Category: Magical Realism

Catch-Up Quickies 13

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Catch-Up Quickies, Contemporary Fiction, Death / Bereavement, Disability, Fairytale, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Historical fiction, LGBTQ+, Magical Realism, Mental Health, Mystery, Paranormal / Occult, Poetry, Romance, UK, Young Adult

First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrabbling ever since to get it back on track. In my latest attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I … Continue reading Catch-Up Quickies 13 →

Catch-Up Quickies 10

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Action / Thriller, Art, Catch-Up Quickies, Children's Books, Contemporary Fiction, Crime / Suspense, Ecological/environmental issues, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Humour, Magical Realism, Police Procedural, Romance, Sci Fi, Short Stories, Space, Surreal

First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrabbling ever since to get it back on track. In my latest attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I … Continue reading Catch-Up Quickies 10 →

Catch-Up Quickies 3

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Addiction, Books about books, Catch-Up Quickies, Contemporary Fiction, Crime / Suspense, Death / Bereavement, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Friendship, Historical fiction, Humour, Love, Magical Realism, Memoir, Mental Health, Mystery, Myths & Legends, Non-Fiction, Romance, Self-harm

First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrabbling ever since to get it back on track. In my latest attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I … Continue reading Catch-Up Quickies 3 →

Catch-Up Quickies 2

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Action / Adventure, Catch-Up Quickies, Children's Books, Contemporary Fiction, Crime / Suspense, Fairytale, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Love, Magical Realism, Middle-grade, Music, Mystery, Myths & Legends, Sci Fi, Short Stories, Surreal, UK

First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrabbling ever since to get it back on track. In my latest attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I … Continue reading Catch-Up Quickies 2 →

Catch-Up Quickies!

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Action / Adventure, Aging, Catch-Up Quickies, Children's Books, Crime / Suspense, Fairytale, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Friendship, Historical fiction, LGBTQ+, Magical Realism, Middle-grade, Mystery, Novella, Paranormal / Occult, Series, Teen, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrabbling ever since to get it back on track. In my latest attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I … Continue reading Catch-Up Quickies! →

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 →