Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
to-read
(75)
currently-reading (0)
read (161)
did-not-finish (0)
2024 (1)
2025 (1)
5-stars (1)
adventure (1)
all-time-favorites (1)
book-club (1)
currently-reading (0)
read (161)
did-not-finish (0)
2024 (1)
2025 (1)
5-stars (1)
adventure (1)
all-time-favorites (1)
book-club (1)
books-i-own
(1)
bookshelf (1)
contemporary (1)
crime (1)
crime-fiction (1)
dark (1)
drama (1)
ebooks (1)
faves (1)
favorite (1)
bookshelf (1)
contemporary (1)
crime (1)
crime-fiction (1)
dark (1)
drama (1)
ebooks (1)
faves (1)
favorite (1)
“As we draw connections between magical knights and actinides, we discover the remarkable potential of both, inspiring us to appreciate the bravery of a knight and the power of an element, each playing pivotal roles in their own stories.”
― Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented By The Actinide Knights
― Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented By The Actinide Knights
“Like a gloomy and sinister paradox since its apparition until now, socialism suffered terrible and terrifying metamorphoses. With the name of the most human doctrine—Socialism—the most ominous and naughty crimes against humanity were done. The National Socialism of Hitler created Auschwitz and Majdanek and the People’s socialism of Stalin — Gulag and Kolima! And both of them buried more than fifty million people! That’s monstrous!”
― Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code-Socialism with a Human Face
― Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code-Socialism with a Human Face
“Merlin stood up. For once, late as it was, he was pleased to see the Assistant Commissioner because he had been trying unsuccessfully to get hold of him all day. “May I introduce Detective Bernard Goldberg of the New York Police Department.”
Merlin held out a hand to the stocky young man now standing on the AC’s right. Detective Goldberg was an inch or two shorter than Merlin, with a closely cropped head of dark-brown hair and the crumpled face of a man who might have walked into a wall.”
― The French Spy
Merlin held out a hand to the stocky young man now standing on the AC’s right. Detective Goldberg was an inch or two shorter than Merlin, with a closely cropped head of dark-brown hair and the crumpled face of a man who might have walked into a wall.”
― The French Spy
“Jimmy’s dog tag clinked as he almost slid right into her. Teenagers wore dog tags in case New York was bombed and they needed to be identified if killed or injured. Mrs. McCorkle, the O’Shaughnessy’s immediate next door neighbor, had insisted on a dog tag for Jimmy.”
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
“We need to call Glenn the Glimmer Wizard.”
― The Glimmers Save Christmas
― The Glimmers Save Christmas
Oliva’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Oliva’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Children's and Psychology
Polls voted on by Oliva
Lists liked by Oliva















