October 2019 – authortranslatorOlga

#TuesdayBookBlog DEAD MEAT DAY 1. Nick Clausen(@NickClausen9) A quick read, full of frights, tension, and touches of dark humour

Posted on October 29, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book by an author I discovered recently, and I wanted to keep reading. And he gracefully obliged. It also seemed very appropriate for Halloween. Dead Meat Day 1. Nick Clausen The end of the world one day at a time In this new apocalyptic zombie series from the author

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Dead Meat series, horror, Nick Clausen, the Walking Dead, YA, zombies

#Bookreview THE 19TH CENTURY UNDERWORLD: CRIME, CONTROVERSY & CORRUPTION by Stephen Carver (@penswordbooks). A must read for anybody interested in London crime history

Posted on October 28, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a review of a book that I think many of you will find interesting. And what a cover! The 19th Century Underworld: Crime, Controversy & Corruption by Stephen Carver Underworld n. 1. the part of society comprising those who live by organized crime and immorality. 2. the mythical abode

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Non-fiction crime, History, Jack the Ripper, London history, non-fiction, pornography, prostitution, true crime, underworld

#TuesdayBookBlog JUNGLENOMICS: NATURE’S SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT CRISIS: A NEW PARADIGM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY & BEYOND by Simon M Lamb (@Junglenomics). A complex book with an incredibly simple and sound suggestion #RBRT

Posted on October 22, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you something quite unusual for me. You know I do read non-fiction books, but this one is quite out of my comfort zone, although it touches on a subject that worries most of us. Junglenomics: Nature’s Solutions to the World Environment Crisis: a New Paradigm for the 21st Century & Beyond

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog animal preservation, Economics, Ecosystem, Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Junglenomics, Market forces, nature, non-fiction, Pollution

#Bookreview #TheGiverOfStars by Jojo Moyes (@PenguinUKBooks) (JojoMoyesAuthor) Historical fiction where sisterhood wins the day. Highly Recommended

Posted on October 21, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you the newest book by a very well-known actor I hadn’t read yet. I had a great time with this one! The Giver Of Stars by Jojo Moyes DON’T MISS THE STANDALONE NEW NOVEL FROM JOJO MOYES, THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ME BEFORE YOU, AFTER YOU AND STILL ME ‘With

Posted in Book review, Book reviews #TheGiverOfStars, 1930s, historical fiction, Jojo Moyes, Kentucky Mountains, the Great Depression, The Horseback Librarians, WPA

#TuesdayBookBlog SEVEN LETTERS by J. P. Monninger (@StMartinsPress). A lyrical and romantic story set in a magical Ireland #sevenletters #bookblogtour

Posted on October 15, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’m very pleased to join in the book blog tour for an author I’d never read before, but I can tell you he writes beautifully! The first letter brings her to Ireland. The next six are a test of true love… SEVEN LETTERS A Novel By J.P. Monninger From the author of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog academia, Blasket Islands, Ireland, Irish stories, Italy, J.P. Monninger, Love, PhD, refugees, romance, USA

#Bookreview APOLLO 11: THE MOON LANDING IN REAL TIME by Ian Passingham (@penswordbooks) A joy of a book that will make readers feel as if they had been there

Posted on October 14, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I know we’ve all been reminded of Apollo 11 this year, and I couldn’t pass this opportunity to share this book: Apollo 11: The Moon Landing in Real Time by Ian Passingham Half a century has passed since arguably the greatest feat of the twentieth century: when Neil Armstrong became the first man

Posted in Book review, Book reviews 1960s, Apollo 11, History, JFK, moon exploration, Pen & Sword, space race, USSR

#TuesdayBookBlog Human Flesh by Nick Clausen (@NickClausen9) A scary novella that asks us some uncomfortable questions #RBRT

Posted on October 8, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a short but scary read, from Rosie’s Book Review Team. Human Flesh by Nick Clausen THEY NEVER CAUGHT IT … During the winter of 2017, a series of strange occurrences took place in a small town of northern Maine. A rational explanation for what happened has still not been

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog cannibalism, cold, coming of age, horror, Maine, novella, TuesdayBookBlog, wendigo, YA

#Bookreview A Matter of Interpretation by Elizabeth Mac Donald (@bizzieauthor) #Matterofinterpretation A fictionalised biography of a fascinating historical character searching for knowledge against all odds

Posted on October 7, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a book that I found very compelling, although I don’t think it will be a crowd-pleaser. A Matter of Interpretation by Elizabeth Mac Donald The Kingdom of Sicily, early thirteenth century. The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II has, through invasion and marriage, expanded his empire, but always subject to

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Aristotle, astrology, Averroes, Córdoba, crusades, Emperor Frederick II, historical fiction, History, Medicine, Michael Scot, religion, Toledo, XIII Century Europe

#TuesdayBookBlog #Bookreview Hope by Terry Tyler(@TerryTyler4) A compelling dystopia that feels too close for comfort

Posted on October 1, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a novel by an independent author who has become a firm favourite of mine in recent years. You’ll love this one. Hope by Terry Tyler Terry Tyler’s nineteenth published work is a psychological thriller set in a dystopian near future – the UK, Year 2028. Blogger Lita Stone and journalist

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Blogger, dystopia, eugenics, Fascism, homelessness, near future, Renova Series, reviewer, sci-fi, Terry Tyler, UK