A review by emilybettin
Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal by L. David Mech

4.0

Rounding up from what I’d call a 3.5 star rating. The first half to 2/3 of the book was fascinating and eye opening and well written to include quite a bit of the author’s personal life and reflections that give this book zest and perspective. By the third winter season, though, the writing dried up a little and was rushed through, kind of “and we saw a lot more wolves hunting moose” that was tough to get through. I would have loved more detail on the later years of the study, the book is very front end heavy with life and then races ahead to the end. Still, I learned a lot and absolutely enjoyed this read. It comes from a balanced, science focused perspective, definitely not catering toward the wolf-loving crowd, which I appreciated.