Book reviews – authortranslatorOlga

#TuesdayBookBlog A WOMAN OF VALOR by Gary Corbin (@garycorbin) A solid police-procedural with an inspiring female protagonist #RBRT

Posted on July 16, 2019 by OlgaNunez 11 Comments

Hi all: I repeat today with another book by an author I read last year. A Woman of Valor by Gary Corbin. In A Woman of Valor, Jack Reacher meets Tracy Crosswhite as #metoo victims find a heroine who will fight back for them – with a vengeance. A rookie policewoman, who was molested as a

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog child sex abuse, gang culture, MeToo, mysogyny, police procedural, police race profiling, sexism, USA

#Bookreview GREAT BRITISH FAMILY NAMES AND THEIR HISTORY: WHAT’S IN A NAME? by John Moss (@penswordbooks) #history

Posted on July 15, 2019 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a review for a book that I think is a great reference book for those of us always eager to find new sources of information. Great British Family Names and Their History: What’s in a Name? by John Moss. For better or worse, what we are is often determined by

Posted in Book review, Book reviews aristocracy, Book review, British family names, genealogy, History, nobility, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, reference book, UK

#TuesdayBookBlog #BlogTour JACKSON: ETERNITY SPRINGS: THE MCBRIDES OF TEXAS by Emily March (@emilymarchbooks) (@StMartinsPress) A gently inspiring story in a charming Texan setting

Posted on July 9, 2019 by OlgaNunez 12 Comments

Hi all. I am participating in a blog tour for an author I read last year for the first time, and I was keen to read her new one. JACKSON: ETERNITY SPRINGS: THE MCBRIDES OF TEXAS by Emily March. Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling author Emily March comes Jackson, the newest novel in the critically acclaimed Eternity Springs series.

Posted in book promo, Book review, Book reviews Americana, Bookblog, Bookreview, early dementia, Emily Barr, Eternity Springs, music, romance, Texas, TuesdayBookBlog, women's writing

THE SNIPER ENCYCLOPAEDIA: AN A–Z GUIDE TO WORLD SNIPING by John Walter (@penswordbooks). A must for researchers and a fascinating book for anybody interested in the topic #referencebook #militaria

Posted on July 8, 2019 by OlgaNunez 13 Comments

Hi all: I’m coming a bit left field with this book. I’m not a big fan of firearms, although I’ve used them in some of my books (no personal experience beyond a BB-gun my dad used to have when I was younger), but I was fascinated by this book. The Sniper Encyclopaedia: An A–Z Guide

Posted in Book review, Book reviews firearms, militaria, military history, Pen & Sword, Photographs, reference book, riffle, sniper, sniping, war, weaponry

#TuesdayBookBlog THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides (@NetGalley) An intriguing read, but not an accurate depiction of mental healthcare.

Posted on July 2, 2019 by OlgaNunez 27 Comments

Hi, all: Today I bring you a book that is proving very popular, although… The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An intriguing read, but not an accurate depiction of mental healthcare. Read the Sunday Times and No.1 New York Times bestselling, record-breaking 2019 thriller that everyone is talking about – soon to be a major film. ‘Terrific’ – THE TIMES Crime Book of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog mystery, psychotherapy, secure psychiatric care, selective mutism, thriller, UK, unreliable narrator

#Bookreview LITERARY TRAILS: HAWORTH AND THE BRONTËS by David F Walford, Catherine Rayner (@penswordbooks). A wonderful gift for lovers of the #Brontës, walking and history

Posted on July 1, 2019 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: I bring you another great book from Pen & Sword, one recommended in particular to lovers of the Brontës and walking. Literary Trails: Haworth and the Brontës by David F Walford, Catherine Rayner This lighthearted but deeply researched book offers interest and guidance to walkers, social historians and lovers of the Bronte family,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Brontes, England, Haworth, History, Jane Eyre, Pen & Sword, Rambling, walking, Wuthering Heights, Yorkshire

#TuesdayBookBlog THE PERFECT DATE by Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) and Holly Lorincz (@StMartinsPress An American-Latina Cinderella story and a whirlwind soap opera

Posted on June 25, 2019 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: Today I’m taking part in a Blog Tour, and, let me tell you, it is not without its controversy…. The Perfect Date by Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz An American-Latina Cinderella story and a whirlwind soap opera When a single mom ends up playing an unwilling fake girlfriend to a charming playboy baseball

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog asthma, celebrity culture, Evelyn Lozada, Latina Cinderella, nursing, Puerto Rico, single mother, soap opera, sports-themed novel

#Bookreview THE NEVER GAME (A COLTER SHAW NOVEL BOOK 1) by Jeffery Deaver (@JefferyDeaver) (@HarperCollinsUK). Twists, turns, a fascinating backdrop and a new hero

Posted on June 24, 2019 by OlgaNunez 13 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you the latest novel by a very well-know author. The Never Game (A Colter Shaw Novel Book 1) by Jeffery Deaver From the bestselling and award-winning master of suspense, the first novel in a thrilling new series, introducing Colter Shaw. “You have been abandoned.” A young woman has gone missing

Posted in Book review, Book reviews adventures, Colter Shaw, Haper Collins UK, kidnapping, new series, Silicon Valley, survivalist, The Never Game, thriller

#TuesdayBookBlog WILL RISE FROM ASHES by Jean M. Grant (@JeanGrant05). An ambitious road-novel about a woman who finds herself among the chaos #RBRT

Posted on June 18, 2019 by OlgaNunez 26 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you one of my reviews for Rosie’s Book Review Team. I think many of you will enjoy this book. Will Rise from Ashes by Jean M. Grant Living is more than mere survival. Young widow AJ Sinclair has persevered through much heartache. Has she met her match when the Yellowstone

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog anxiety, autism, driving, grief, road-movie, super volcano, women's fiction, Yellowstone

#Book review BARNSLEY AT WAR 1939–45 (YOUR TOWNS & CITIES IN WORLD WAR TWO) by Mark Green (@penswordbooks). #WWII

Posted on June 17, 2019 by OlgaNunez 17 Comments

Hi all: I bring you another non-fiction book from one of Pen & Sword collections that I think will interest many: Barnsley at War 1939–45 (Your Towns & Cities in World War Two) by Mark Green. A wonderful chronicle for anybody interested in local history The ‘eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Barnsley, bomb raids, bomb shelters, local history, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, Penistone, Spanish Civil War, WWII, Yorkshire