Inside Animal Hearts and Minds by Belinda Recio

Narrated by Hayden Panettiere I read this book on the heels of another with similar content. That book was about animals who rescue, while this is a slightly lighter collection of 'special behaviour' that certain animals have shown and, with them, stunned the humans around them. There was even some overlap between the two, with…

North to Paradise by Ousman Umar

Translated by Kevin Gerry Dunn I have read quite a few books about the refugee crisis from different countries just this year. This book has a more unique ending than a few others. The entire book feels like a translated work, this being one of the rare occasions that that is actually a bonus.The bewilderment…

Abandoned Train Stations by David Ross

This is yet another non-fiction for the year, adding a little bit of joy to my reflection on this year in reading. I am further excited because this is not a topic I previously covered this year. I did look at train journeys around the world, but this was more satisfying.This book is exactly as…

Salted Plums by Alison Hồng Nguyễn Lihalakha

The author's full name is on the cover for a reason. It may be a mouthful, but it carries the weight of her experiences and her discovery of herself (or so I presume, based on my reading of the book).I am on a non-fiction spree this year, much to my delight. I have been able…

The Social Lives of Animals by Ashley Ward

In November, I usually look back at all the non-fictions I have read, and I think this would probably be the year I finally hit a much higher number than I usually do.Given the content, this book has a more generic cover than I think appropriate. The author begins by putting forward his stance on…

Ripple by Jim Cosgrove

There was a phase in life where I wanted to and did watch a lot of crime shows and a few true crime ones as well. I have not read many, mostly because many of them are unsolved, and it is not as helpful to read a book about an actual victim and find out…

The Scooter Bible by Eric Dregni

This was a timed advance review copy, and given the content, I almost did not have hopes of working my way through the entire thing. I ended up managing to read it all, but it is an encyclopedia, and therefore it is full of data that I obviously cannot retain in my head for other…

The Folding Book by Janelle Cohen

I have worked on being more efficient in my household tasks for a while now, to the extent that I am one of those people who watch the forwards with small tips to make certain activities easier. My mother recently sent me a video of ways to fold clothes that I found entertaining (however weird…