June 2017 – authortranslatorOlga

#BookLaunch EYE OF THE TIGER (A Redcliffe Novel. Book 4) by Catherine Green (@SpookyMrsGreen) A paranormal detective series with magic aplenty. #ASMSG

Posted on June 30, 2017 by OlgaNunez 15 Comments

Hi all: I received the news that one of the writers I follow in Triberr, fellow member of ASMSG and who always shares information about local events and anything writerly (she lives not very far from me in the UK, although I’m yet to make one of her fabulous- sounding events), Catherine Green, is launching

Posted in Book launch, book promo ASMSG, book launch, detective, Love, paranormal, vampires, werewolves

#Bookreview GOLDEN HILL by Francis Spufford (@FaberBooks) Multi-award winner historical fiction in pre-revolution New York with a fabulous narrator and an intriguing main character.

Posted on June 28, 2017 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: Those of you who follow my blog and read my reviews (yes, you!) might remember this book kept coming up recently. Well, I had to read it. Here it is. Golden Hill by Francis Spufford New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a handsome young

Posted in Book review, Book reviews award, Costa Award, description, Desmond Elliott Prize, historical fiction, Narrator, New York, non-fiction, pre-revolution American colonies, slavery

#Bookblitz LOVE IN THE ROCKIES by Ciara Knight (@ciaratknight) #Historicalromance

Posted on June 27, 2017 by OlgaNunez 2 Comments

Hi all: I forgot I had another post due for today, a release blitz of a book I’m due to review soon, so sorry about the second post for today, but as you will see, it is a completely different type of book. And if you like the sound of it, I shall be reviewing it

Posted in Book launch, book promo American Civil War, Atlanta, Book blitz, General Sherman, Historical romance, Souther states

#TuesdayBookBlog #Bookreview THE LAST DETECTIVE by Brian Cohn (@briancohnMD) #RBRT A symbiosis of the genres of the noir detective novel and science-fiction with a hero with a dark-sense of humour and a heart

Posted on June 27, 2017 by OlgaNunez 15 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you another of the books I’ve reviewed as part of Rosie’s Book Review Team. And it’s a fabulous one. The Last Detective by Brian Cohn It’s been two years since the invasion. Two years since the slicks came to our planet and herded humanity together like cattle, placing us under constant watch

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Rosie's Book Review Team alien, dystopia, faith, hope, noir detective story, religion, sci-fi, sci-fiction, totalitarianism

#Bookreview THE FOURTH MONKEY by J.D. Barker (@jdbarker) (@HQstories) A solid thriller, with an intriguing dynamic between the lead investigator and the killer

Posted on June 26, 2017 by OlgaNunez 8 Comments

Hi all: I read this novel a few weeks back but I decided to wait until it became available to share the review. It is doing quite well, so… The Fourth Monkey: A twisted thriller – perfect edge-of-your-seat summer reading by J.D. Barker Brilliant. Complicated. Psychopath. That’s the Four Monkey Killer or ‘4MK’. A murderer with

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Chicago, dark, revenge, Serial killer, suspense, thriller, violent

#Bookreview GENTEEL SECRETS by S.R. Mallery (@SarahMallery1) Romance, #historicalfiction, American Civil War, spies and detectives

Posted on June 22, 2017 by OlgaNunez 31 Comments

Hi all: Today I share another historical fiction novel, this one by an author I’ve read and reviewed on quite a few occasions and who never disappoints. Ah, and don’t miss a link to a post that offers a giveaway of one of her books, Unexpected Gifts, at the end. Genteel Secrets by S. R. Mallery

Posted in Book review, Book reviews American Civil War, Confederate, giveaway, Manassas Battle, Pinkerton Detectives, romance, slavery, spies, underground railway, Washington D.C.

#Bookreview THE NIGHT BROTHER by Rosie Garland (@rosieauthor) For lovers of #historicalfiction (late XIX-early XX c), particularly British (Manchester) and those looking for novel explorations of issues of gender identity.

Posted on June 21, 2017 by OlgaNunez 11 Comments

Hi all: I know I told you I had caught up with my reviews, and it is true, but I keep reading, so today and tomorrow I share my most recent reviews. They are very different although both historical… The Night Brother by Rosie Garland From the author of The Palace of Curiosities and Vixen comes

Posted in Book review, Book reviews allegory, historical fiction, homosexuality, intersex, LGBT, magical realism, Manchester, transformation, UK

#Tuesdaybookblog #Bookreview The Lover’s Portrait: An Art Mystery (Adventures of Zelda Richardson Book 2) by Jennifer S. Alderson (@JSAauthor) A well-paced mystery that takes us back to a fascinating and tragic historical era

Posted on June 20, 2017 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: I have another review I’ve written on behalf of Rosie’s Book Review Team. I think you’ll love this one! The Lover’s Portrait: An Art Mystery (Adventures of Zelda Richardson Book 2) by Jennifer S. Alderson When a homosexual Dutch art dealer hides the stock from his gallery – rather than turn it over to his

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Rosie's Book Review Team, Rosie's Book Team Review Amsterdam, Art, Dutch, Holland, homosexuality, museums, mystery, Nazi, paintings, Serial, suspense, WWII

University of the People (@UoPeople) A great project I’m happy to be a part of #education

Posted on June 19, 2017 by OlgaNunez 18 Comments

Hi all: You know I have been sharing reviews as if there was no tomorrow, but apart from reading (well, it includes reading too), I’ve been up to other things. Quite a while back (I think it was eighteen months ago or so) I read an article about courses and education one could access on-line

Posted in Miscellaneous education, Shai Reshef, Tuition Free, University of the People

#Bookgiveaway SUMMER GIVEAWAY Visit Effrosyni Moschoudi’s (@FrostieMoss) newsletter and enjoy a summer full of adventure

Posted on June 16, 2017 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: Some of you might remember that I share a Christmas giveaway with you and it included a short novel I had read and thoroughly enjoyed, The Amulet by Effrosyni Moschoudi. You can read the original post here. The author has joined forces with several others and they are offering another giveaway that sounds to me like the

Posted in Giveaway Effrosyni Moschoudi, giveaway, review, summer read, the Amulet