Although it appears that the intent of the book was to propose a new hypothesis for why dinosaurs died out whereas many of its contemporaries survived, I found the book to be much more than that. It is a great introduction to dinosaurs and evolution. Andrew Norman writes in a conversational tone and gives a lot of background to the subject. While he uses a lot of technical terms, he explains them all in parenthetical remarks. This made the book very easy to understand and follow. I also found the writing fluid and that his enthusiasm for the subject area was very clear to me. He also included parts of his personal journey, something I find very interesting. While Norman did speculate about his theory, he acknowledges this and nonetheless provides, what is to me, credible supporting information. And the last part of the book provided useful continental maps, as well as great photos and additional information on dinosaurs. Overall this is a great read for anyone interested in dinosaurs. Thank you to Netgalley and White Owl for the digital review copy.

The habit of this book to define within the text even common words (such as fossil, marine, lagoon, track, and clay) makes it almost unreadable. I’m not sure who the intended audience is, because the language is too advanced for this to be a children’s book. The content is interesting but thin.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

This book has a lot of information. It feels like it was written for scholars more than the common reader. #TheDinosaursandtheirMysteriouDemise #NetGalley

I devoured this book because I'm obsessed with dinosaurs. I will admit that I did skim some parts but only because those parts didn't have any new information for me. Other than that this was a well written and informative read.