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I've built a half-dozen book nooks from various companies, but this one stands alone and apart from all the rest. It's a meticulous, detailed kit that would do nothing but cause frustration for anyone expecting a light and easy project to fill a few hours. This kit takes a minimum of 40 hours to complete. The pieces are tiny, fragile, and require great care to position and glue correctly. There are dozens of sub-assemblies to complete before the final project starts to take shape. The instructions are really not that bad, but because of the small size of many of the pieces and the difficulty of illustrating every little thing, there are periods of time where you need to carefully test fit everything and then not glue until you're able to tell later precisely if you did the work correctly. This is not a project for a kitchen table top where kids are running by and other activities need to be done -- this is best done in a quiet hobby room, under good light, with some relaxing music, and perhaps a glass of wine ... but not two glasses of wine. If you put in the time and care and really pay attention, the reward is a book nook unlike anything else. It's theme and the level of detail really set it apart from the crowd. You'll be deeply proud of your work and want to show it off to others as one of the year's really memorable accomplishments. But brace yourself for a long commitment to a project that could easily spill over several weeks of evenings.

This kit is pretty solidly made and was very easy to build, as the instructions are pictorial and super easy to follow. It looks great when it’s done, and the lights work. It comes without glue. I bought Bearly brand craft glue and it worked well. I used an exacto knife to cut the parts out of the boards. It would be easy to break some of the smaller pieces if you tried to just pop them out.

I saw these on TikTok and immediately added to my cart! This took me about 10 hours total to build and I loved it! I definitely recommend having modge podge, super glue (fast drying), small scissors and tweezers on hand. I did have some extra pieces left over too and they also included some “backup pieces”. The front park is very fragile so be careful popping it into place, I actually broke some of the wood pieces but nothing a little super glue couldn’t fix. Took me about 10 hours total from start to finish. Loved it so much I’m looking for my next one to put in my office.

Overall it wasn't a bad kit. The pieces are well done, but much care is needed in most cases to avoid breakage. Many are very fragile. The instructions left much to be desired, with little detail for placement. An online set of more detailed instructions would have been helpful. The last part took a lot of improvising to get the wires to where they needed to go, and again there were no instructions as to which wire went where. The final product looks and works ok, but some fudging was needed.

The media could not be loaded. I had so much fun with this. I was surprised at the great quality for the price. I really took my time with it and had hours and hours of enjoyment. Personally, I didn't find the instructions that confusing. Towards the end maybe a bit, but you'll figure it out. I also didn't have one broken piece. The instructions say to use an exacto knife to help remove the pieces. I just cut the tiny pieces of wood holding each piece in on both the front and back, then gently pushed or turned each cutout. I do have some tips. 1) Have quick dry craft glue and AA batteries ready. It says they can't include them when shipped overseas. 2) I recommend tweezers, scissors, an exacto knife, lightweight crafter's clips to hold a few items together as they dry, and furniture paint touch-up markers. One light wood, one dark wood. They came in handy for areas that don't come painted, but still might be seen in some angles and for areas that you'll sand down. 2) Take your time and sand the areas that attached the wood cutouts. It looks so much more polished.3) Play around with the pieces a bit to make it unique. I mixed up tiny pages, left folders open, switched places for a couple of things, etc.—small things that made more sense to me. It's your craft and you don't have to follow the directions exactly.4) Glue the light wires along the top instead of using the tape it comes with. They stay better.The end product is so impressive you'll feel a good sense of accomplishment and get a lot of compliments. Good luck!

Bought this book nook for my daughter and she loves it. The instructions aren't the greatest but doable. She loves it and now wants to buy another one. Glue isn't included and the best glue to use is quick dry craft glue.