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#TBRChallenge – Baggage: My Father’s Ghost by Suzy McKee Charnas

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

TweetMy Father’s Ghost (2002) by Suzy McKee Charnas is a memoir by one of my favorite science fiction writers and favorite people, as well. As you can guess from the title, it’s focused on her relationship with her father, Robin … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Getaway: A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

TweetA Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson is, I believe, the last of her adult novels that I had left to read. My profound thanks for this journey go to Kelly Link, who recommended the author to me roughly two … Continue reading →

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I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge Week 4: Spaceship / Space Station

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

TweetFinding Refuge is featured this week in the I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge Week 4: Spaceship / Space Station! I’ll be visiting the I Heart SapphFic Reader Group on Facebook on and off all week, and will be giving away … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Starting Over: A Paradigm of Earth by Candas Jane Dorsey

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

TweetA Paradigm of Earth by Candas Jane Dorsey is a 2001 book which begins with several traumatic events told in a lowkey voice of depression. Morgan Shelby works with children who have severely disfiguring birth defects. Despite the first sentence … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

TweetThis year, I’ll again be participating in the TBR Challenge hosted by Wendy the Super Librarian. My goal is to post reviews of a themed book on the third Wednesday of every month. Feel free to join me! Tag your … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Festive: Silent Night by Stanley Weintraub

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

TweetSilent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce by Stanley Weintraub has been on my TBR for quite a while, along with a lot of other World War One reference books; some of them, I don’t read … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Lies: The Conductors by Nicole Glover

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

TweetI chose The Conductors by Nicole Glover for the “Lies” theme because it’s a murder mystery. However, it turned out to fit the theme in other ways as well: many of the suspects rewrote themselves and their lives to some … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Exile by Lisa Bradley

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

TweetExile by Lisa Bradley is a post-apocalyptic, character-driven science fiction novel which I bought because I had met and liked the author. The apocalypse in this novel was local, affecting people living nearby with uncontrollable, violent rage. The federal government … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Animals: Black Maestro: The Epic Life of an American Legend by Joe Drape

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

TweetAnd now for something completely different! I went with horse racing as the sport for this month’s theme. Black Maestro: The Epic Life of an American Legend by Joe Drape is a biography of Black jockey Jimmy Winkfield (1882 – … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Blue Collar: Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

TweetPerfect Circle by Sean Stewart is one of those books I pre-ordered and then kept on my TBR for years afterward. Stewart is one of my all-time favorite fantasy writers, but he has gotten away from writing novels in recent … Continue reading →

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