Book reviews – authortranslatorOlga

#TuesdayBookBlog Elizabeth: Obstinate Headstrong Girl (The Quill Collective) by Christina Boyd and others, Tessa Dare (Foreword)(@xtnaboyd) A true delight for Austen fans #Giveaway

Posted on March 24, 2020 by OlgaNunez 22 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a collection of stories and novellas edited by Christina Boyd, from The Quill Collective, whose works I have reviewed before, and here they revisit one of my favourite Austen characters. Perhaps because she’s headstrong as obstinate, and so am I. Oh, I’m participating in the blog tour for the release

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#Bookreview A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry (@FaberBooks). Sometimes it’s hard to be a Lakota woman

Posted on March 23, 2020 by OlgaNunez 8 Comments

Hi all: I hope you’re keeping well, or as well as possible in the circumstances. I bring you another book by Sebastian Barry. Not for everyone, but quite extraordinary. A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry From the Costa Book of the Year-winning author of Days Without End Even when you come out of bloodshed and disaster

Posted in Book review, Book reviews American Civil War, Days Without End, historical fiction, Lakota, Native American, racism, Sebastian Barry, Souther US, XIX century

#TuesdayBookBlog UPTURNED EARTH by Karen Jennings (@HollandParkPres) Harrowing historical fiction set in South Africa. Must read.

Posted on March 17, 2020 by OlgaNunez 8 Comments

Hi all: I bring you another novel that I finally managed to catch up with. Upturned Earth by Karen Jennings Upturned Earth is set in Namaqualand, the copper mining district of the Cape Colony, during the winter of 1886. William Hull arrives at the town to take up the position of magistrate, a position that

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Cape Town, corruption, historical fiction, Holland Park Press, Karen Jennings, mining companies, South Africa

THE HUNTING PARTY: A NOVEL by Lucy Foley (@HarperCollinsUK) (@lucyfoleytweets) A twisted mystery and an homage to the classics of the genre

Posted on March 16, 2020 by OlgaNunez 4 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a mystery that although reminiscent of old classics, is fairly more twisted and dark than mysteries of old. The Hunting Party: A Novel by Lucy Foley AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED THRILLERS OF THE WINTER BY: Goodreads • BookBub • PopSugar • BookRiot • Crimereads •

Posted in Book review, Book reviews classic mystery, domestic-noir, friends, Harper Collins UK, Lucy Folley, PTSD, Scotland, The Hunting Party

#TuesdayBookBlog HIGHWAY TWENTY by Michael J Moore (@MichaelJMoore20) #RBRT Creature horror with a nostalgic feel

Posted on February 25, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a horror novel that made me think of many movies and series I’ve loved over the years. Highway Twenty by Michael J Moore An engineer from out of town disappears. Then Conor Mitchell’s girlfriend. Then his parents. The townspeople of Sedrow Woolley, Washington are vanishing at a horrifying rate. But

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog bugs, creature horror, epidemic, horror, reluctant hero, small-town, The Bodysnatchers, The Borg, TuesdayBookBlog, V

#Bookreview THE OTHER PEOPLE by C.J. Tudor The Other People by C. J. Tudor (@cjtudor) (@penguinrandom) Conspiracy theory, twist and turns, revenge and a touch of the supernatural

Posted on February 22, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the third book by an author I’ve followed from the beginning of her career. The Other People by C. J. Tudor The chilling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man & The Taking of Annie Thorne ‘C. J. Tudor has done it again. A mesmerizingly chilling and atmospheric page-turner’ J.P. Delaney,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews C.J. Tudor, dark web, Hitchcock, justice, revenge, Strangers in a Train, supernatural, thriller, vigilante

#TuesdayBookBlog 1932: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE REVISITED by Karen M Cox (@karenmcox1932) P&P set in the Depression Era with some major parts for minor players #RBRT #Blogtour

Posted on February 18, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another book by a writer who has become a firm favourite of mine. And I couldn’t miss the opportunity to participate in the blog tour as well. This is a second edition of the novel. 1932: Pride and Prejudice Revisited by Karen M Cox (@karenmcox1932)Pride and Prejudice set in the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Depression era, Historical romance, Jane Austen, Karen M. Cox, Kentucky, love story, Pride and Prejudice

#Bookreview SHEFFIELD IN THE 1980S: FEATURING IMAGES OF SHEFFIELD PHOTOGRAPHER, MARTIN JENKINSON (IMAGES OF THE PAST) by Mark Metcalf, Justine Jenkinson (@MJIMageLibrary) (@penswordbooks) Inspiring pictures of recent UK history

Posted on February 17, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: This is one of those books that show the power of photography to convey events, moods and historical events. Sheffield in the 1980s: Featuring Images of Sheffield Photographer, Martin Jenkinson (Images of the Past) by Mark Metcalf, Justine Jenkinson The social, industrial and economic changes imposed on the Sheffield area during the 1980s

Posted in Book review, Book reviews 1980s, Martin Jenkinson, miners' strike, Pen & Sword, photography, recent UK history, Sheffield, social history

#TuesdayBookBlog GROWN UPS by Marian Keyes (@PenguinUKBooks) Complex family relationships and serious issues for devoted Keyes’s fans

Posted on February 11, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a book by a famous author I hadn’t read yet. Grown Ups by Marian Keyes PRE-ORDER THE BRAND-NEW BOOK FROM MARIAN KEYES, THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BREAK PICKED AS ONE TO WATCH IN 2020 BY THE TIMES, DAILY MAIL, EVENING STANDARD, THE i, STYLIST, COSMOPOLITAN, GRAZIA AND MORE ‘Magnificently messy

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog bulimia, contemporary Ireland, family relationships, family saga, Ireland, Marian Keyes, parenthood

#TuesdayBookBlog The Earthling’s Brother by Earik Beann(@EarikB) A heart-warming, fun, and light sci-fi novel, with fabulous characters #RBRT

Posted on February 4, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a new book by an author who has visited my blog before, and I suspect will come back int he future. The Earthling’s Brother by Earik Beann Sam never knew his parents. In fact, he’s never met another human—or seen a sunrise, smelled a flower, or eaten a regular meal.

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog aliens, asylum, Earik Beann, Fantasy, magic, Science fiction, Starman, Terminator, TuesdayBookBlog, YA