Category: Magical Realism

Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café – Toshikazu Kawaguchi (translated by Geoffrey Trousselot)

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Contemporary Fiction, Death / Bereavement, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Japan, Love, Magical Realism, Series, Time Travel

*I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author, Picador – Pan Macmillan and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop … Continue reading Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café – Toshikazu Kawaguchi (translated by Geoffrey Trousselot) →

Feathertide – Beth Cartwright

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Fairytale, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Growing Up, Magical Realism

*I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, Cornerstone / Penguin Random House and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: A girl. A secret. A life-changing journey. A magical fairytale-inspired debut about accepting being that little bit different, for fans of The Night Circus and The Bear and the … Continue reading Feathertide – Beth Cartwright →

A Girl Made of Air – Nydia Hetherington

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Addiction, Fairytale, Family / relationships, Growing Up, Magical Realism, Mental Health, Myths & Legends

*I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to Quercus Books and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: A lyrical and atmospheric homage to the strange and extraordinary, perfect for fans of Angela Carter and Erin Morgenstern. This is the story of The Greatest Funambulist Who Ever Lived... Born … Continue reading A Girl Made of Air – Nydia Hetherington →