The bookcase looks nice upon completion but the process of getting there was a bit arduous. I read reviews before we ordered though and knew it would be a lot of work to put together, and they weren’t kidding. Definitely needs two people for key steps - it’s heavy. It needs to be secured to the wall, and the brackets provided didn’t work for our set up because of the trim. I bought longer brackets and used shims under the front legs to help even out the bookcase and lean it back towards the wall instead of forward. Our bookcase sits on carpet so I think that’s part of the initial issue. There was also one piece that was bowed that we were able to keep using. We didn’t want to lose steam waiting for a new piece. It’s not glaringly obvious though. Mostly happy with the purchase in the end but because of the bowed piece and difficulty in putting it together I’m only giving 45 stars. Hope this helps.