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#Bookreview Dead of Winter, Journey 4, The Old Road by Teagan Riordain Geneviene (@teagangeneviene) Adventures, scares, legends, and stories. A monthly appointment I always look forward to #fantasy

Posted on May 10, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring a big favourite of all my readers. We’ve reached Journey 4 in Teagan Geneviene’s Dead of Winter Serial. Dead of Winter. Journey 4. The Old Road by Teagan Geneviene Previously, Journey 3, The Fever Field left Emlyn on the run. Will the Society of Deae Matres be willing to help? After

Posted in Book review, Book reviews coming of age, Dead of Winter, Fantasy, high fantasy, Serial, strong female protagonists., Teagan Geneviene

#TuesdayBookBlog DEAD OF WINTER: JOURNEY 1, FORLORN PEAK by Teagan Geneviene (@teagangeneviene) A great start to a beautiful and compelling fantasy serial

Posted on January 12, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the review for a new story, or rather, the first “journey” of a new story by an author and blogger I’ve been following and reading for a while now, and whose work I’ve reviewed here on quite a few occasions. When she announced she’d be publishing Dead of Winter, I

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog coming of age, Dead of Winter, Fantasy, female protagonist, Serial, Teagan Geneviene, the Handmaid's Tale, Winter is coming, wolfs

#TuesdayBookBlog THE BOY AND THE LAKE by Adam Pelzman. A strong contender among my favourite reads of the year #RBRT

Posted on November 17, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Another great discovery thanks to Rosie’s Book Review Team. I loved the cover as soon as I saw it, and the content more than matches it. Oh, this book made me think of fellow blogger and non-fiction author extraordinaire, D.G. Kaye (Debby for her friends), and her non-fiction writing. The Boy and the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog 1960s, 20th century American Novel, Brick, coming of age, Goodbye Columbus, Jewish, mystery, Newark, Philip Roth, race riots, RBRT

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré (@abidare_author) An emotionally enriching experience

Posted on June 29, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a debut novel I’ve really enjoyed by an author I’m sure we’ll keep hearing about. The Girl with the Louding Voice: Shortlisted for the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize by Abi Daré AS RECOMMENDED BY MALALA YOUSAFZAI AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A STYLIST BEST BOOK OF 2020 ‘A stunning novel – original, beautiful

Posted in Book review, Book reviews African author, child labour, child marriage, coming of age, Lagos, Nigeria, sexual and physical abuse

#TuesdayBookBlog THE ANGEL OF EVIL: THE GREAT DEVIL WAR IV by Kenneth B. Andersen (@K_B_Andersen) Darker adventures and even more action #YAseries

Posted on December 17, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you book four in a series I’ve been following for a while. I’m not big into series, but this has me truly hooked. The Angel of Evil: The Great Devil War IV by Kenneth B. Andersen Book 4 in the multi-award winning series. Nothing will ever be the same. Satina is

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog adventures, angels and devils, Bible, coming of age, Fantasy, Heaven and Hell, horror, Kenneth B. Andersen, the Great Devil War, YA series

#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

#TuesdayBookBlog THE WRONGFUL DEATH: THE GREAT DEVIL WAR III by Kenneth B. Andersen (@K_B_Andersen) Another fun and thrilling book in a great series. #YA

Posted on April 9, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you the third book in a series I’m really enjoying. The Wrongful Death: The Great Devil War III by Kenneth B. Andersen Multi-award winning series, published in 10 countries, movie rights optioned! Continuing the dark adventure that begins with The Devil’s Apprentice and The Die of Death. An unfortunate chain of events makes

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Bible, coming of age, Fantasy, Heaven and Hell, quest, The Devil War Series, Young Adult

#Bookreview DAYS OF WONDER by Keith Stuart (@keefstuart) (@LittleBrownUK) #Daysofwonder A love-at-first-read book. A must read if you love theatre, stories, magic, and feel-good novels.

Posted on June 7, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I read the first novel by this author some time ago and I was very pleased when I was invited to read the next one. I’m publishing the review on the day of its publication, so don’t delay and get it now! From the 200,000-copy bestselling author of A Boy Make Of Blocks Days

Posted in Book review, Book reviews A Boy Made of Blocks, cardiac illness, chronic illness, comics, coming of age, Days of Wonder, depression, Family, Keith Stuart, single-father family, teenagers, theatre