most frustrating puzzles I have ever attempted. I didn’t get past the border. I was swearing so much my husband said “Just give it up!”. Galison - please remake this puzzle with higher quality pieces and perhaps a random cut??

This puzzle was so fun to put together! I love book related puzzles because I am a reading addict, so this was the perfect puzzle for me! I love all the bright colors and the puzzle pieces fit to perfection. I would highly recommend this puzzle to the reader on your gift list!

This is a fun and easy puzzle for the whole family. It’s actually like 4 small puzzles that you can make into a whole puzzle. Each colour is straight forward, and the books are each different.