Rant Review: Spell Book Society 1,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (Hobbry, art by Rachel Joanis)

With my puzzling time a bit more limited recently, I wanted to tackle something a bit easier than that Nosferatu puzzle I finished last week. I had just come across this one at TJ Maxx, and straight onto the board it went! It's a bit tougher than it may look, but not really difficult. I worked on the women and the items on the floor first, then began filling in the rug to tie the room together. From there, the fireplace, mantel, and window came together pretty quickly. (Along the way, I discovered that what had looked like a swaddled cat leaning against the fireplace on the box art was actually a teapot hovering in the air to fill a teacup! That made a bit more sense.) I next did the hovering candles and scrolls, leaving the bookshelves and spiral staircase for last. That all went together far more easily than expected. This was a fun puzzle that took me far too long simply because I had to go days at a time without working on it.

The piece quality is unchanged from the other Hobbry puzzles I've done. People either love 'em or hate 'em, and I fall firmly into the former camp. I enjoy the feel of their pieces and the snug fits, and have not encountered the difficulties disassembling the puzzles without causing damage that some have experienced. I have to jostle it around a bit more to get the pieces to separate, but any damage that may result is so minor that I have yet to notice any. I'll be tackling some smaller Halloween-themed puzzles next to get them done before the day is upon us!