Whether or not you buy these depends on what you want from your bookends. Are they cute? Yes. If you just want something attractive to sit beside some books as a decorative item, then they are good. I, however, was looking for bookends that would actually hold up books. When I take a book from between them and the other books lean over, the bookends slide away and everything is everywhere. They are too light to withstand any sort of actual bookend use. They are cute enough, though, that I kept them for use as decoration on a shelf, but I will have to find actual bookends (for actual book use) somewhere else. Also, they are pretty expensive for what they are, even purchased on sale; they are not as hearty as you'd think they should be for the price.