I really wanted to like this shelf more, but building it made me like it less. It was very frustrating to put together. Some of the cam locks used to put it together broke. When they broke it took pieces of the wood look layer off. They also would not pop back out so I could put a new one in. Thankfully the bookshelf still helf together, but this was incredibly frustrating. It took quite a while to build because of this. Also there was a plastic part screwed onto each cam bolt that had to be removed and pushed and sometimes hammered gently into each hole the came bolt was supposed to go. Do not try to shove those in while the cam bolt is still attached or it will strip those areas and make it so the bookshelf can not be put together. This was not in the instructions. Besides that it does look nice now built and holds what I wanted it to. But because of the build quality I can only give it 3 stars. If I was not an experienced flat pack builder this would have been a nightmare. I would not suggest this for beginners. I still like it and plan to keep it, but if I had known the quality in advance I would not have purchased it

I really like this bookcase. I’m glad we went with the black option, it feels super modern and clean. I will say, it’s a beast to put together. A lot of pieces and a lot of steps. My only complaint is that I wish there were more options with shelf spacing. If I had the option I would have placed only one shelf in the middle vs breaking the main section into 3 areas. My larger children’s books only fit on their side vs upright.