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#TuesdayBookBlog THE HUNTED: AN RJ ROX THRILLER (The RJ Rox Thrillers Book 1) by Jo McCready (@jo_mccready) A solid first-novel and a thoroughly enjoyable read #RBRT

Posted on December 1, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a novel by an author totally new mean, another one of the novels I’ve discovered thanks to Rosie’s Book Review Team. The Hunted: An RJ Rox Thriller (The RJ Rox Thrillers Book 1) by Jo McCready On the vast Buchanan Estate in the wilds of Scotland, tech billionaire James Sullivan

#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

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

#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

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

#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

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

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

#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

#TuesdayBookBlog FACE THE WIND (Little Sister Island #2) by Caren J. Werlinger A perfect reading refuge in these hard times#RBRT

Posted on October 20, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the second book in a series not intended as such at first, but one I’m very happy to return to. Face the Wind (Little Sister Island #2) by Caren J. Werlinger Kathleen Halloran has never been happier. She and Molly Cooper have built a life together, living in her grandmother’s

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog diversity, dogs, feel good, inspiring, LGTB, Little Island, magic, RBRT, romance

#TuesdayBookBlog WASTELAND (Operation Galton Book 2) by Terry Tyler (@TerryTyler4) It ends with a bang, not a whimper #dystopia

Posted on October 13, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another book by one of my favourite authors. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Wasteland (Operation Galton Book 2) by Terry Tyler “Those who escape ‘the system’ are left to survive outside society. The fortunate find places in off-grid communities; the others disappear into the wasteland.” The year: 2061. In

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog dystopia, Final solution, George Orwell, Operation Galton, Social media, Terry Tyler, the Project Renova Series, UK

#TuesdayBookBlog KNIGHT IN PAPER ARMOR by Nicholas Conley (@NicholasConley1) Scary, inspiring, and ultimately life-affirming #RBRT #Sci-fi

Posted on September 29, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you the review of a book by an author that impressed me with one of his novels a few years back: Knight in Paper Armor by Nicholas Conley Billy Jakobek has always been different. Born with strange and powerful psychic abilities, he has grown up in the laboratories of Thorne

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog disability, diversity, dystopia, evil, Guatemala, immigration, Jewish, Kabbalah, Orwell, Prejudice, sci-fi, Young Adult

#TuesdayBookBlog THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett (@britrbennett) (@LittleBrownUK) Great story, memorable characters, and a subject that will make readers think #Bookreview

Posted on September 15, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you the review of a book that has been causing a bit of a stir. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett ‘The Vanishing Half is an utterly mesmerising novel. It seduces with its literary flair, surprises with its breath-taking plot twists, delights with its psychological insights, and challenges us to consider

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog diversity, Family, female protagonists, gender, LGTB, mother and daughters, passing, race, sisters, South, USA