Alex's Book Corner: 2024

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Book Review: Warrior Bronze by Michelle Paver (Gods and Warriors #5)

The conclusion to the series! Spoilers ahead!

Book Review: Danse Macabre by Paul van Loon

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

The book based on the new Efteling ride. I'm super excited to get to this one! Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Last Wolf by Michael Morpurgo

There are a surprising amount of wolf books with this title out there. Ah well. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Captivated by Animals by Casper Janssen

Note: This book isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads In de ban van het beest.

Another Dutch nature non-fiction, why not?

Book Review: Star by Erin Hunter (Warriors: A Starless Clan #6)

Time to finish reading and reviewing the latest Warriors arc! Spoilers ahead!

Book Review: Cassius the Wolf: Finding Home by Jeff Harris

This one came out pretty recently, I think. Let's have a look. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Realm of Lost Spirits by Erin Hunter (Bravelands: Thunder on the Plains #3)

Well, here we are. The conclusion to the Bravelands series. Will it stick the landing, or will it fail? Let's see. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Gift of Dark Hollow by Kieran Larwood (The Five Realms #2)

Let's take a look at book two. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Into the Realm of Dreams by Chen Jiatong (Dream Keeper #1)

Note: This book has, at the time of publishing this review, not been translated into English (yet). I am unable to read the original Chinese release, therefore I'll be basing my review on the German edition which I read.

By the author of White Fox, this one looked very interesting to me. Bonus points for the cute cat on the cover. Spoilers ahead.

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 Wilde zwijnen.

I like boars, so let's read more about them!

Book Review: Birth of the Firebringer by Meredith Ann Pierce (Firebringer #1)

This one definitely looked interesting to me, and by some luck I managed to find the entire trilogy in paperback for like a tenner at a local book market. So let's take a look. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Tuschka by Astrid M. van Ginneken

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

I practically never read sea life xenofiction because, well, quite frankly, I'm just generally not that interested in it. I'm a general animal lover don't get me wong but stuff like fish, marine mammals, corals, etc. just don't really interest me that much and never have. But when I saw this book up for grabs for cheap at the local bookstore I did want to give it a read. Xenofiction is xenofiction.

Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Beauty of Beasts by Ralph Helfer

I've read one book by this author before, Zamba, which is about one of his most famous animal stars, a lion. When I saw this book covers generally his entire time of working with real wild animals for Hollywood, I thought it was interesting so I gave it a read.

Book Review: Podkin One-ear by Kieran Larwood (The Five Realms #1)

This one looked interesting to me when I found it at the library. So let's have a look. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Wolf Road by Alice Roberts

I will read any book with a wolf in it, it seems. So here's another one! Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Varjak Paw by SF Said (Varjak Paw #1)

This once I've heard a lot about. Let's check it out. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee

Not the type of non-fiction I usually read, but I once saw this mentioned by a BookTuber a few years ago and ever since then I've been meaning to read it. I only found out a few weeks ago that my library actually owns a copy of the Dutch translation, so obviously I borrowed it.

Book Review: The Howling Throne by A.A. Hamilton

This one has been on my to-read list for a while. Let's take a look. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: She Wolf by Dan Smith

It has a wolf on the cover, which means I have to read it. Of course. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Tyger by SF Said

I have heard very good things about the book Varjak Paw, also by this author. So when I saw this one at the English bookstore in Amsterdam I just had to check it out. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Deer by Michael Leach (Animal Neighbors)

I like deer but I don't read a lot about them. So let's change that.

I was given this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Foxlight by Katya Balen

This one looked pretty interesting to me. Spoilers ahead.

Lucky find at the Amsterdam Waterstones. It doesn't seem the sequel has been translated into Dutch (yet). So I'll read the English version instead. Spoilers ahead.

I don't usually read non-fiction about autism despite having it myself, but mom gave me this book to check out. So I did.

Book Review: Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle

This one looked interesting to me when I found it at the bookstore. So let's dive in. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Simon Thorn and the Black Widow's Web by Aimée Carter (Simon Thorn #4)

Note: this book is not available in English (yet).

Almost done with arc one! We've by now also reached the point where the books haven't been released officially in English yet. This installment was apparently temporarily available to read online in English during the pandemic, but has since been taken down in order to be prepped for an official release. So for now it remains unavailable in English.

Like with my previous books, I'll be basing my review off the German version. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Lost Realm by Geronimo Stilton (The Chronicles of Fantasy Kingdom #1)

Another Fantasy Kingdom series by a Stilton, however this time it's the Chronicles of Fantasy Kingdom rather than Princesses of Fantasy Kingdom, which I have reviewed before. I honestly wanted to check out book one of this series for quite a while now, but never did as a kid and even now that I have a library card I came to the sad realization that my library does not own book one of this series, only books two through six.

So I decided to get myself a secondhand copy of book one so I could emerge myself in the world of Fantasy Kingdom this way. Let's take a look. Spoilers ahead.

PS, just as a quick disclaimer beforehand for those who have read the Princesses series: So far I cannot find any real hints connecting these two books other than the world sharing the same name. None of the characters of the sister-series appear, nor are there any familiar locations or other aspects other than it being a fantasy series. So whether or not there'll be any true connection or overlap between the two series remains to be seen. It could very well be that they explicitly want both series to not be connected, I honestly do not know.

Book Review: Cry of the Wild by Charles Foster

Found this one at a bookstore recently, though it looked interesting. Let's take a gander, shall we? Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: White Fox in the Forest by Chen Jiatong (The White Fox #2)

Let's take a look at book two in this series. I believe that so far this is the latest book of the series which has been translated into English. However, since I'm reading the German editions (which have been translated much further ahead) that's no issue for me. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Shifting Sands by Sophie Torro (The Wolves of Elementa #3)

This one I was the most excited for, since Sandstorm is my favorite character. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Ivypool's Heart by Erin Hunter (Warriors Super Edition #17)

I always wanted an Ivypool standalone when I was younger. But now that I'm read it, I'm not so sure. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: Royal Rivalry by Sophie Torro (The Wolves of Elementa #2)

Finally taking a gander at book two. Spoilers ahead.

Book Review: The Black Tigress by Peer Martin (The Secret Life of Animals: Jungle #2)

Note: The title of this book and series have been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers. The original title reads Die schwarze Tigerin from the Das Geheime Leben der Tiere: Dschungel series. The book is currently not available in English (yet).

Another book in this series I'm reviewing! Per usual, here's your reminder that this is an anthology series where each book can be read separately, so while I haven't reviewed book number one in the Jungle series I can still read book two and not be lost or anything. Spoilers ahead.