Easy until it suddenly gets very tricky! But I was also studying another beginner Japanese text before this one so I already had a pretty solid grasp on at least the basic of the basics. This one was nice because it had various examples and focused on some other thongs my previous workbook hadn’t. I won’t say the artwork is my favorite but it’s functional and someone else might love it more. I would say this is a good starting point, speaking as a pure beginner.