EMSHOI B5 Notebook Lined Notepad - 19 x 25 cm Large Leather Journal with Sticky Notes, 204 Numbered Pages, 100gsm Lined Paper, Back Pocket, Softcover, Blue

I've been journaling for ~15 years and this book is just lovely.The page design is very simple, which is good for me. The line spacing is almost perfect if you like narrow-ruled. Only one of the book colours - brown - has the words "narrow ruled" in the product name, but thankfully the brown is much nicer than I expected, and the cover has quite a premium feel to it. I'll probably buy another colour now to see if they're actually all narrow-ruled - if so, I'll buy like 5 of them.The pages themselves are bright and easy to write on. There's not much bleed when using a ballpoint pen. I tried out a brush pen as well and it seems fine. I don't use fountain pens so can't comment there. For basic journaling it's perfect. The pages are numbered, and there's a "contents" section at the front - three pages - which I have no use for but others might find useful. There are also two ribbon markers if you're in to that sort of thingMinor quibble: at the top of each page is a "Date:" heading, but the placement is odd - on left-hand pages it's printed on the left, and on right-hand pages it's printed on the right. I always write from left-to-right regardless of which page I'm on, so this is an annoying design choice. Thankfully the heading is printed quite faintly, so I can ignore it.I've given five stars on "Value For Money", and rightfully so, and on "Sturdiness" because the book seems well put-together. I can't comment on "Durability" but gave it five stars anyway to avoid bringing the rating down. I imagine it will hold up pretty well though. Buying from these unknown Chinese-sounding brands can be a bit of a gamble, but in this case I'll be seeking them out when I buy my next book.

The cover is not too hard but also not the soft one = it is flexible which gives the comfort when reading notes. Pages are quality as they are not that thin

I was gifted one of these but had used it all up. I was delighted when I found the same on Amazon. Brilliant quality and the perfect size for work. And arrived really quickly.

In the face of it, it’s great value compared to Moleskine notebooks which I’ve been using for about 15 years, but like the Moleskine books it doesn’t work well with my fountain pens. My writing is left looking like it’s growing hairs. Both this and Moleskine books bleed through to the other side of the page. I’ll probably swap from Moleskine to this and stick to ballpoints as it’s less than half the price.

Fabulous paper, almost too nice to write on. Handily numbered for references and the printing is subtle and easily ignored rather than being overtly 'there'. Sometimes a flexible cover is more useful than a hardback, and these also come in a great range of colours. Outstanding, heartily recommended.

Amazing quality, beautiful color, nice thick silky pages, switched from Moleskine, which is twice the price.

It’s lovely

I used to use several of the paperchase large agenzio notebooks and year, this is an excellent replacement. Same size, same line width, possibly better quality paper(!). Theres still a pocket at the back and a ribbon bookmark.Ideal. Well priced. Willbe my go to now.The one complaint is it comes with in plastic wrap AND a cardboard box. This doesnt seem necessary.