Book reviews – authortranslatorOlga

#TuesdayBookBlog GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 by Bernardine Evaristo (@PenguinUKBooks) Diverse, joyful, and inclusive #Bookreview

Posted on November 24, 2020 by OlgaNunez 16 Comments

Hi all: I bring you the review of one of the books that won the Booker Prize in 2019. I hope to read Atwood’s novel as well at some point. Girl, Woman, Other: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 by Bernardine Evaristo BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR & FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 WINNER OF

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog aging, Bernardine Evaristo, black women writing, diversity, gender identity, poetry, Prejudice, race, UK, womanhood

#Bookreview THE HIDDEN LIVES OF JACK THE RIPPER’S VICTIMS by Robert Hume (@penswordbooks). Their plight should not be forgotten #non-fiction #truecrime

Posted on November 23, 2020 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: Today’s review is about a non-fiction book on a very popular subject but from a different perspective. The Hidden Lives of Jack the Ripper’s Victims by Robert Hume Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly are inextricably linked in history. Their names might not be instantly recognisable,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews East End, historical true crime, Jack the Ripper, non-fiction, Robert Hume, Serial killer, Victorian London, Whitechapel

#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 22 Comments

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

#Bookreview Fun with Dick by John Dolan (@JohnDolanAuthor) The darkest of humours and the most unforgettable character

Posted on November 16, 2020 by OlgaNunez 17 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a big by one of my favourite writers, who’s been having some fun… Fun with Dick by John Dolan Twenty-five-year-old Richard Blackheart – geek, wage slave and Superman wannabe – seems destined for a life of dull obscurity. Then one day he hits upon an idea for the ultimate non-self-help

Posted in Book review, Book reviews child abuse, dark humour, incest, John Dolan, Murder, superhero, Thailand, trigger

#TuesdayBookBlog NO SECRET TOO SMALL. A Novel of Old New Mexico by Loretta Miles Tollefson. New Mexico historical fiction that confronts some painful truths #historicalfiction

Posted on November 10, 2020 by OlgaNunez 15 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a new book by an author I read last year for the first time. Recommended to readers of historical fiction. No Secret Too Small. A Novel of Old New Mexico by Loretta Miles Tollefson A novel dedicated to all the world’s children caught in the cross fire of adult squabbles.

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog female protagonist, historical fiction, Loretta Miles Tollefson, Mexico, New Mexico, Old New Mexico, Prejudice, racism, Spanish, weaving, XIX century

#TuesdayBookBlog A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF LEAH BRAND: A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER (A Year in the Life of … Book 1) by Lucinda E Clarke (@LucindaEClarke). A solid domestic noir page turner

Posted on November 3, 2020 by OlgaNunez 22 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a book from an author I’m sure many of you will have come across already. I’m sure it won’t be the last one of her books I read. A Year in the Life of Leah Brand: A Psychological Thriller (A Year in the Life of … Book 1) by Lucinda

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog depression, domestic-noir, Lucinda E Clarke, melodrama, Mental health, psychological thriller

#Bookreview LIFE IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE: FACT AND FICTION by Danièle Cybulskie (@penswordbooks) A well-informed resource and a great read #history

Posted on November 2, 2020 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a non-fiction book about a topic we all have read and watched films and series about. Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction by Danièle Cybulskie Have you ever found yourself watching a show or reading a novel and wondering what life was really like in the Middle Ages? What

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Non-fiction Europe, fact and fiction, History, Middle Ages, myths, non-fiction

Introducing Rosie’s Review-A-Book Challenge #RRABC

Posted on October 28, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Did you know that 99% of the reading public never post a review for a book? At Rosie Amber’s Book Review Team (six years and going strong!), we often look at ways to encourage more people to review. This autumn, Rosie has planned a Review-A-Book Challenge, with a great list of books to choose from, all free

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Book reviews, FREE books, November challenge, Reading challenge, reviewing challenge, Rosie's Book Review Team

#TuesdayBlogPost THE TRAFFICKING MURDERS (THE INSPECTOR SHEEHAN MYSTERIES BOOK 5) by Brian O’Hare (@brianohare26). Harsh realities, engaging mystery, and beautiful teamwork

Posted on October 27, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the review of book 5 in a series that is one of the few I love and follow. The Trafficking Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 5) by Brian O’Hare Lin Hui and Cheung Mingzhu win scholarships to study at Queen’s University in Belfast. Alina Balauru departs a poor farm

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Belfast, Brian O'Hare, human traficking, Inspector Sheehan series, modern day slavery, mystery, Northern Ireland, police procedural, who-done-it

#Bookreview BECAUSE OF YOU by Dawn French (@Dawn_French) (@PenguinUKBooks) You’ll cry, laugh, and love it

Posted on October 26, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book that I requested on a bit of a whim and it was a total win. Because of You by Dawn French THE EAGERLY AWAITED, LIFE-AFFIRMING AND MOVING NEW NOVEL FROM NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR DAWN FRENCH ‘Dawn tackles the big ones – love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood –

Posted in Book review, Book reviews child abduction, child death, Dawn French, Family, grief, mother-daughter relationship, strong female character