I haven’t read a science non-fiction book in a good long while, and this one brought my fondness for them flooding back!

Whether you’re a seasoned scientist or an interested science reader, it’s a perfect read. You might have left science at school, or are maybe undertaking a life science or biology related course at university - perhaps science is your full-time day job, there’s something in this book for everyone. It’s a fab whistle stop tour through all things life. It also goes into a lot of depth which surprised me, as I thought it would be more basic but was more than pleasantly surprised as to how much detail this had!

Reading this really makes you appreciate not only the subtle complexities of life but also the sheer luck that we are even here! We follow the tale for the origin of life, how cells came to be, a quick blip into chemistry and physics and a toe thoroughly dipped into biology.

And of course, all accompanied by some absolutely stunning illustrations and images that really made reading this a breeze. It’s also reaffirmed my love for fluorescence microscopy as those images are just stunning and I also loved that there were interactive QR codes to further get you into the subject material.

Whilst I had this as an ebook, books like these are perfect to have in your hands! It’s even easier to appreciate the whole book and would be an impressive addition to any a bookshelf.

Wow. Older children, parents, adults, students scientists, schools and libraries you should definitely get this book.

We can all think of those information books that are bland and so dense they are a struggle to get to page two, let alone the end.

This is NOT a boring book!!! The complete opposite.

I’ve been cover to cover, twice. And I think I’m going to be looking at bits of this everyday for a long time.

On receiving the book. I was mesmerised by the cover and illustrations. Colourful, eye-catching and detailed, and perfectly chosen to match the text. In fact when I opened the book I just went through it looking at the pictures.

Then the text. Everything you could wish to know about cells is here. Split up into many short sections. The history of cell discovery - it’s here. The Scientists who made the discoveries - they are here, including some gems forgotten in the history of who actually made the discovery. What is a cell - it’s here. What types of cells are there - it’s here. How cells function - it’s here. The breadth of how cells and life came about - it’s here. I could go on and on.

Okay these things are in other books too. Yes. But I’ve never before seen such an accessible dive into the fantastic world of Cells as presented in these pages.

As I said previously. This is the book to get!

Thank you to The Experiment and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.