ReviseSQE review 2026: what the books do well, where they stop, and what to pair them with
If you are preparing for SQE1 you will meet the ReviseSQE books within your first week of research. They are among the most recommended practice books in the SQE community, and the recommendation is deserved. This page covers what they are genuinely good at, what a static book format was never built to do, and how candidates combine them with other practice.
Straight disclosure: Lawdojo, which appears in the comparison below, is our product. Every claim about other providers comes from their own sites or the independent review we cite, and we link the sources. Judge accordingly.
What the ReviseSQE books do well
The community verdict, as gathered in The Qualified Path’s 2026 review, is that ReviseSQE questions feel close to the real exam: scenario-based and pitched at the day-one-solicitor standard. That review reports candidates scoring 3–10% higher in the real exam than on these books, which makes a good ReviseSQE score a reassuring signal in the final weeks.
- Price. Subject books run about £15–£20; the FLK1 + FLK2 practice assessment bundle is £36 on their site, in paperback or ebook. There is no subscription. For published practice papers, that is the best value going.
- Coverage. The series spans the full SQE1 subject list.
- Reputation. The review above describes the practice assessments as feeling representative of the real exam’s difficulty and style, for many candidates more so than their own course provider’s mocks.
They also sell complete online mock exams (£40 per paper on their site, £70 for both), which add the clock that a book leaves out.
Where a book stops
The limits below belong to the static format, paper or ebook, and they matter more the further you are from exam day.
- Pacing. From January 2027 each session of the real exam is 85 questions in 2 hours 33 minutes, about 1 minute 48 seconds per question, and you sit two in a day. A book runs at whatever pace you read it, so the clock goes unrehearsed. Time pressure is where prepared candidates report losing marks.
- Feedback on your specific mistake. A printed answer explains the correct option. Which wrong option you picked, and why that particular trap worked on you, stays invisible to a page.
- Weak-area targeting. Your weak topics only surface if you spot the pattern yourself across your own marking. Nothing in a book adjusts what you practise next.
- A fixed pool. Each practice assessment volume is a finite set. Re-doing questions you have seen partly measures memory rather than law.
How candidates combine resources
The review we cite is firm on two points: the SRA’s free samples are essential, and the ReviseSQE papers earn their keep as final-weeks pressure tests, taken after the content is covered. For the months before that, our view — and plainly it is also our product category — is that you want volume with a clock and feedback: timed practice, explanations that respond to the answer you actually chose, and a running map of the topics costing you marks. That sequencing is also the cheap order, since the books are the smallest spend and bite hardest at the end.
The comparison, honestly
| Resource | What it is | Best at | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRA sample questions | Official SQE1 sample questions published by the SRA | The style reference for everyone — free and official | Free |
| ReviseSQE practice assessments | Practice papers, paper or ebook (180 SQE1-style questions per paper) | Final-weeks pressure testing; rated close to real exam style in the cited review | £36 for the FLK1+FLK2 bundle; subject books £15–£20 |
| Lawdojo (ours) | Online bank: 2,200+ questions, 5 timed mocks, AI tutor, weak-area tracking | The months before: timed practice at 1m42s a question, answer-specific explanations, a weak-topic map | Free diagnostic; Complete at the one-time price and access window shown at checkout |
| ReviseSQE online mocks | Complete online mock exams from the same authors | Adding the clock to the ReviseSQE question style | £40 per paper, £70 both |
| Course-provider mocks | Mock papers bundled with prep courses | Candidates already on those courses; the cited review rates the category’s realism unevenly | Usually course-bundled |
Prices checked against ReviseSQE’s own shop in July 2026 and may change. Community assessments summarised from The Qualified Path’s 2026 ReviseSQE review.
Questions candidates ask
Are the ReviseSQE books worth buying for SQE1?
On the published community feedback, yes. The Qualified Path’s 2026 review describes them as widely regarded as exam-reflective, and at roughly £15–£20 a volume (or £36 for the FLK1 + FLK2 practice assessment bundle) they are among the best-value paid practice available. The same review positions them as calibration tools, best used in the final weeks before sitting, after you have covered the content.
Are ReviseSQE questions harder than the real SQE1?
Somewhat, on the reported numbers. The Qualified Path’s review says candidates report scoring 3–10% higher in the real exam than on these books. That makes them a useful pressure test: per that review, candidates scoring 60–70% on them typically go on to pass comfortably.
What can’t a book do for SQE1 preparation?
A book runs at whatever pace you read it, so the real exam’s pace of about 1 minute 48 seconds per question (from January 2027) goes unrehearsed. The printed answer explains the correct option, while your specific wrong pick and the trap that caught you stay invisible to a page. Your weak topics only surface if you spot the pattern yourself. And each volume is a finite set of questions, so a re-run partly measures memory. None of that is a criticism of the authors — it is what a static format is.
What free SQE1 practice should everyone use?
The SRA’s official sample questions — free, and published by the body that sets the exam. The Qualified Path’s review calls them essential regardless of what else you buy. Lawdojo also offers a free 25-question diagnostic and a free timed mock.
The bottom line
Buy the ReviseSQE books for what they are excellent at: cheap, realistic pressure tests for the final stretch. Pair them with the free SRA samples for calibration. For the months of preparation before that, use a bank built for timed, tracked practice with feedback. Ours is one, and the free diagnostic is the fastest way to judge whether it suits how you study.
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