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#Bookreview BIG LITTLE LIES by Liane Moriarty Dark chick-lit or humorous mystery wonderfully written and with great characters.

Posted on April 19, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a best-seller that has now become an HBO TV series. I have read and reviewed one of the author’s previous books and I could not resist… Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty The #1 New York Times bestseller that Entertainment Weekly called “a surefire hit.” NOW AN HBO® LIMITED SERIES STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Australia, HBO, Liane Moriarty, Net Galley, Truly Madly Guilty, TV series

#Bookreview ROSIE’S LITTLE CAFE ON THE RIVIERA by Jennifer Bohnet (@jenniewriter) A good holiday read for grey weather (in or out)

Posted on April 12, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Surprise! Today it isn’t a thriller but a nice book that I’d recommend for when you need some downtime and to engage with people whose problems aren’t about somebody trying to murder them. Oh, and in the Riviera… Rosie’s Little Cafe on the Riviera by Jennifer Bohnet Escape the winter blues with Jennifer Bohnet’s deliciously

Posted in Book review, Book reviews France, holidays, la Riviera, Net Galley, restaurants, romance

#Bookreview Berlin. A Literary Guide for Travellers by Paul Sullivan (@slowberlin) and Marcel Krueger (@kingofpain666) Well researched, detailed and offering great insights into an emblematic city. #Berlin

Posted on March 20, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I am trying to get up-to-date and catch up with the reviews I haven’t shared (I’m sure I’ll miss some but…) so I can start sharing them as I read the books. Today it’s the turn of a non-fiction book that travel and literature fans will love. Berlin. A Literary Guide for Travellers

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Reviews Berlin, History, I.B.Tauris, literature, Net Galley, non-fiction, travel

#Bookreview ALL I EVER WANTED by Lucy Dillon (@lucy_dillon) A feel-good story with its heart in the right place.

Posted on March 15, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: As promised, I’m going down my list of reviews. As it’s in alphabetic order, it’s luck of the draw what comes up, genre-wise, but you won’t have to wait long for the next one. All I Ever Wanted by Lucy Dillon I recommend it to anybody who loves a gentle story about families, with no scandals,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Children, death, Family, Love, Net Galley, Relationships, separation

#Bookreview TRULY, MADLY, GUILTY by Liane Moriarty (@Flatironbooks) What does it take to shatter a life? #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted on September 27, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: As I’ve been telling you, I have quite a few reviews due and accumulated, and today I’m sharing a review for a book coming from Australia by a well-known writer, although this is the first book by Liane Moriarty I’ve read. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty Entertainment Weekly’s “Best Beach Bet” A USA Today Hot Books

Posted in Book reviews Australia, Children, families, friendship, Liane Moriarty, musician, Net Galley

2 Brand new books and #bookreviews. WEAR AND TEAR by Tracy Tynan (@tynanthreads) and UNDERGROUND AIRLINES by Ben H. Winters (@BenHWinters) Very different but they’ll make you think.

Posted on July 15, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: As you know I’ve been sharing new books and reviews recently. These two have just been published this week (the first one only available in hard cover at first) and I thought they might appeal to very different readers, but I enjoyed them both (in very different ways). First: Wear and Tear: The

Posted in Book reviews, New books alternative history, Ben H Winters, clothes designer, dystopia, Elaine Dundy, Fashion, historical fiction, Hollywood, Kenneth Tynan, Net Galley, racism, slavery, theatre critic, Tracy Tynan

#Bookreview Let Me Tell You About a Man I Knew by Susan Fletcher. A beautiful, contemplative and touching novel that brings Provence and Van Gogh’s paintings to life.

Posted on June 3, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’ve been doing a fair amount of reading recently, and I was privileged to read this book before even it was officially out for sale. But now that is available, I felt I should tell you about it. I’m using my Friday spot as it is indeed a new book, and I didn’t

Posted in Book reviews Arles, asylum, Net Galley, painting, Provence, Susan Fletcher, Van Gogh, Virago

#Newbook and #bookreview. Demon Road (The Demon Road Trilogy, Book 1) by Derek Landy (@DerekLandy) and Desolation (The Demon Road Trilogy, Book 2). Are you ready for a road trip?

Posted on April 15, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: On Fridays I normally bring you new books and/or authors. As I’ve told you I’m in the middle of a bit of a reading and translation spree, and when checking the books I’d read recently I realised that I hadn’t shared the review for one of them (that I’d had my eye on

Posted in New books, Reviews Demon Road, Demon Road Trilogy, Derek Landy, Fantasy, horror, Net Galley, paranormal, road trip, supernatural