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Introducing Rosie’s Review-A-Book Challenge #RRABC

Posted on October 28, 2020 by OlgaNunez 16 Comments

Did you know that 99% of the reading public never post a review for a book? At Rosie Amber’s Book Review Team (six years and going strong!), we often look at ways to encourage more people to review. This autumn, Rosie has planned a Review-A-Book Challenge, with a great list of books to choose from, all free

#TuesdayBlogPost THE TRAFFICKING MURDERS (THE INSPECTOR SHEEHAN MYSTERIES BOOK 5) by Brian O’Hare (@brianohare26). Harsh realities, engaging mystery, and beautiful teamwork

Posted on October 27, 2020 by OlgaNunez 21 Comments

Hi all: I bring you the review of book 5 in a series that is one of the few I love and follow. The Trafficking Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 5) by Brian O’Hare Lin Hui and Cheung Mingzhu win scholarships to study at Queen’s University in Belfast. Alina Balauru departs a poor farm

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Belfast, Brian O'Hare, human traficking, Inspector Sheehan series, modern day slavery, mystery, Northern Ireland, police procedural, who-done-it

#Bookreview BECAUSE OF YOU by Dawn French (@Dawn_French) (@PenguinUKBooks) You’ll cry, laugh, and love it

Posted on October 26, 2020 by OlgaNunez 15 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a book that I requested on a bit of a whim and it was a total win. Because of You by Dawn French THE EAGERLY AWAITED, LIFE-AFFIRMING AND MOVING NEW NOVEL FROM NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR DAWN FRENCH ‘Dawn tackles the big ones – love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood –

Posted in Book review, Book reviews child abduction, child death, Dawn French, Family, grief, mother-daughter relationship, strong female character

#TuesdayBookBlog FACE THE WIND (Little Sister Island #2) by Caren J. Werlinger A perfect reading refuge in these hard times#RBRT

Posted on October 20, 2020 by OlgaNunez 15 Comments

Hi all: I bring you the second book in a series not intended as such at first, but one I’m very happy to return to. Face the Wind (Little Sister Island #2) by Caren J. Werlinger Kathleen Halloran has never been happier. She and Molly Cooper have built a life together, living in her grandmother’s

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog diversity, dogs, feel good, inspiring, LGTB, Little Island, magic, RBRT, romance

#TuesdayBookBlog WASTELAND (Operation Galton Book 2) by Terry Tyler (@TerryTyler4) It ends with a bang, not a whimper #dystopia

Posted on October 13, 2020 by OlgaNunez 18 Comments

Hi all: I bring you another book by one of my favourite authors. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Wasteland (Operation Galton Book 2) by Terry Tyler “Those who escape ‘the system’ are left to survive outside society. The fortunate find places in off-grid communities; the others disappear into the wasteland.” The year: 2061. In

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog dystopia, Final solution, George Orwell, Operation Galton, Social media, Terry Tyler, the Project Renova Series, UK

#TuesdayBookBlog HULLABA LULU Book Launch. Dieselpunk in the Jazz Age by Teagan R. Geneviene (@teagangeneviene)

Posted on October 6, 2020 by OlgaNunez 59 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a treat. I know many of you are fans of Teagan Geneviene’s blog and her books. For those who don’t know her yet, she is a true magician! She starts with the germ of an idea for a story (sometimes a character and a historical era, a scene, a

Posted in Book launch androids, blog, book launch, Dieselpunk, Jazz Age, music, Teagan Geneviene, urban fantasy

#Bookreview Battle of Britain Broadcaster: Charles Gardner, Radio Pioneer and WWII Pilot by Robert Gardner (@penswordbooks) For radio, aircraft and WWII enthusiasts

Posted on October 5, 2020 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a book that appealed to me for a variety of reasons. I hope you find it interesting as well. Battle of Britain Broadcaster: Charles Gardner, Radio Pioneer and WWII Pilot by Robert Gardner In 1936 Charles Gardner joined the BBC as a sub-editor in its news department. Shortly afterwards, he

Posted in Book review, Book reviews aircraft, BBC, Burma, Ceylon, France, History, journalism, media, Pen and Sword Books, pilot, radio, RAF, UK, WWII

#TuesdayBookBlog KNIGHT IN PAPER ARMOR by Nicholas Conley (@NicholasConley1) Scary, inspiring, and ultimately life-affirming #RBRT #Sci-fi

Posted on September 29, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you the review of a book by an author that impressed me with one of his novels a few years back: Knight in Paper Armor by Nicholas Conley Billy Jakobek has always been different. Born with strange and powerful psychic abilities, he has grown up in the laboratories of Thorne

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog disability, diversity, dystopia, evil, Guatemala, immigration, Jewish, Kabbalah, Orwell, Prejudice, sci-fi, Young Adult

DON’T WORRY. ALL IS WELL (fingers crossed)! And a recommendation @marysmithwriter

Posted on September 22, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Sorry I don’t bring you a review today, as I’ve been a bit busy and the book(-s) I’m reading is (are) a bit longer than usual, but I promise I’ll be back with more reviews next week (I can hear your sighs of relief). Initially, I wasn’t going to post anything, but I

Posted in Miscellaneous blogs, cáncer, Covid, don't worry, hope, keep well

#TuesdayBookBlog THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett (@britrbennett) (@LittleBrownUK) Great story, memorable characters, and a subject that will make readers think #Bookreview

Posted on September 15, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you the review of a book that has been causing a bit of a stir. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett ‘The Vanishing Half is an utterly mesmerising novel. It seduces with its literary flair, surprises with its breath-taking plot twists, delights with its psychological insights, and challenges us to consider

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog diversity, Family, female protagonists, gender, LGTB, mother and daughters, passing, race, sisters, South, USA