Author Archives: Victoria Janssen

About Victoria Janssen

Victoria Janssen [she, her] currently writes cozy space opera for Kalikoi. The novella series A Place of Refuge begins with Finding Refuge: Telepathic warrior Talia Avi, genius engineer Miki Boudreaux, and augmented soldier Faigin Balfour fought the fascist Federated Colonies for ten years, following the charismatic dissenter Jon Churchill. Then Jon disappeared, Talia was thought dead, and Miki and Faigin struggled to take Jon’s place and stay alive. When the FC is unexpectedly upended, Talia is reunited with her friends and they are given sanctuary on the enigmatic planet Refuge. The trio of former guerillas strive to recover from lifetimes of trauma, build new lives on a planet with endless horizons, and forge tender new connections with each other.

#TBRChallenge – Old School: Magic Flutes by Eva Ibbotson

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Given that Magic Flutes by Eva Ibbotson was published in 1982, I decided it could safely fit this month’s challenge theme. Plus, I’ve been looking forward to reading it for a long time, as one of the few by this … Continue reading →

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My March Reading Log

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Battle Hill Bolero by Daniel José Older is third in the Bone Street Rumba trilogy, one of the best urban fantasy series I’ve ever read because of its superb, deep grounding in contemporary Brooklyn. I’d been hoarding it for … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Book by a Favorite Author: Wild Angel by Pat Murphy

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Wild Angel by Pat Murphy is a book by a favorite science fiction author I have been saving since it came out in paperback in 2000. (Yes, I know it was a long time ago!) When Sarah McKensie’s parents are … Continue reading →

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My February Reading Log

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: In the course of reading Coming to Terms: Consequences Impend (Clorinda Cathcart’s Circle Book 12) by L.A. Hall, I discovered I had somehow missed Tricks and Traps: Tables Turned (Clorinda Cathcart’s Circle Book 10)! Which I had not noticed, … Continue reading →

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Chickpea/Barley/Spinach Soup

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Chickpea/Barley/Spinach Soup Heaping tablespoon of ghee 2 or more large cloves of garlic, put through the press 1/3 cup white vinegar, or a good sploosh good pinch of cayenne 4 cups chicken stock, divided in half, or water with bouillon … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – New-To-You Author: Pembroke Park by Michelle Martin

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Pembroke Park by Michelle Martin was a gift from Keira Soleore several years ago. It is repeatedly cited as the first lesbian Regency Romance, traditionally published by the storied Naiad Press in 1986. Description: When Lady Joanna Sinclair meets lady … Continue reading →

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My January Reading Log

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Orphans of Raspay: A Penric and Desdemona novella by Lois McMaster Bujold had fun twists and turns; there is currently one more novella in this series for me to read. I am a huge fan of Bujold so … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Comfort Read: Tree of Cats by Ellis Avery

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

For my “comfort read” I chose Tree of Cats by Ellis Avery, the final novel by a college friend who died from cancer in 2019. Another college friend who read the manuscript told me the outlines of the story, which … Continue reading →

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Arisia 2021 Schedule

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

I’ll be participating in a couple of Zoom panels at Virtual Arisia 2021, January 15-18, 2021. “Comfort Food Media: Extreme Stay-at-Home Edition” 2020 was going to be the year we were going to tackle the piles of unread books, of … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge 2021

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Victoria Janssen

This year, I’ll be participating in SuperWendy’s TBR Challenge. My goal is to post reviews of a themed book on the third Wednesday of every month. Feel free to join me! Tag your social media posts with #TBRChallenge. The monthly … Continue reading →

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