The Introduction is more by way of a potted biography than anything else - but London's life is endlessly fascinating, so no worries! Amusing snippet: London provately referred to White Fang as "The Call of the Tame."

Maybe I shoulda started this series from the beginning, books was some what confusing. But I wasnt read for the ending, ending had me on the edge of my my seat. 

Really not liking this book. Maybe it doesn’t help because this is like number 8 in the series? 

FYI - the Pedro Cervantes book is still free in the US.

I don't read or speak Spanish, and I brought the Cervantes book largely because I wanted to look at more of his artwork.  The book does include a timeline and an essay.  The photos of his works are quite good, and with a price of zip,well worth it.

Circles of Delight - is, sadly, no longer free.  Shepherd is better known for his children's version of various fables and fairy tales.  This book is a look at the carousels in San Fran.  The history of the carousels is short, but the photos are beautiful.  I love that he paid attention to areas of the actual structure as well as the mounts.

This was okay.
It was like Clueless in a lot of ways, but with added mystery. That was never solved.
I felt like the characters and their teenage ways were the best part of the story. The writing was a little scattered though in the beginning. I found it hard to know what was going on, but I caught up in the middle and it got better for me.
I even have the first season of the show now, so I can see how the adaption is. It's quite popular after all. You'll see what I think about that too.