Two boots... one with laces, and one without.
I don't usually like lace-up boots, but I'm going to say Yay! to those boots. It has a nice shape overall. At least this is a clean design unlike those lace-up, buckle-up nightmares from Marc by Marc Jacobs. The dark chocolate-like color is nice as well. So go get these if you like.
Now on to the ankle boots from Post #9,977. I don't see anything wrong with these, so I'll say Yay! to these. I'd stay away from tucking these into pants (save them for taller boots, though I couldn't care less for this look). These boots look nice.
So yay to both of these boots. Just not to the level of the open-toe, slingback mary janes from a few days ago.