"So disappointed in this one. I did like the character Steve, but that was about it. The plot was all over the place. 2.5 rounded down."

"I’m struggling to understand the high rating for this one, just like I am struggling to get through the book itself. The characters are flat, and there are about 84 of them. The plot was everywhere, all over the place. This one only has the worst parts of TMC, spy/mob/hitmen ish. Not my favorite. There were a couple of giggles, but overall fairly boring. Sadness. Thank goodness TMC 5 is out in 2025. "

"Vanishing Treasures is a fun quick read about various endangered species. It’s mostly fun facts with some history about local legends and how the species became endangered, mostly due to human interactions of one sort or another. I thought the facts were interesting such as how people have trained elephants to detect land mines in Africa and I wasn’t aware of a lot of subspecies such as the Cozumel Raccoon aka the Pygmy Raccoon. Really the main message of the book is to show the reader how these animals are more complex than most of us might realize and that they deserve our protection."