Okay, how about we do one more review before the year is out? Coming soon to https://inquisitivebiologist.com
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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.
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.
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.
finished reading Foreign Soil 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
by Maxine Beneba Clarke.
Short stories about being coloured in a white world. Hard-hitting, often left hanging without resolution, just the discomfort of injustice.
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
I review Entwined by H.M. Long on my reading blog. An opening to a gaslamp fantasy duology with an interesting magic system. Out today.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2026/03/entwined-by-hm-long-review.html
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.
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
New review: A nicely balanced collection of essays with long-lived trees from around the globe that provides ten different answers to the question: "And what else can you learn from tree rings?"
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I read Little Mushroom Manhua Vol.1 by Yi Shi Si Zhou. The art is soooo beautiful. Story is good too.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8193445786
New #BookReview on my #blog: "Diary of a Bookseller."
https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/01/book-review-diary-of-bookseller.html
Dear #fediverse, please send more readers my way.
I’d love to connect with more people who read books, post about #books, write #reviews, share #recommendations, and enjoy thoughtful conversations about #literature.
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A Review of Homeless: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-homeless/
finished reading I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
by Ed Yong.
Delves into the many varied & amazing ways humans & animals have evolved to depend upon microbes. Most of this was familiar to me already, though told in the author's excellent clear & awed way. New was the incredible nesting of microbes within high-order animal cells, with each doing distinct jobs, such that none can survive without the others. Yong is always good for a celebration of life & its complexity.
finished reading Becoming Mrs Mulberry 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
by Jackie French.
In the aftermath of WW1, a woman strives to build a new life despite the sacrifices she has made. Eventful & enjoyable, if implausible, with an excellent cast of characters and strong Miss Fisher vibes.
I review Little Mushroom (Novel) Vol. 1 by Yi Shi Si Zhou. A sweet romance (of sorts) against a harrowing background of human extinction.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2026/08/little-mushroom-novel-vol-1-by-yi-shi.html
finished reading Just One Damned Thing After Another 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
by Jodi Taylor.
A shameless rip-off of Connie Willis' time travelling historian concept, but with much more chaotic excitement. A bit too much, perhaps, and not enough historic immersion. Don't think too hard, just enjoy the ride.
A Review of Mayday Mayday Mayday: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-mayday-mayday-mayday/
My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, and spectacular #horror #books far and wide.
The tropes and subtext in THE NIGHT SHIP could be both trite & unceasingly grim but Alex Woodroe's deft & elegant writing makes this weird, cosmic horror tale of survivors battling the forces of darkness a suspenseful, thrilling, life-affirming adventure of determination & grit. (Flame Tree)
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