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My May Reading Log

Posted on June 19, 2026 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: I started off the month of May with three DNF mystery novels; it might be me and not the books! Darksight Dare by Lois McMaster Bujold is latest in her Penric and Desdemona series; it’s also latest in the … Continue reading →

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My April Reading Log

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher is a somewhat dark fantasy with many fairytale elements. Marra is the youngest princess of a tiny kingdom with a good harbor; her mother has bargained for their safety with the eldest and, … Continue reading →

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My March Reading Log

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher was short but a lot of fun! Fourteen year old Mona lives in Riverbraid, which has a number of wizards with odd small talents; Mona’s magic works best with dough … Continue reading →

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My February Reading Log

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Paladin’s Faith by T Kingfisher is fourth in the series, featuring Marguerite Florian and the paladin Shane, whom we met in the first book. As with the previous installments in this series, I was more invested in the worldbuilding, … Continue reading →

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My January Reading Log

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn is first in the “Elemental Blessings” series, a secondary-world fantasy with magic and personality types associated with/linked to elements or combinations thereof. The protagonist, for example, is linked mostly to water, which has a … Continue reading →

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My December Reading Log

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo is horror, a genre I read only rarely, but I was completely gripped by the 1930s rural setting. Leslie Bruin, a trans man and veteran nurse of World War One, now works … Continue reading →

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My November Reading Log

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb is about finding meaning and purpose in life, and discovering one’s identity. Little Ash is a Jewish demon with hardly any magic, whose Talmud study partner is a genderless … Continue reading →

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#TBR Challenge – Celebration!

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

The Formidable Miss Cassidy by Meihan Boey features several celebrations including a wedding, a royal visit, and Christmas in Singapore. This book was delightful. In tone, it reminded me very much of Dorothy Gilman’s work; I felt I was in … Continue reading →

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My October Reading Log

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Copper Script by K.J. Charles was a delightful historical romance, set in 1920s London, in which a closeted policeman, Aaron, encounters Joel, a graphologist who lost his dominant hand in World War One. Despite attraction, neither trusts the other … Continue reading →

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My September Reading Log

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree will be out in November. It takes a different path from Legends and Lattes and Bookshops and Bonedust; rattkin bookseller Fern is reunited with the orc coffeeshop proprietor Viv in her new life, … Continue reading →

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