Under a Poacher's Moon

It reads like a story on steroids in which one woman’s fantasy (a safari adventure) attempts to encapsulate both the beauty and the many tragic conditions of life in Africa in the space of 3 days. I gave 2 stars out of respect for the author’s desire to promote awareness of the animal poaching abuse......more

My jury is still out on this novel. As a South African, I picked holes from the minute I started reading the book. It’s so obvious that the author might have visited the country and sort of soaked up the atmosphere, but………… from a foreign perspective. The description of the rhino and her calf poachin......more

A stunning, heartrending adventure story. W. Aaron Vandiver’s impressive debut novel transports the reader to the bushveld of Africa. “There is no place like Africa,” Anna Whitney is told by her guide as she embarks on an impulsive safari to the Mzansi Reserve. Anna, a fortysomething professional woma......more

Africa at its wildest Pretty good story but seemed to drag at times. Too much dialogue on past life and memories of her child and ex husband. Kind of a cliff hanger but the appropriate ending.......more

A Fantastic Exploration of Africa Trilling and so informative on the African Bush country, the novel is a joy allowing the reader to learn and experience so much about Africa and the population of human and animal inhabitants.......more