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September 11, 2017

#TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT THE UNRAVELING OF BRENDAN MEEKS by Brian Cohn (@briancohnMD) A good psychological portrayal of a young man suffering from schizophrenia and a mystery that is not all in his mind. #Bookreview

Hi all: Today I bring you a book that is released TODAY and I had a chance to read before its publication thanks to Rosie’s Book Review Team. I had read another book by the author recently and was very curious…. The Unraveling of Brendan Meeks by Brian Cohn THE UNRAVELING OF BRENDAN MEEKS is a first-person
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Published on September 11, 2017 17:05

September 10, 2017

#Bookreview #ManBookerLonglist HOME FIRE by Kamila Shamsie (@kamilashamsie) A powerful, touching, and beautiful book for readers prepared to ask themselves the big questions. #amreading

Hi all: Today I share the review of the last of the books I had already on my Kindle that has made it into this year’s ManBooker Longlist. The shortlist should be coming out this week. I wonder if any of the ones I’ve read will make it. This one I really liked and I
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September 4, 2017

#TuesdayBookBlog #Bookreview TIPPING POINT. (Project Renova Book 1) by Terry Tyler (@TerryTyler4) A #post-apocalyptic story of a Britain that is so familiar it is truly scary.

Hi all: Today I share the review for a book by one of my fellow reviewers at Rosie’s Book Review Team. She is not only an excellent reviewer but as I suspected, she can write as well! Tipping Point (Project Renova Book 1) by Terry Tyler ‘I didn’t know danger was floating behind us on the breeze
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Published on September 04, 2017 17:05

September 3, 2017

#Bookreview WOMEN IN THE GREAT WAR (@penswordbooks) by Stephen Wynn (@Winnie2013) and Tanya Wynn. Heroines that must be remembered #WWI #history

Hi all: As you know, I discovered Pen & Sword Books a while back and I’ve been exploring their catalogue. Today I bring you a book that I think will pique the interest of many. Women in the Great War by Stephen Wynn and Tanya Wynn The First World War was fought on two fronts. In a military sense
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Published on September 03, 2017 17:05

August 29, 2017

#Bookreview EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid (@mohsin_hamid) #ManBookerPrize A novel not for everybody that everybody should read #migration

Hi all: I bring you my review of another one of the novels that have made it into the Man-Booker Longlist. Here is it. Exit West: Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017 by Mohsin Hamid Longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize “It was as if Hamid knew what was going to happen to America and
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Published on August 29, 2017 17:05

August 28, 2017

#TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT BLOOD ROSE ANGEL by Liza Perrat (@LizaPerrat) The Black Death, midwifery and it was hard to be a woman in XIV century France. Highly recommended #Bookreview

Hi all: Today I bring you a treat. This is a book by an author I discovered thanks to Rosie’s Book Review Team and I’ve become a big fan. Blood Rose Angel by Liza Perrat A bone-sculpted angel and the woman who wears it––heretic, Devil’s servant, saint. Midwife Héloïse has always known that her bastard status
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Published on August 28, 2017 17:05

August 27, 2017

#Bookreview #ManBooker2017 THE MINISTRY OF UTMOST HAPPINESS by Arundhati Roy (@PenguinRHUK) A kaleidoscopic novel about India, gender, politics, class, society, and humanity, demanding of its readers but rewarding in the same measure

Hi all: As you know, I’ve been trying to catch up on some of the novels that have made the Man Booker Longlist this year. My only criterion is that I had the novels waiting to be read already, and here comes another one (that I was very curious about because, although I’d always wanted
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Published on August 27, 2017 17:05

August 26, 2017

NEW #Audiobook ESCAPING PSYCHIATRY 2. THE CASE OF THE SWAPPED BODIES narrated by Kathy James. Come and take a peek!

Hi all: I don’t normally blog on Sundays, but this being a long weekend (at least here in the UK) and with a few posts already programmed for next week (and a few more reviews making their way), I thought I might try. I haven’t been talking about my books much because… Well, marketing is
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Published on August 26, 2017 17:05

August 21, 2017

#Reseñadelibro El poder de la Sombra: Trilogía del Mal. Libro 2: La Huella de María José Moreno (@mjmoreno010) Recomendada a los lectores fascinados por los entresijos de la mente humana y por la maldad #Lecturarecomendada

Hola a todos: Tengo que disculparme porque entre una cosa y otra no tengo muchas oportunidades de leer ni reseñar libros en español, pero por fin he encontrado un momento para comentar una novela que tenía pendiente hace tiempo. Valía la pena la espera, desde luego. El poder de la Sombra: Trilogía del Mal. Libro 2:
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Published on August 21, 2017 17:15

#TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT PAINTED BY Kirsten McKenzie (@Kiwimrsmac). Gothic psychological horror, with haunted house and ghosts for art and lovers of antiques. #Bookreview

Hi all: Today I bring you a novel in one of my favourite genres. Thanks to Rosie Amber for her great review group where I keep discovering great books. PAINTED: A Horror Novel by Kirsten McKenzie If art can capture a soul, what happens when one of those souls escapes? When art appraiser Anita Cassatt is sent
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Published on August 21, 2017 17:05

Author Translator Olga

Olga Núñez Miret
In this blog I talk about my writing and books, and also reviews books by other authors, share tips, literary news, and random thoughts and features. My blog is bilingual and I share posts in English ...more
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