i confess to having been tempted by Across the nightingale floor.

my recs - Brother Termite by Patricia Anthony, anything by the late Gerald Durrell or David Quammen, Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
Guy Gavriel Kay, What if the Earth had two Moons by Dr. Neil Commins, and the Foreigner series by CJ Cherryh.

have nice days and be well.