I love paper piecing. I love the accuracy I get when I use that technique.
For beginners, I usually recommend that they either choose a pattern that has symmetrical pieces, or you choose batiks. The reason why is because a lot of people struggle with cutting and/or sewing the pieces backwards. If the patches are symmetrical, it doesn't matter if you cut the pieces wrong. Same goes for batiks - you can easily flip the patch upside down and it will work.