Tuesday Book Blog – authortranslatorOlga

#TuesdayBookBlog THE PEACEFUL VILLAGE by Paulette Mahurin (@MahurinPaulette) A heartfelt homage and a very timely reminder of the fragility of peace #RBRT #WWII

Posted on August 9, 2022 by OlgaNunez 20 Comments

Hi all: I have mentioned my family’s involvement in the French Resistance, and that and the fabulous reviews of this novel, another one of Rosie’s Book Review Team discoveries, meant that I had to read it (and I’d wanted to read one of the author’s novels for quite a while). Well, the novel is a

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#TuesdayBookBlog WHEN EMMA CAME TO STAY: WHEN FAMILY TIES UNCOVER FAMILY LIES BY CHERYL WATERS (@cheryl_writes) A light and upbeat romantic story, with family secrets and wish-fulfilment included #RBRT

Posted on August 2, 2022 by OlgaNunez 16 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a lighter read than I have you accustomed to and another one from Rosie’s Book Review Team. Don’t forget to visit her blog! When Emma Came to Stay: When family ties uncover family lies by Cheryl Waters Emma’s just turned thirty. She’s just lost her job. And she’s just as single as

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Rosie's Book Review Team, Tuesday Book Blog adult coming of age, family secrets, France, lies, Romances, second chances, wish fulfilment

#TuesdayBookBlog MICHEL: FALLEN ANGEL OF PARIS by Hans M Hirschi (@Hans_Hirschi) A coming of age story, a love story, and a story of another pandemic that changed everything #LGTBI

Posted on July 26, 2022 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: Today I review a novel by an author who never fails to impress me (and to make me cry as well), one linked to the first of his novels I ever read. Michel: Fallen Angel of Paris by Hans M Hirschi Preparing to evacuate from an approaching hurricane, Haakon Chitragar stumbles upon the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog AIDS, Beaten Track Publishing, Coming of Age story, first love, France, Hans Hirschi, LGTBI, Paris, The Fallen Angels of Karnataka

#TuesdayBookBlog LAKE OF ECHOES: A NOVEL OF 1960s FRANCE by Liza Perrat (@LizaPerrat) Recent history and a gripping and compelling story in a fabulous setting

Posted on July 19, 2022 by OlgaNunez 18 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a novel by one of my favourite authors, another one I discovered thanks to Rosie’s Book Review Team. And this is another great book. Lake of Echoes: A Novel of 1960s France by Liza Perrat A vanished daughter. A failing marriage. A mother’s life in ruins. 1969. As France seethes

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog 1960s, children's abduction, France, gothic story, lake, Liza Perrat, mystery

#TuesdayBookBlog THE DEVIL’S WHISPERS: A GOTHIC HORROR NOVEL by Lucas Hault (@TCKPublishing) A Dracula variation for lovers of old-fashioned horror and Gothic stories

Posted on July 12, 2022 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Well, I love horror, but this one is for lovers of old-fashioned horror. The Devil’s Whispers by Lucas Hault In a silent, sleepy castle, evil has awakened… Famed British lawyer Gerard Woodward is summoned to an ancient Welsh castle to assist a dying lord in his final affairs. But as his host slips

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Cardiff, Dracula, epistolary, Frankenstein, Gothic, horror, London, Lucas Hault, old-fashioned, romance, TCK publishing

#TuesdayBookBlog DEAD OF WINTER: JOURNEY 14, THE VEIL by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene (@teagangeneviene). All is well that ends well. A fitting ending to a totally immersive journey

Posted on July 5, 2022 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I promised recently that I’d bring you the review of the last journey in Dead of Winter pretty soon, and here it is. What an ending! Dead of Winter: Journey 14, The Veil by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene From the very beginning, a prophecy from a creepy voice threaded throughout this story. “Winter is

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog battle, dead, Dead of Winter, dragons, ending, Fantasy, goddesses, Serial, Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

#TuesdayBookBlog DREAM TOWN (ALOYSIUS ARCHER SERIES BOOK 3) by David Baldacci (@davidbaldacci) (@panmacmillan) A solid, well-written and complex mystery with a good dose of 1050s historical detail

Posted on June 28, 2022 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a novel by a best-selling author you all know. I read one of his books recently, and I thought I tried another one. I think I enjoyed this one a little bit more, even though it is the third in a series, but it can be read as a standalone.

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog 1950s Hollywood, 1950s LA, Aloysius Archer series, David Baldacci, detective fiction, historical fiction, mystery, PI mystery

#TuesdayBookBlog THE SILENT BROTHER by Simon Van der Velde (@SimonVdVwriter) A hard-hitting novel, beautifully written and observed, and a lesson in narrative

Posted on June 21, 2022 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another book by an author whose very special book of short stories, Backstories, I featured recently. This one is a novel, and it is quite a novel. The Silent Brother by Simon Van der Velde When his beloved little brother is stolen away, five-year-old Tommy Farrier is left alone with

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog alcohol addiction, bullying, gang culture, Newcastle, North England, Simon Van der Velde, social reality, social services, Sunderland, UK, underclass

#TuesdayBookBlog MURDER AT BUCKSKIN JOE. A NOVEL by J.v.L. Bell (@jvlbell) A cozy historical murder that is worth its weight in solid gold #RVRT #historicalfiction #cozymystery

Posted on June 14, 2022 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a novel I truly enjoyed, which combines two fascinating genres, and it works very well, at least in my opinion. See what you think! Murder at Buckskin Joe. A Novel by J.v.L. Bell Territory of Colorado, 1865 Millie knows the raucous mining town of Buckskin Joe is no place for

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog animals, Colorado, cozy mystery, female protagonist, gold mining, historical fiction, J.v.L. Bell, navajo, West, western

#TuesdayBookBlog Dead of Winter: Journey 13, The Harbor by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene (@teagangeneviene) Old friends, strong enemies, wonders, worries and only one journey left #fantasy

Posted on June 6, 2022 by OlgaNunez

Hi, all: I bring you the last but one Journey of Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene’s Dead of Winter. And the author has shared that she has finished the last journey, so I will bring you that one pretty soon, I am sure, as I can’t wait to know what happens! Dead of Winter: Journey 13, The

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Dead of Winter, dragons, Fantasy, goddesses, magic, Serial, Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene, undead, whimsy