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#TuesdayBookBlog PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir (@andyweirauthor) Hopeful, fun, full of scientific titbits, and the best sidekick ever #RandomHouseUK #sci-fi

Posted on June 1, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book by a writer who has become very well known, thanks to his sci-fi novels and to the film adaptations. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly) new science-based thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian.

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog alien life, Andy Weir, first contact, science, science-fcition, survival, the Martian

#TuesdayBookBlog MATILDA WINDSOR IS COMING HOME by Anne Goodwin (@Annecdotist) A moving look at mental health care as it was

Posted on May 25, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I don’t bring you one of my usual reviews. The author of this novel, Anne Goodwin, contacted me ahead of its publication because she thought I might be interested to read it due to the topic and the story. She couldn’t have been more right, and rather than I review, I ended

Posted in Book launch, Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Anne Goodwin, book launch online, care in the community, long-term care, Matilda Windsor is coming home, mental asylum, Mental health, NHS, social services, UK

#TuesdayBookBlog UNTOUCHED by Jayme Bean (@JaymeBeanAuthor) If you’ve always loved adventures in the jungle, read this #RBRT

Posted on May 18, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi, all: I bring you another one of the discoveries from Rosie’s group, in this case, a debut novel, so it’s truly a discovery, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was published yesterday, but I had a chance to check an ARC copy before its publication. Untouched by Jayme Bean Dr. Julia Morrow and her

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog adventure, Amazonian rainforest, biology, debut novel, jungle, LGTB, mystery, plants, romance, trees

#TuesdayBookBlog THE BOOK OF SKULL (DOCTRESSES1) by David Hutchison (@davidwhutchison) Victorian Edinburgh adapted to modern sensibilities #RBRT #historicalfiction

Posted on May 11, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another one of the discoveries of Rosie’s team, and this one brings us a multifaceted author. I came across this book when I was reading Hyde, and I couldn’t resist spending a bit more time in Victorian Edinburgh. I must say that it was the right call! The Book of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog BAME, Burke and Hare, Edinburgh Medical School, Gothic literature, historical fiction, LGBQT, Phrenology, Victorian Fiction, Women doctors

#TuesdayBookBlog ALWAYS THE DEAD by Stephen J. Golds (@SteveGone58( (@ScatterOfAshes) A noir/pulp semi-fictional novel, dark, politically incorrect, and just perfect. A gem #Bookreview #noir

Posted on May 4, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you an author totally new to me today, although he writes as if he was a pulp-fiction author from the forties or fifties, so, not for everyone, but a fabulous book. Always the Dead by Stephen J. Golds “Dare you read ‘Always the Dead’? “I dared and I’ve been left reeling. “This is

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog 1940s and 1950s, mob, noir, Okinawa, PTSD, pulp fiction, startlet, tuberculosis, WWII

#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

#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