The book is great! It looks as shown (not suede, not very smooth leather, somehow a means thing), it is dark and smells like leather should smell. The pages are handmade and feel great! One can well write it with pen, ballpoint pen, etc., it does not push through to the next page below it, but I would recommend the pages on one side only to label. Everyone I've shown the book so far was thrilled. I would recommend it, it is great as a diary, but also a great gift for someone who is, who likes to write. The shipping was very quick. The price of 31 euros is for performance in order, more should it also not be. Overall, I forgive therefore 5 Stars.