For the price I paid for this diary, I expected better paper quality. And the fact that their paper is 85 gm has nothing to do with it. I've bought notebooks from Etsy with 85 gm paper that is smooth and so pleasant to write in it. The paper on this diary is coarse and it feels like it's absorbing ink too much and it makes the letters thicker than what they look on a Leuchtturm or a Rhodia notebook. Also this notebook does not lay flat, You open it on the day you're on, and the pages from the left will fall over on the right side, which is super annoying. Def not worth the price. I cannot return it since I put my name on the cover.