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When I first received this book, I was not crazy about reading it. While the premise sounded...
Father of Lions was not my cup of tea and I found it boring. I feel like someone who loves this...
This was such an interesting and beautiful story. I love hearing about stories like this and I...
Father of Lions tells the story of a man determined to save the Mosul Zoo during 2010's Isis...
I received this book in a bookishfirst giveaway. I found this book completely fascinating! This...
Thank you so much to Bookish First and Forge books for my advanced copy in exchange for an honest...
Father of Lions tells the tale of the ISIS occupation of Mosul, Iraq, in the 2010s through the...
I received an ARC of Father of Lions to facilitate my review. For many of us, going to the zoo...
Father of Lions was the true story of how some of the animals from the Mosul Zoo was saved. The...
This book tells the true story of Abu Laith, the Father of Lions, who is living in Iraq during...
I truly enjoyed this book. It takes place in Mosul during the two and a half years that ISIS...
This is the second book I've read recently regarding the ongoing wars in the Middle East. One...
An excellent true story of a family and a team of strangers that fight to save the animals of a...
Abu Laith, whose name means Father of Lions, has always had a fondness for animals; ever since he...
I finished this book a week or so ago as part of non-fiction November. And just wow. 👏 ⠀ ⠀ Abu...
Abu-Laith is a man of many dimensions. He’s a successful businessman who has built a place of...
I enjoyed reading this book and felt transported to Mosul. Abu Laith, the main character of the...
All i have to say is wow! I am so happy that i got the opportunity to read this book. Thank you...
"𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 --- 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰...
The book alternated between the story of Abu Laith, the self-declared zookeeper who did all he...
I normally do not pick up non-fiction, but the premise of this book looked intriguing and the...
I loved reading this story with a new perspective on Iraqi wartime. Who ever thinks about...
Father of Lions is excellent book about the Mosul Zoo and its keeper Abu Leith. This books...
I appreciated the story of the self-appointed "father of lions" and not just his struggles, but...
This was a reasonably well organized story about a man who did everything he could to take care...
Father of Lions definitely is a brilliantly written book by Louise Callaghan. The story puts a...
Father of Lions is non-fiction that reads like fiction. The story is so amazing, it is hard to...
Father of Lions is an unbelievable true story about an animal rescue through Isis, Daesh, and...
Ordinary people in extraordinary times can accomplish the heroic. Father of Lions: One Man's...
My friend was disappointed as it was more about the war than the zoo. I will try to read it to...
I was interested in this story from the first intriguing sentence. I love reading true stories...
Between the American financed and supported (and mean) Iraqi army and the cruel insanity of the...
This book is supposedly nonfiction, but it feels like a novelization. It feels very odd that it...
Father of lions is one of those books that are just amazing and full of things that make you want...
This book was so full of everything from intrigue to heart pounding moments where , I couldn’t...
I will admit from the beginning that this book isn't one I'd normally go out of my way to grab...
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