I love the book shelf. I am using it as a plant stand. It is pretty sturdy. Took a while to figure out how to put together as not all of the parts were labeled, but that was not an issue overall. The metal circle doesn’t align correctly. We’ve tried every way possible and then gave up. Overall it is not that noticeable. I took the star down only because of these small issues. I might buy again once we move to a bigger place.