Great quality notebook. It held up well to the abuse of being thrown in and out of bags and dropped all over. The paper is nice with minimal bleed - the only time I had trouble was once when coloring in boxes with highlighters. The squares are larger than I normally like but are a fairly standard size that most people prefer. I like that the squares go all of the way to the edge of the pages and are consistent throughout the book. The binding is well done and the pocket holds up well. The only feature I would have liked to see added is a pen loop but there is space to slide a pen under the elastic strap across the top of the pages.