My 12 year old daughter loves legos; especially the Lego Friends sets. This shopping mall was fun to build (as they always are) and my daughter likes it so much she has it on display in her room. She does take it down to play with (Like Barbies but with Lego People) and then puts it back up on her shelf for next time. One of this things my daughter loves the most about this set and the Lego Friends sets in general is the 'cool pieces'. She enjoys the variety of lego colors from pink to sparkly and the fun accessory pieces. Each of the Lego Friends sets comes with interesting accessory pieces and the ones she likes the best from this set specifically are the flowers, cash register, camera and signs.Friends LEGOs are the best. I don't really need everything to be pink and purple, but it is great to finally have something beyond construction and rescue. We have a blast setting up elaborate cities now with houses, a hospital, vet, beach front and the police and fire rescue.... Road construction is common as well. Wonderful that both genders are now enjoying a huge layout together!Lots of pieces, so it is challenging even for older elementary school students. Looks great when fully built. Deduction of one star for Lego limiting girls' aspirations to shopping malls, hair salons, etc. Where is the Lego Friends Space Station, Marie Curie Laboratory, etc.? Heck, what about a Lego Friends Elementary School Classroom? That might be fun to mimic real life.A hit with my 9 year old Grandaughtr. I love that she has to work out the construction instructions, and then has lifelong "play ability ", unless she chooses to remake it. Very Creative construction toy for the female population.. As a female Architect, I love to be able to provide this product and others in the Friends line, to my Grandaughter and other little girls I know !!!Awesome, really fun set to play with. When my friend got it I was so jealous and then one day my mom got it for me as a surprise. And now I have built it and it's awesome. It's really big, lots of pieces, so my mom did help me...next I want the hotel. Hopefully Amazon will have that on sale as well, because that is why my mom bought this one.-11 Year Old JHAlthough expensive, this Lego set was totally worth it! It took me hours to build but that wasn't a bad thing. I recommend this for older kids between 10-13 because it takes a while so younger kids may lose interest. After I built it, my sibling played with it for double the amount of time it took me to build! Overall, this is a very fun Lego set!"Must-have" list for Christmas 2016. Can be an arduous process for young kids. My 9 year old put it all together by herself, but she's had plenty of previous experience with Lego assembly. We expected a much larger final product for the large price tag.7 1/2 year Grandaughter not only enjoyed constructing it - with only a tiny bit of help from Dad, she uses her imagination when "playing with it" - As a woman, I am very happy to see and share Legos that have great appeal to the female gender. Good problem solving and visual perception skill building. Sense of accomplishment in completing and adapting structure. It has built self-confidence and supplied hours of playtime.Well done, my grand daughter loved it.My granddaughter is gi No to love ❤️ this!!Purchased as a Christmas gift for my 8 yr old granddaughter I'm sure she will be thrilled It"s been on her list for quite a whileMy child loved this. Although she did build it very quickly and it's much smaller than I thought.missing pieces