I see lots of positive comments, but has anyone actually checked out the reviews or did I hit 2/2 bad apples? The reviews amount to some meta info, often largel

I see lots of positive comments, but has anyone actually checked out the reviews or did I hit 2/2 bad apples? The reviews amount to some meta info, often largely citing the author. There isn't any reviewing of the science really. Or is this not supposed to be a scientific review, but just regular book reviews from people that happen to also be scientists but aren't judging the scientific content from their professional point of view?