Aquarius Harry Potter Puzzle Hogwarts Castle (3000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle) - Officially Licensed Harry Potter Merchandise & Collectibles - Glare Free - Precision Fit - 32x45in

You need to keep telling yourself it’s not a Marathon… not a race with this one. It took me exactly a month to finish this. It definitely got glued lol. I did it sections so that it would be just small enough to store back inside the box when I wanted to redecorate, instead of gluing it all together. All in all, it was a lot of grueling work but it was worth it in my opinion. Especially if you’re a big Harry Potter fan.Pros:• this puzzle absolutely stunning when finished and hung on the wall. Definitely would be a conversation piece if you wanted it to be lol.• a challenge(if that’s what you’re looking for)• the size of it, this is my first time doing a 3000p puzzle, but I absolutely appreciate how big it is• the pieces all fit together perfectly, they lock together very wellCons:• low res/low quality puzzle in regards to the image. While you’re doing it you can tell it was probably a blown up small image, because it’s fairly blurry.• the picture on the cover barely helped, I barely referenced it.***here’s tip: use the image on Amazon, there’s an image on here that helped a lot more and I was able to zoom in as well.My best advice is to sort all of the pieces as you go through looking for edge pieces. From the sky pieces, to what looks like rocks, and what looks like what might be part of the castle. Then just store them away in ziploc bags and work on the puzzle in sections. I worked on the castle first, the rocks, then the sky, and just slowly opened the bags of separated pieces as I went along.For the sky, I started with the darker right corner first and separated all the orange/white pieces out and did as much of the blue parts before I did the rest. The sky was actually the easiest part. It’s the rocks that will drive you nuts in my opinion.

Purchased this puzzle as a Christmas gift for my fiancé. We started it on Christmas morning and just finished it on February 3rd. It was so big that we had to use our kitchen counter for roughly 6 weeks! It was challenging but enjoyable!

Got this for Christmas for my boyfriend and didn’t realize how big it is so he hasn’t been able to finish it because we don’t have a big enough table but he is so excited for it and can’t wait to find a way to do it

I can't think of anything more fitting to completing this puzzle, than the expression: "It’s a marathon not a sprint". You're in it for the long haul; it took me alone a little over 4 weeks, so take that into consideration. I regularly do 2000 piece puzzles but this 3000 one carries an exponential increase in complexity, so you'll need to use every trick in the book imaginable. I have ready many of the reviews out there (both positive and negative) so I'll address some of the complaints and will provide my own pros and cons:Complaints from other reviewers- This thing is hard as hell - yes, it's hard so you need to be mentally prepared- Border pieces don't line up - I attribute this to a mistake from the person, mine lines up perfectly- discoloration, misalignment, missing pieces, etc - AQUARIUS must have fixed these issues because I did not experience any of them- The picture on the box has different coloration than the picture on the puzzle, or the picture is too small and no poster is provided - yes those are true, but it just adds to the complexity and should be treated as an inconvenience rather than a showstopperCons- The puzzle surface is too glossy, making it difficult to make out what each piece is under direct (and indirect) sunlight or with overhead bulbs- About 70% of the puzzle is made up of sky and rocks that all seem to endlessly look the same, so you'll have to resort to a number of techniques and tricks to get this done. If you're like me, and prefer to solve puzzles by actually figuring out what the pieces look like and how they fit together, then you'll enjoy doing the castle and the Harry Potter name parts, but the rest not so much- The colors are very dark and subdued and image is not super hd, unlike the puzzles from most major brands where the colors pop and the pictures are high quality. The rocks part in particular is very dark. It makes for a cool, dreary picture, but it's hell for a puzzlePros- Completing this is something you can be proud of- Pushes your limits as a puzzle-doer, making you more skilled- It's a cool Harry Potter picture if you are a true fan and want to hang it- Makes for a hell of a storyThank you all, hope this review is helpful

We tackled the sky first what can only be described as a grind. We are missing one piece and the bag was sealed and nowhere for it to go. You can see it missing in the Harry Potter name which is frustrating. This was five days worth of puzzle solving mostly from me.What a challenging puzzle that it is…so much that it can be overwhelming. Just set a goal daily to work on it. Now that the holidays are over…I will do it when I can.

Almost didn't buy because of the old reviews talking about poor cuts and bad quality. Our puzzle was perfect and very high quality. Very happy with my purchase. That being said, this puzzle is very difficult.

Such a challenging puzzle but so fun. Took me about 4 to 5 months off and on to complete. The picture is great quality. Absolutely love it.

Excelent