RETTACY Bullet Dotted Journal - A5 Dotted Grid Journal Notebook with 256 Pages, 120 GSM Premium Acid-Free Paper, Bullet Journaling, Sketching, Lea...

I did bleed through a little and there's definitely shadows but it's not so bad I can't use the page. over all I really like it for the price.

I needed a journal for the single-player RPG Thousand Year Old Vampire, and I almost didn't buy this one because of other reviews that said the rows didn't line up at all across pages. But all the alternatives I liked were way more expensive and/or had major ghosting issues, so ultimately I decided to give this one a try first. I'm glad I did, because the rows in my copy are basically aligned! They do jog very, very slightly between pages, but it's the kind of thing you likely won't notice at all unless you're attaching a physical item with a straight edge (like washi tape) across pages. I particularly enjoy the quality of the paper, and it's working well with a fountain pen. Writing in Diamine Oxblood (lol) in a TWSBI GO with a "stub" 1.1 nib, I am not seeing any bleeding or feathering, and the ghosting, while visible, is minimal and doesn't rise to a level I would consider distracting. Almost everything I wrote dried very quickly without the need for a blotter. I was also easily able to sketch and erase page designs in pencil when drafting my layouts, without damaging the page or smearing the ink. An additional pleasant surprise was that the elastic pen loop actually fits my big fat pen, though it takes a little shoving to get it in. It's also great that the binding is stitched, so I'm not worried about losing stray pages. I appreciate the range of colors (great for color-coding projects to grab the right journal at a glance), but I wish there were even more! The included stencils were fine, but they don't seem to at all be matched to the scale of the dot grid, with the designs being so small it's hard to imagine actually making use of most of them. Particularly for the sheet with banner designs, it would be great to get larger shapes with heights corresponding to multiples of the row height of the journal. I've attached a photo to illustrate (1) the rows nearly lining up across pages; (2) the slight ghosting visible on the back of the left-hand page; and (3) the way the pen writes on the right-hand page.

Why would I choose these over any other notebooks? - Durability - Page Thickness - Dot grid (allows flexibility in layout and usage) - Material Quality They are great for literally any subject or career. I currently have used them for graphic design, notes from lectures, creating graphs in science and math, mind mapping for mental-health, and even using them like sketch books! I have highly recommended these to several of my friends and they also agree that these are the best notebooks they have ever used. These are probably the most under-rated notebooks I have ever seen because their quality is amazing!!! Especially for the price!!

The Gray blue color is actually more of a Gray teal. For a second I wondered if I accidentally got a sage colored one by mistake. I returned it and got the baby blue one, and I'm very happy with it. It's very sturdy. The dots are dark enough to be seen but light enough that they don't distract. The color of the pages is off-white but not ivory or so warm toned that cool toned inks look weird on it. Overall I'm very very happy with the new one I got. Edit: the pages aren't fountain pen friendly.

UPDATE: First Image - Before Last Image- After 1 year Its officially been 1 year since I started creative journaling in this. Mind you, the amount of paint, glue, paper, etc this book has gone through has been INSANE, and the first bit section of pages have separated from the spine, i am still unbelievably impressed by the durability of this journal and the quality of paper. I NEVER write reviews for products on ZeeBooth, so this probably says a lot. I recently started getting into creative/art journaling as a way to process my thoughts and emotions. This journal so far has been absolutely amazing for this project. The paper is fantastic and holds up extremely well with gouache paints, tacky glue, and numerous spreads utilizing heavier cardstock, lace, fabric, flowers, etc. There *can* be a little bleed-through from the back of the page if you use very wet markers or ink, but otherwise fantastic. The spine of this journal is holding up well with the thick pages filled with artwork and things. This journal has two bookmark ribbons and a very nice fold-out pocket in the back for storing little notes and things too. I highly recommend this journal and I plan on buying more of these in the future. (Bonus is its thicc. Lots of pages.) Hope this helps! Update: I am now well over half way through this journal. I've been taking gouache paints to the pages and it has been holding up extremely well. With the amount of content being glued or taped into this journal at this point, the first few binded pages are pulling loose a bit from the string that keep the paper in check at the spine, but the thing is holding strong!