About my ratings

Perhaps because of my day job, I'm a tough rater. Everything 3/5 and above I consider worth the time and money. If I purchase on Etsy or a similar platform and the puzzle is as expected, I will give a top rating on the platform because of how seller ratings work, but here "as expected" is probably a 3/5 in most cases.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Peking Opera #1

 Turning Taxis, 255 pieces. Very small pieces make this an assembly challenge, along with the irregular edge/protrusions! 3/5



finger for comparison



Dee Rogers, Haven of Halos

 Nonie Made Me, 67 pieces. Fun teaser puzzle! 4/5





Owl-Woodland Flower, Jena DellaGrottaglia

Liberty, 540 pieces. Impressive cut with multipiece flowers centered on the flowers in the image, though hilariously I don't seem to have retained a picture of the front! 4/5









Monday, January 19, 2026

Coastal Landscape with Blooming Lilac Bush, Thorolf Holmboc

 Liberty, 481 pieces. Really fun whimsies, including an elaborate tree design and what might be my personal favorite, a parent/child pair reading together. 4/5




adult and child reading together: love it!





Jasamine Becket-Griffith, Alice in a Klimt Dream

 BCB Puzzles, 150 pieces. Small and colorful! 3/5





Celtic Cat

 Stave, 390 pieces. Feline fun with lots of repeating image elements for difficulty. 6/10




tug of war

kitty crown

two clover

two more

sunflower

another

scissor cat

C+hit+ink pear+tea: sitting pretty



Monday, January 12, 2026

Meditative Lines, Eduard-ArtBeat Studios

 Wentworth, 272 pieces. This extra difficult cut was a little less fun than the previous one because the nature of the repeating cut created a lattice that made the six-pointed pieces push-fit/made them mostly useful to fit in once the lattice was constructed. 3/5