Book Review: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

 

One I intended to buy but later ended up finding at the library. So might as well simply borrow it. Spoilers ahead. And content warnings for mentions of animal cruelty/death and (domestic) abuse.

Book Review: The Unexpected Truth About Animals by Lucy Cooke

 

A book I initially wanted to grab at the bookstore, but ultimately just borrowed from the library. Let's have a look, shall we?

Book Review: Spiders, Scorpions and Creepy Crawlies by Claudia Martin

 

It's not a secret that I love spiders, so why not read an actual book about them for once? Plus some other arachnids and bugs as a bonus.

Book Review: The Siege by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #4)

 

Book four time! Let's-a go! As always, spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #3)

 

Finally finished book three! I do plan on covering this entire series eventually, but that takes time, of course. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Capture by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #1)

 

 

I recently wrote a review of book two of this series, only to realize I never tackled the first. So here we go. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Journey by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #2)

 

I can't believe I'm finally continuing this series at long last. To clarify, I've already reviewed all of Lasky's Wolves of the Beyond, as well as read the first book in this series (but not reviewed it yet), and neither sold me on Lasky as a xenofiction writer in particular. I just had trouble being engaged in the world set up. So maybe this book changes things? Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Firstborn by Tor Seidler

 

Wolf xenofiction...I can't ever read enough of it. Spoilers ahead!

Book Review: Journey to the Dragon Mountain by Erin Hunter (Bamboo Kingdom #3)

We're back, babey! Spoilers ahead!

Book Review: Dogs by Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. Tedford

 

For someone who loves the prehistoric times, canines and is very interested by the subject of canine evolution, I'm surprised I never picked up a book on the subject before. So here we go.

Book Review: The Archer of Hirado by Rob Ruggenberg

 

Note: The title of this book has been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers as the book itself isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads De boogschutter van Hirado.

Okay so funny story, I was in a hurry at the library one afternoon and ended up picking up this book by complete accident due to not fully paying attention. I was looking for another book with an archer on the front cover with by an author with a similar name, and when I pulled this from the shelves in a rush it looked similar enough to the book I was actually looking for. 

But I ended up reading it anyways, of course. This is actually my second book by Ruggenberg that I'm reading. He seems to like writing historical fiction. Spoilers ahead. Also, this review contains a brief mention of CSA. Just a quick warning.

Book Review: Shattered Divinity by Ethan Summers (The Dogs of the Spires: Rebirth #6)

 

The epic conclusion to arc two. Spoilers ahead...

Book Review: Heroic Animals by Clare Balding

 

Another non-fiction about animals, wouldn't you know it?

Book Review: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse #1)

 

I have yet to watch the film adaptation, but I've always been interested in this book after catching a brief glimpse of the movie a while ago. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Kingdom of Insects by Aglaia Bouma

  Note: The title of this book has been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers as the book itself isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads Insectenrijk.

I do love bugs, so here's another bug-book review. 

Book Review: Lady's Mantle by Frans Hoppenbrouwers

 

 

 

 Note: The title of this book has been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers as the book itself isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads Vrouwenmantel.

I do love fiction set in ice age periods surrounding prehistoric animals and of course the hunter-gatherers of back then, so I borrowed a books of this type from my library. Unfortunately, none of the three I borrowed turned out to be particularly good. Ah well, I'm reviewing some of them anyways. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Wolves of Yellowstone by Catherine Barr

 

More wolf non-fiction for younger readers!

Book Review: Herta by Aarie Aalders

 

 Note: This book isn't available in English (yet).

A xenofiction about a German shepherd raised by wolves, what could possibly go wrong? Spoilers ahead?

Book Review: Monster of God by David Quammen

 

Unlike what the title may imply this isn't a religious text at all, but instead a non-fiction on various man eating species.

Book Review: Time of Wolves by Lysander Mazee

 

 

 Note: The title of this book has been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers as the book itself isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads Wolventijd.

I saw this one at the bookstore one day and I knew I just had to read it eventually. So I did. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte

 

I used to be obsessed with dinosaurs as a very young kid. In recent years, not so much. At all, really. I still think they're cool but whenever I try to engage with dinosaur content these days I tend to get bored earlier or later. I don't know why, I wish I still had my childlike wonder for these creatures. Ah well, case in point: this book.

Book Review: Spirits in the Stars by Erin Hunter (Seekers #6)

 

The final book in the first arc. I don't know when I'll get to the second, as that's a slight issue. See, I've been reading arc one by borrowing them all from the library in Dutch, however the second arc of Seekers has never been translated into this language, and it probably will not be in the future. So this mean that I'll have to go about buying them all which I'm totally fine with, but generally does take me longer to review the books like this. 

Anyways, let's dive in. Spoilers ahead.