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It's the new books day again and I had a couple of ARCs that come out today. Obviously, the main event is Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher. It's Learned Edmund's book and it's great.

https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2026/08/daggerbound-by-t-kingfisher-review.html

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14d

A Review of Science and Magic and Lions, OH MY!: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-magic-science-lions-oh-my/

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Book cover for Magic, Science, & Lions, OH MY! by JD Bennett. Image on cover simply shows the title and author written in a gold cursive font against a light yellow background.

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9d

Lots of new manga published today that I had ARCs for. I must've been on a good mood, because they all got five stars. 😀

The most anticipated one is of course Spy x Family, Vol. 16 by Tatsuya Endo. S. 2 starts here with fresh faces and stories.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8119128861

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The cover of Spy x Family, Vol. 16 by Tatsuya Endo.

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7d

Hmmm, no book reviews in August. Do you still have a pulse?

Yes, dear readers, I might have mentioned that once I get my teeth stuck in Darwin's Descent of Man, they would remain firmly lodged there. Here is a progress shot as I am grinding my way through over 700 pages of Victorian English and effectively a separate book of dense annotations. No shortcuts here, just reading books cover to cover before writing a review, so I beg your patience.

And those books on the left? I am settling in for a deep dive into this topic.

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A photo of three books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books and part of the beech-coloured laminate floor.

On the right, The Descent of Man, showing a white oblong hardback with a colour photo of a fan of brown bird feathers with noticeable eyespots (these belong to the argus pheasant). The book is heavily annotated with yellow Post-it notes

On the left, two books: Darwin and the Making of a Sexual Selection, a white hardback with a period black-and-white cartoon illustration of a woman in Victorian garb seen from the back, holding a small umbrella. Her head, back, and the umbrella are covered with coloured peacock feathers. Next to it is A Most Interesting Problem, showing a white hardback with two monotone colour illustrations of a chimpanzee skeleton in yellow and a human skull in green.

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7d

A Review of The Bloody Road to Castle Dracula: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-the-bloody-road-to-castle-dracula/

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Book cover for The Bloody Road to Castle Dracula - Explore the History of Vampires & the Inspiration Behind Bram Stoker's Masterpiece Author: Steven J. Rolfes. Image on cover shows a drawing of a castle on top of a hill. A full moon looms large behind the castle, and the sky is a disturbing shade of blood red.

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3d

Here’s my review of Albion by Anna Hope, 2025… I liked a lot about this story of family secrets and sibling infighting, the characters were excellently written but the story didn’t quite fulfil its potential #bookstodon #BookReview #reading #Storygraph #audiobook @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/91b14292-73c9-42e5-b896-5760e760eb99

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31d

The most recent review of my story The Last Philosopher, for me the greatest compliment I can get is that someone wants to reread the story 😊

Buy Part One: https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA

1€ Ebook. Help an #IndieAuthor to get to 100€ sales. This is not for the profit but to avoid the fees from D2D.

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$A Brilliant Story in Absurdist Flavor by Billy101 Friday, July 3rd, 2026 20:04 First of all, this story challenged my brain. It requires a slow read to appreciate the wit and clever humor. It has a distinct voice that uses play on words and Overall mundane absurdity to tell a story that’s actually cosmic horror. I'm honestly impressed with the author's skill in weaving a complex story that I think in many ways is a satire of social systems, which is the part that sometimes makes me stop and say “Oh wow, that is deep. And chilling.” like the imprisonment of philo—oh | don't want to spoil. Some comments: Sometimes the multiple inner voices / fractured psyche can be overwhelming, especially since the two protagonists share the same quirk. Though it’s funny. I feel like there's a deeper reason why they do. Another is that the story sometimes unfold through the characters not doing anything much physically (or maybe it's because they are philosophers). The humor is great, but I think there are times when it undercuts the impactful beats instead of letting them linger a little longer. There are also some tense slips and minor missing punctuations. Overall, it's very entertaining. Perfect for warming up my rusty brain since I'm just starting to read again. I think I will read this again in my free time because the voice is just so entertaining. But make no mistake, the worldbuilding is solid, and the plot is not what you see coming. I think this is actually a diamond in the rough. Excited to read book 2!$

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2d

Indie Books I’ve Reviewed This Year: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-indie-books-ive-reviewed-here-this-year/

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Book cover for Amina by P.B. Cannon. Image on cover is a watercolour painting of a woman with long white hair dancing in the forest. She’s wearing a light blue dress.

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Book cover for Marginal Worlds by Alfred Bekker. Image on cover shows a realistic drawing of a space ship sailing past a streak of light in outer space. There are no planets or suns in the picture, so the source of the light remains mysterious.

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New review: A potent mixture of cartoons and palaeontology, these giftable hardbacks show that humour can be an important component of science communication.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2026/09/10/book-review-speed-thief-volume-i-volume-ii/

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