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I was not sure what to expect from this nonfiction book about a man who rescued some lions and...
This was a very interesting book about something that I knew almost nothing about, and was a very...
Oh, boy. Where to start with this review?! I was hesitant to request an ARC of this one,...
Though I read the first impression and found the book amazingly written and heartbreaking at that...
This book was great! The author writes about a man's real life experience during the time of war...
I'm not surprised that I liked this, as someone who loves animals. Nonfiction stories about...
This book was absolutely beautifully written. The descriptions were so realistic that you could...
This was a sad and unsettling book for the writing about animals and people alike. I liked the...
When Isis militants drive off the Iraqi military and take over Mosul life changes in an instant. ...
I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did. It was a harder read for me, given the...
Let's start with the cover. Is it eye-catching? Yes, of course. I mean, it features a...
At first the story is a little confusing until you learn the main players. Names seem similar and...
While I have read news stories and seen plenty of photos surrounding the various conflicts in the...
It was a good book but confusing at points. But it was good i like lions too ...
So, I don't often start a book and not finish it. This just didn't grab me. It was well written,...
Father of Lions is beautiful, gripping, and thought-provoking and had me feeling so many...
The past year or two I have been trying to make myself read some nonfiction. It is not normally...
I usually don't read much nonfiction but I am really glad I saw Father of Lions and decided to...
I’ve a bit of history and knowledge in many a things with animals, care for them, all things...
Louise Callaghan, the author, spent a huge chunk of time researching and writing this true...
When a war occurs you know there are going to be casualties: men, women, and even children. Lives...
A true, and heartbreaking, story of families stuck in Mosul during intense times, fighting to...
Father of Lions by Louise Callaghan is a true story but the way it was written from different...
Father of Lions is a beautifully written reminder of all the things we take for granted every...
While I wouldn’t describe this book as “unputdownable” it was an interesting story of one man’s...
I really loved this book. I am generally not a person who is overly obsessed with nonfiction...
During the war in Iraq, Abu Laith, a car mechanic, persevered to save as many animals living in...
Well, this was a treat of a non-fiction book. Honestly not at all what I was expecting. When I...
This was definitely a learning while reading experience. While a bit slow to start, I was...
What would you do in the middle of a war? Louise Callaghan, a Middle East journalist, researched...
Thanks to BookishFirst and Tor/Forge Books for the ARC! "Father of Lions" follows all the people...
Honestly, Father of Lions by Louise Callaghan is one of the best books I've read all year! A true...
This book is about the people who helped keep the animals of the Mosul Zoo alive during the...
4.5* This book checked a lot of boxes for me: I love reading nonfiction based in other...
I very much enjoyed this book, even though it wasn’t really a “couldn’t put it down” type of...
This book is much more than a book about a zookeeper and his animals. Callaghan writes of the...
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