I didn’t know anything about the illegal succulent trade. What an interesting, educational and insightful book.

The summary is what really drew me in and led to me requesting this book through Netgalley. As someone who is an avid collector of house plants (but not many succulents/cacti), the illegal succulent trade is not a topic I had ever heard of before. It gave a whole new perspective on this hobby of mine, and what it means to collect and the desire behind it.
What I liked most about this book is the way it made me think, which is not what I was expecting when I first started it. What I was expecting was to learn about a brand new topic, but I got so much more out of this book. Especially as someone who works in the field of conservation, and can understand the perspective of the conservationists interviewed in this book. However, it also introduced the new perspective of succulent collectors and made me view some aspects of my job in another light.
Overall, this book was both educational and insightful. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

Thank you to Netgalley and the University of Minnesota Press for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.