I read this book 4 times in the course of one of my college classes. Meyer gives everyone so much to think about, and every time I reread the book a different point would catch my eye. Meyer's facts and opinions are depressing, there is no doubt about that, but he does bring up so many thought-provoking points. It's a very short read, but it is something I see myself returning to again and again over the course of my career in natural resources. The only thing I wish Meyer had spent time on in the book was how humans themselves could change "the end of the wild" - he spends so much time on listing all the bad things that are happening but fails to discuss arguably the most important factor in the equation: people and the world's rapidly expanding population.

I LOVED this book and how Lackey managed to retell one of my favorite fairy tales! This is not an explicit romance, and sometimes you could guess how things were going to work out, but I did really enjoy reading this book. My only complaint was I wish it was longer!