Book Review: Will This Be a Problem? The Anthology: Issue V (edited by Somto Ihezue and Olivia Kidula)
A unique collection of hauntingly engaging and imaginative stories
Ann Michelle Harris has our review at the NOAF blog:
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-will-this-be-problem.html
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New review fresh in for #FossilFriday: Bringing to life two palaeontological expeditions and excelling at explaining scientific concepts, The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt goes deeper into the tragic history behind Spinosaurus and resurrects the forgotten Ernst Stromer.
https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/12/19/book-review-the-lost-dinosaurs-of-egypt/
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finished reading A Room of One’s Own 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
by Virginia Woolf.
A classic that is actually good! An essay on women & fiction (thus, feminism) that rambles along in a relaxed fashion without losing any of its coherency or piercing insight. And damn she can write. Sadly still relevant, nearly 100 years on. (For reference her £500/yr is A$55k/yr today.)
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@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de
Book Review #1 for 2016 is Edmund Morris' Colonel Roosevelt. This is the third volume in a 3 volume set on President Theodore Roosevelt. I read the first two several years ago and listened to this volume. It covers his life after his Presidency. I think Morris provides an honest look at what TR accomplished in the final 6 years of his life. ☕☕☕☕☕ review. #bookstodon #POTUS @bookstodon #books #bookreview #biography @histodons
A Review of Sunset: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-sunset/
Book Review: The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman
Second person present tense is the sexiest way to tell a story.
A long and meaty review at the blog from @chloroform_tea today:
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/book-review-wolf-and-his-king-by-finn.html
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finished reading To Be Taught, If Fortunate 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
by Becky Chambers.
A small crew of scientists leave Earth, and their time period, forever to explore life on distant planets. But what will they do when Earth goes silent? An ode to science, discovery and the inherent worth of knowledge. The lack of interpersonal conflict under such trying conditions feels unrealistic.
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@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de
A Review of A Happy Christmas Ceilidh: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-happy-christmas-ceilidh-by-zoe-tasia/
New #BookReview on my #blog: "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition."
https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/book-review-ferengi-rules-of-acquisition.html
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New #BookReview on my #blog: "Alchemy and Mysticism: the Hermetic Museum."
https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/book-review-alchemy-and-mysticism.html
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finished reading Blackout 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
by Connie Willis.
The Oxford time travellers are back, back to the London Blitz in WW2. But they are having trouble returning home, and getting caught up in all sorts of trouble in the meantime. Slow moving and overly detailed, but the near slapstick humour saves it. Only the first half of the story, so unfulfilling.
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@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de
Here are a few thoughts on Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1934, a reread for me, about the excesses of a wealthy American set living on the French Riviera, alcoholism and the ways mental illness was treated at the time #bookstodon #BookReview #reading #Storygraph #Braille @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/214d6cce-ed09-4e6c-ad04-3b6efbb7db3b
Okay, how about we do one more review before the year is out? Coming soon to https://inquisitivebiologist.com
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Christmas (miracle) review on Part One of my Fantasy/Attempted Comedy story The Last Philosopher 😊
P.S Links to places where I'm currently posting Part Two are on my profile, updated weekly.
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Book Review: The Gryphon King by Sara Omer
A monster-filled secondary-world fantasy that takes its cues and worldbuilding inspirations from points east of the Bosporus Strait
@Princejvstin has our review
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-gryphon-king-by-sara-omer.html
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On my reading blog, I review The Villain’s White Halo (Novel) Vol. 1 by Hao Da Yi Juan Wei Sheng Zhi. A fairly cozy transmigration danmei of a man who wants to be the final boss, only to find himself in an opposite situation instead.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-villains-white-halo-novel-vol-1-by.html
The Inquisitive Biologist looks back at 2025 and picks his five favourite books. Palaeontology, aerobiology, speleology, degrowth, and geomicrobiology top this year's list.
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A Review of New Year: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-new-year/
finished reading Before the Coffee Gets Cold 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
In a particular seat in an otherwise unremarkable cafe, it is possible to travel through time. Despite stringent limitations, the customers and workers nonetheless find solace from the travails of life. Its a pleasing enough community of everyday people, but nothing special.
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@wildwoila@wyrms.de @WildWoila
My first review of the year is up on my reading blog. The Wife Comes First by Lv Ye Qian He is a historical rebirth danmei of a prince who decides to treat his male wife better in his second life. A delightful start to a series.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-wife-comes-first-qi-wei-shang-novel.html
finished reading Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
by Eric Posner & Glen Weyl.
Proposes a number of dramatic reforms to foundational institutions: including property, voting & migration. A perennial auction of property would result in shared public ownership funding a basic income and ensuring more efficient use of capital - this one challenged my deep set conception of ownership & control. Quadratic voting would enable citizens to give more democratic weight to issues of more concern to them - fantastic, we should do this! Would love to see these ideas get consideration and trial runs. We desperately need more creative thinking along these lines. No consideration given to environmental limits.
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@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de
finished reading The Shadow of the Wind 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
A rare book sets a teenage boy on a path of mystery, love & revenge. This was nearly great, with an intriguing setup, smooth prose, vibrant characters and an evocative sense of time & place (mid-century Barcelona). But it ran out of steam with repetitive storytelling and too much exposition. And nearly all the men were incorrigible womanisers.
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@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de
Here are a few thoughts on The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton, 1913, a truly wonderful novel with a deliciously awful main character! #bookstodon #BookReview #reading #Storygraph #Braille @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f9c5a8d4-07a6-4997-88f8-11a999c5273f
finished reading The Strangest Criminals: A Funny and Heartwarming Cosy Fantasy Mystery About Crime, Magic, and Found Family 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
by Blake Polden.
In a world where the Occult lives along side the Ordinary, a magical mafia family turns bad. Has potential, with some fresh creativity, but the writing is too choppy & disrupted.
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@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de
On my reading blog, I review After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine Vol. 1 by Liu Gou Hua. A good historical transmigration danmei. Interesting court intrigue and budding romance.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2026/01/after-disabled-god-of-war-became-my.html
