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#TuesdayBookBlog THE VISITOR: A POST-APOCALYPTIC MURDER MYSTERY by Terry Tyler. A twisted murder mystery in a twisted time #murdermystery #bookreview

Posted on February 23, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’m sharing a review of the latest book (to date) of an author who keeps visiting my blog. And she’ll carry on coming. The Visitor: A Post-Apocalyptic Murder Mystery by Terry Tyler In 2024, a mystery virus ravages the entire world. ‘Bat Fever’ is highly contagious and one hundred per cent lethal. A

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Book review, dystopia, Murder Mystery, pandemic, Project Renova, thriller, virus

#Bookreview CHILDREN AT WAR 1914–1918: “IT’S MY WAR TOO!” by Vivien Newman (@worldwarwomen) (@penswordbooks) Stories that should be heard #history #non-fiction

Posted on February 22, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another non-fiction book and one I’ve particularly enjoyed (although perhaps ‘enjoy’ isn’t the best word): Children at War 1914–1918: “It’s my war too!” by Vivien Newman For most British readers, the phrase ‘children during the war’ conjures up images of the evacuees of the Second World War. Somehow, surprisingly, the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews children's history, First World War, History, militaria, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, war history, WW1

#TuesdayBookBlog THE OTHER MRS. SAMSON by Ralph Webster (@Ralph_Webster) Biographical historical fiction for fans of women’s stories and XIX and XX narratives #RBRT

Posted on February 16, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you novel/fictionalised biography that I found fascinating. I hope you find it as interesting as I did. The Other Mrs. Samson by Ralph Webster Surviving two wars, sharing one husband, searching for answers. A hidden compartment in a black lacquer cabinet left in an attic reveals the secrets of two incredible

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog biographies, biography, German history, historical fiction, Jewish Fiction, USA history, women's history, XIX and XX century

#Bookreview DEAD OF WINTER: JOURNEY 2, PENLLYN by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene (@teagangeneviene) A must-read serial #fantasy

Posted on February 15, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the second journey in the new serial by one of my favourite authors and bloggers, Teagan Geneviene. Dead of Winter: Journey 2, Penllyn by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene Journey 2, Penllyn picks up where the first installment, Dead of Winter: Journey 1, Forlorn Peak stopped. The supernatural warning, “Winter is coming!”

Posted in Book review, Book reviews dystopia, Fantasy, female protagonist, Journey 2, religion, Serial, Teagan Geneviene

#TuesdayBookBlog A RAINBOW LIKE YOU by Andréa Fehsenfeld (@acfcreative) A wonderful character and a feel-good story, with some heartache #RBRT

Posted on February 2, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Here I bring you my latest review, something pretty different for me, but one more discovery from Rosie’s Books Review Team. A Rainbow Like You by Andréa Fehsenfeld BEST BC BOOKS of 2020—Grant Lawrence, Award-winning author & CBC personality ONE OF THE GREAT ROCK & ROLL STORIES—Eric Alper, Sirius XM host and music

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog chromoaesthesia, diverse book, growing up, music, music novel, rock book, sickle cell disease, synaesthesia, TuesdayBookBlog

#TuesdayBookBlog THE SURVIVORS: A Novel by Jane Harper (@LittleBrownUK) (@GraceEVincent) (@janeharperautho) If you haven’t read a Jane Harper novel, now is the time #bookreview

Posted on January 26, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the review of the newest book by an author I’ve become a big fan of. Just a word of warning: the book isn’t available everywhere and in all the formats yet, but should be coming out in the next week or so everywhere (if there are no delays). The Survivors:

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Australia, crime, Jane Harper, mystery, sea town, small-town, Tasmania, The Survivors, TuesdayBookBlog

#TuesdayBookBlog THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER by Stuart Turton (@BloomsburyBooks) (@stu_turton) A delightfully elaborate magic trick

Posted on January 19, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi, all: Here comes a book that kept popping up on blogs and articles about new books, and I was intrigued by the author and the title, so… The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton ‘If you read one book this year, make sure it’s this one’ Daily Mail CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog collonialism, devil, Dutch East Indies, magic, maritime, mystery, Sherlock Holmes, Stuart Turton, supernatural

#Bookreview CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH, ADVENTURER: PIRACY, POCAHONTAS AND JAMESTOWN by R E Pritchard (@penswordbooks) A no-frills account of a fascinating man and his historical period

Posted on January 18, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I hope you’re keeping well in these difficult times. I bring you a non-fiction book full of adventures, in case you are looking for something a bit different. Captain John Smith, Adventurer: Piracy, Pocahontas and Jamestown by R E Pritchard Captain John Smith is best remembered for his association with Pocahontas, but this

Posted in Book review, Book reviews History, Jamestown, John Smith, New England, non-fiction, Pocahontas, USA

#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 LONDON PROPERTY BOY by Patrick Brigham (@PatrickBrigham) London in the 70s and 80s from a clear-eyed and no-frills perspective. And a bit of spying.

Posted on January 5, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book by an author who has visited my blog before, although this one is pretty different. You know I like different… Oh, I kept thinking about Pete who blogs from Beetley now and whose London stories (and others) I enjoy so much. If you don’t know him, you can

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog 1970s and 80s, betrayals, family relationships, London, property business, spy novel, UK

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