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Scary Good Boooks

Scary Good Boooks is a 500-piece puzzle from Cobble Hill.

Who wouldn’t want to spend an evening in this spooky bookstore? I’m curious what section you would start in. I would probably start in Romance and then head down to Dystopian myself, but there are so many good options.

I really enjoyed this one. It was random cut, which I don’t do super often but like every once in a while. The finish feels very smooth and is so nice to run your hands over after finishing the puzzle.

Here are a couple of closeups:

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Sunday Witch

Sunday Witch is a 500-piece puzzle from Trevell, and the artist is Freya Hartas.

This is a delightful, cozy image that was a fun, quick build. I continue to be impressed by the quality of this brand. The colors are so vibrant, and there are so many great details everywhere you look. My favorite part is the little dragon all all curled up on the bed with her and her cats.

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Bubbly Gaze

Bubbly Gaze is a 500-piece puzzle from Olleo, and the artist is FNY. I’m not normally an underwater puzzle person, but this image just spoke to me. I love everything about it.

This was my first full-size puzzle from Olleo, and I am beyond impressed with the quality. The packaging is great – the pieces come in a drawstring cotton bag and a nice size reference poster is included. The pieces have a smooth matte finish and the printing is clear and crisp.

Beyond all of that, the puzzling experience was amazing. The fit of the pieces was great, even on the border, and I could pick out what piece I needed easily due to the unique shapes of the connectors. I was also able to easily see color variations, even on the darkest and lightest pieces. This is in sharp contrast to a puzzle from a different brand I did earlier the same day where the border took until halfway through to figure out and I struggled with finding the right pieces.

I have several more of this brand on my wishlist and am excited to get more of their puzzles in the future.

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Take a Trip with Jeremiah Ketner

Take a Trip with Jeremiah Ketner is a 500-piece puzzle from Heye, and the artist is Jeremiah Ketner. Take a Trip is a series that Heye did where they asked six different artist to add their designs to a section of a road. You can see all six of them on their website.

This is not my usual style, but this was my latest puzzle from Completing the Puzzle. They have recently added this brand and wanted to share it with all of their affiliates. The puzzle was harder than I expected. There were some false fits and I found some of the colors and patterns hard to match up.

Being able to try new-to-me brands is a great feature of a subscription with Completing the Puzzle. It’s no risk since I simply mail the puzzle back when I am done and wait for my next one to arrive.

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Cozy Reading Room

Cozy Reading Room is a 500-piece puzzle from RoseArt, and the artist is Rafaela Mascaro. Another inviting reading spot, also with a cat companion. This one is from the RoseArt Vertical Visions series that has the cube-style boxes. The quality was decent and there were no false fits like I had with some of the other images from this series.

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Harvest Feast (Repeat)

Harvest Feast is a 500-piece puzzle from Galison, and the artist is Kathryn Seibert. I know it’s not quite fall here yet, but I needed a puzzle with a ladder for a Facebook challenge, and this one just called out to me. This is my second time doing it and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

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Italia Food Truck

Italia Food Truck is a 500-piece puzzle from Ceaco, and the artist is Stephanie Peterson Jones. This is one of my all-time favorite series of puzzles, and this was another great entry to that series. I love all of the fun details she puts into her artwork and how she includes her dog in each image as well.

Buffalo Games purchased Ceaco a few years ago and some of the newer Ceaco puzzles have the Buffalo piece cut instead of the traditional Ceaco rounded cut. This is one of those. I don’t mind the Ceaco cut, but I think I like the Buffalo just a bit better.

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Rainforest Animals

Rainforest Animals is a 500-piece puzzle from Mudpuppy, and the artist is Natasha Durley. I got this one through the Completing the Puzzle affiliate program.

This was a fun, easy build, and I really enjoyed it. It was interesting to see different animals than you usually see due to the rainforest category. I have to admit I don’t even know what all of them are!

When you sign up for a Completing the Puzzle subscription, you will be able to tell them your preferences with regard to themes and piece count. You can also put specific puzzles you want to do on your wishlist, choosing from over 30 brands in piece counts of 250-2000, and those will be prioritized when your puzzles are selected.

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City Vibes

City Vibes is a 500-piece puzzle from Pomegranate, and the artist is Jerod Herren. Pomegranate’s round puzzles have very interesting pieces shapes that are a lot of fun to put together.

I loved this image and found it to be the perfect challenge level. Most of it went together pretty easily and the parts that were harder weren’t super difficult. There were no false fits and it has a smooth matte finish which is very pleasant to the touch.

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BBQ Roadhouse & Crepes

I have long been a fan of the food truck puzzles by Stephanie Peterson Jones. I find her artwork very appealing, and the puzzles are a nice, easy build. I recently got a four pack of them and have done two of them in the last week – BBQ Roadhouse and Crepes. They are each 500 pieces and are done by Ceaco.

Of the two, Crepes is my favorite. I like the art exhibit and the cool cat with the jaunty beret. I also really enjoy text in puzzles, so both of these are great for that.