This is a very sturdy bookshelf, I really wasn’t expecting it to be heavy at all. The wood finish is very soft and the color is bright. The instructions are very easy to follow and each piece is labeled. It took me about 2hrs to assemble it by myself. My only complaint is the back panel it’s cheap, it looks cheap up close, and it was 4 separate back panels. Therefore, be careful when nailing the back panels because if you don’t make sure they’re all at the edge of the bookshelf then the last panel will not fit. I thought mine were pretty close, but I still couldn’t fit the last one by a millimeter... luckily it was the panel that goes behind the drawers so it’s really not visible at all.