Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy 3/5 Stars
This book started extremely slowly for me, so much so that I almost stopped listening to the audiobook. It didn’t have the same pull as McConaghy’s other books had for me. This one is set slightly in the future and really harped on climate change rather than having a more balanced medley of themes as her other books have had. It ended up feeling like a soft thriller once it picked up, between the dramas of the environment and people on the island. I found myself moved more by McConaghy’s delightful writing than by the story itself.

Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree

Vagabond: A Memoir by Tim Curry

The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell 5/5 Stars
What an adventure this one is! This is the kind of book where you can’t say too much because it would be very easy to give spoilers. I did suspect a few surprises but I still very much enjoyed the journey to get there. I did read an ARC of this book and I haven’t checked it against the published version, but I am still unclear about one of the details at the end and that is really my only complaint about this book. I loved Eve and Max and the hotel, which was a character on its own. I look forward to reading more from this author.
I was given a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Genius Bat by Yossi Yovel 4/5 Stars
Overall, I really liked this book. The beginning was strong and I was very excited to have found a non-fiction book with such interesting information presented in a captivating way. A bit into the book things slowed way down. I think why that happened is that there are stories about different researchers, doctors, studies, etc but they are not told beginning to end; the author switches around and it gets very confusing trying to keep everyone straight and impossible (for me) to remember if we had already heard about a particular person or study before. I think it would have been much less confusing if each study or research topic was told completely before moving on to another one. This did not work as an e-book for me because some of the information was a bit too scientific to hold my attention, however I did end up purchasing the audiobook and could kind of zone out a little bit when the going got tough and enjoyed it that way. I think if you really like bats this is an enjoyable and informative book.
I was given a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, however I did also purchase the audiobook myself.

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