This was such a sweet + simple book, and I loved it a lot! It was so nice to hear about the animals and what complex + lovely creatures they are, and it was cool to see love through this new lens. I feel like I still don't know who Sy is, though, and I'm honestly not left that interested in her? 

Another review on here talked about how she was sort of just a girl with a lot of money that got to go on a lot of 'expeditions', and I sort of feel the same. She brought up a lot of really heavy things and then just kind of moved on, and I felt like it was a bit jarring. I think in general, her view of the world + natural world, specifically, felt really privileged and sort of lacking.

I liked it because I loved hearing about the animals + her unique connection with them, but I was a bit thrown off by some of the things she had to say. I'd still recommend it, but don't go in looking for a seriously thought-through memoir or something very science-y. Like I said, it's sweet and simple, and that's what it does best.