Purchased these for Christmas for my teenage daughter & she loved them!  They are quite detailed & each one has minor variations (body details & their expressions) which makes them more interesting.  They are a bit darker than I expected & from a distance loose a little bit of that detail which could be a good thing since you may not want them to be overwhelming against all your books & other items you may have on the shelf.  The color also helps them look more like iron metal which is probably how they were intended to be.  Nice weight, able to hold a multitude of books.  Very pleased with my purchase, as is my daughter.