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#Bookreview Exhuming Franco: Spain’s Second Transition by Sebastiaan Faber (@sebasfaber) Anybody interested in recent Spanish history and in current Spanish politics and social movements should read this #SpanishHistory

Posted on May 3, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a non-fiction book quite different from my usual reads, but totally relevant, unfortunately. Exhuming Franco: Spain’s Second Transition by Sebastiaan Faber What is left of Francisco Franco’s legacy in Spain today? Franco ruled Spain as a military dictator from 1939 until his death in 1975. In October 2019, his remains were removed

Posted in Book review, Book reviews academia, democracy, Franco, politics, Sebastiaan Faber, Spanish history, Spanish transition

#TuesdayBookBlog HYDE by Craig Russell (@TheCraigRussell) (@ClaraHDiaz) Scottish Historical Gothic mystery, and a twist on Stevenson’s Hyde (without Jekyll)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book that will be published in a couple of days by a writer whose previous book I enjoyed. Recommended to readers of historical fiction who love a touch of the Gothic/horror. Hyde: A thrilling Gothic masterpiece from the internationally bestselling author by Craig Russell When it comes to Gothic crime,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Craig Russell, Edinburgh, gothic horror, historical fiction, Jekyll and Hyde, mystery, police procedural, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, Victorian era

#TuesdayBookBlog THE FREQUENCY OF US: A BBC2 Between the Covers book club pick by Keith Stuart (@keefstuart) (@LittleBrownUK) A story with magic, imagination, a hopeful ending and a big heart

Posted on April 13, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Dear all: I bring you the review of a new book by an author I’ve become a fan of in recent years. The Frequency of Us: A BBC2 Between the Covers book club pick by Keith Stuart A BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK ‘A fascinating, beautiful, heartwarming novel. It kept me gripped from the very first chapter’

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog anxiety, Bath, dual timelines, historical fiction, Keith Stuart, love story, multiverses, old-age, WW II UK

#TuesdayBookBlog BLACK IRISH BLUES: A Caesar Stiles Mystery by Andrew Cotto @andrewcotto A great combination of good writing, great characters, and a compelling setting #RBRT

Posted on April 6, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another book from Rosie’s Book Review Team. Short but full to the brim with great characters and stories. Black Irish Blues: A Caesar Stiles Mystery by Andrew Cotto “Being a fan of Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos and Walter Mosley, I would certainly label Andrew Cotto as a comparable read to

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog bullying, crime, curse, Family, hard-boiled, memorable characters, New Jersey, noir, prison, small-town

#TuesdayBookBlog A Caller’s Game by J.D. Barker (@jdbarker) Highly satisfying literary popcorn for fans of non-stop action #thriller

Posted on March 30, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book highly recommended for those who want a fix of action and something that will get their minds off current events. The complete opposite of a relaxing read. A Caller’s Game by J.D. Barker DIE HARD meets TALK RADIO in this heart-pounding, relentlessly fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog bombs, J.D. Barker, New York, non-stop action, page turner, radio station, thriller

#Bookreview Unmarried Women of the Country Estate: Four Stories from 17th-20th Century: Genteel Women Who Did Not Marry by Charlotte Furness (@penswordbooks) A different perspective into women’s history #women’s history

Posted on March 29, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you one of Pen & Sword’s non-fiction titles and a pretty special one. I hope you find it as interesting as I did. Unmarried Women of the Country Estate: Four Stories from 17th-20th Century: Genteel Women Who Did Not Marry by Charlotte Furness As the fight for women’s rights continues, and

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Non-fiction Anne Lister, Anne Robinson, Business, Charlotte Furness, country estates, Elizabeth Isham, History, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, Rosalie Chichester, single women, UK history, women's history

#TuesdayBookBlog Dead of Winter: Journey 3, The Fever Field by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene (@teagangeneviene) Mysteries and magic come to the fore #Fantasy

Posted on March 23, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today, I bring you the review of the third Journey of a series I’ve been following with growing interest. If you haven’t, yet, I hope you give it a try. And you don’t need to be all-out fantasy fans to enjoy it. I am not. Dead of Winter: Journey 3, The Fever Field by

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Dead of Winter, Fantasy, high fantasy, journey, Serial, Teagan Geneviene, Winter is coming

#TuesdayBookBlog FIVE TIMES LUCKY by P. David Temple The perfect antidote for these colourless times #comedy

Posted on March 16, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a funny book. I needed a change, and I thought you might enjoy it as well. Five Times Lucky by P. David Temple The perfect antidote for these colourless times In FIVE TIMES LUCKY, an intrepid traveler gets more than her share of tabloid celebrity. Who hasn’t wondered what life was like inside

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog acting, California, celebrity cult, comedy, dogs, fame, fun, Hollywood, labradoodles, Native American, P. David Temple, WWF

#TuesdayBookBlog NO MORE MULBERRIES by Mary Smith (@marysmithwriter) An immersive trip into rural Afghanistan #Afghanistan

Posted on March 9, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Many of you probably know and follow the blog of the author whose first novel I’m reviewing today. I hope she is feeling better. No More Mulberries by Mary Smith Scottish-born midwife, Miriam loves her work at a health clinic in rural Afghanistan and the warmth and humour of her women friends in

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Afghanistan, education, foreign aid, Health, Mary Smith, midwife, Muslim religion, rural Afghanistan, Scotland

#BlogBlast #Bookreview The Disappearance of #StephanieMailer: A gripping new thriller with a killer twist by Joël Dicker Many stories, many genres in one great read @QuercusBooks @MacLehosePress

Posted on March 4, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I couldn’t resist and had to read this book and participate in this blog blast: The Disappearance of Stephanie Mailer: A gripping new thriller with a killer twist by Joël Dicker (Author), Howard Curtis (Translator) A twisting new thriller from the author of The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair In the summer of

Posted in Blog Tour, Book launch, book promo, Book review Joel Dicker, multi-genre, mystery, pastiche, police procedural, Stephanie Mailer, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, thriller