Lorrine M.
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025
Perfect size, looks and feels like a solid book. Great color, and shoulder strap length
K. Porter
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025
Love this purse! It's such a great ode to Edgar Allen Poe. Love the words and pics on it and it's perfect!
love2read
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2025
I really like the way this looks but the straps stitching is poorly done. They have broken so many times. I don't know how to sew leather, if I did I would sew through to the inside of the purse to make them stronger. Used gorilla glue and that has worked as a temporary fix. Honestly thinking of throwing it out. I paid way too much for such poor quality.
Summer Rose
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024
This is even better than I expected. I did not notice in the photos that it has two spots on the back to hook an over the shoulder/cross-body strap too, or that it came with one (at least mine did), I thought it just had the wrist band, which concerned me that wouldn't be sturdy enough (I think it will work if you keep it light).I love that you can use the longer strap though, so when I am carrying multiple things I don't have to also have my bag dangling off my arm.It is the perfect size, not too big, not too small. I have three small wallets (one with IDs, med cards, stuff I randomly need; one with CC's; and one specifically for gift cards so I don't have to carry a large wallet or have cards roaming around a pocket in a purse). The three small wallets easily fit on one side of the zipper middle pocket. Two of the wallets have air tags on them, and I think I could still easily fit my work phone on that side (iPhone 13 Pro), the other side I have a pair of fold-up reading glasses and plenty of room for my personal phone (iPhone 15 pro max) and my keys.Just got it last night so can't speak to durability but appears really well made, so think it will hold up well. I am in love with it!
DesignTeam
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
My husband and I attended an Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy event, and since we go all out with our attire and costumes for every themed event we attend, I absolutely had to have this purse as the highlight of my outfit, which was inspired by Poe's "The Raven." Our outfits and my purse were the hits of the evening! From the moment we arrived cast members came up to us to compliment our attire and make comments about my purse (one of them made a point to come up three different times to say that I was the "stuff of [his] nightmares," an absolutely perfect compliment for a Poe event...lol). After the show numerous people wanted to take photos of us and with us, and multiple people made a point to ask me to be sure to hold up the purse in photos. We also got some great and completely unexpected photos with the actress who performed "The Tell-Tale Heart," who came up to us and said, "I never do this but, out of respect for your costumes, I want to pose with you."My point in sharing all of this is to show that a purse doesn't have to be as expensive as a Mary Frances bag (which I'll admit I love and collect) or be covered in rhinestones to be a showstopper, and this purse is definitely a showstopper. It's perfect for a Poe or literature themed event but is also cool enough to carry whenever you feel like it, theme or no theme. I wouldn't suggest using it every day, however, because it arrived with a the color worn off in a few very tiny areas -- not big enough to notice but it did make me suspect that this purse would start looking worn pretty quickly if used on a regular basis. Still, it's perfect and fun to use here and there, and it's sturdier than some of the purses I've bought to use with costumes or themed attire.Seriously, if you want a cool purse for an event, as a conversation starter, or just to have something fun and different, this is the perfect purse. Buy it. You won't regret it!
Sunday Sunday
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2024
This was such a great purse. Not too big but big enough to put my phone in and some lipstick. Definitely I catching in a conversation piece.
TarynUpp
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2024
This purse is so eye catching. Get constant comments and questions on it. Pretty roomy and very sturdy like a book but not heavy. Super happy with purchase.
Kevin Talavera
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2024
I call this strange fashion because you don’t see people just walking around the streets with a beauty and the beast purse. However, I got this purse for my wife because this is something that she has been having in her Amazon cart for quite sometime. She herself is a little strange and unusual, but we love that. I wanted to do a quick review before she put all of her stuff in, but it seems very durable. It is very cute. It is very large in the inside. It is what I consider to be a pretty decent size and hold lots of things I did minus one star because of the strap The straps on these types of bags do not prove to be very reliable. They tend to break more often than not but that’s OK. It doesn’t make the bag not worth it. It just means that we need to make chains for straps lol just kidding. I would recommend this to any one who is in the market for something like this.enjoy beauties. ❤️