Tag: #folktales

Catch-Up Quickies 4

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Australasia, Catch-Up Quickies, Fairytale, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Mental Health, Mystery, Novella, Short Stories

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 4 →

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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 →

The Ninth Child – Sally Magnusson

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Death / Bereavement, Fairytale, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Friendship, Historical fiction, Love, Myths & Legends, Parenting, UK

  *I received a free ARC of this novella, with thanks to the author, John Murray Press and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  A spellbinding novel combining Scottish folklore with hidden history, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Sally Magnusson. Loch Katrine waterworks, 1856. A Highland wilderness fast becoming an industrial wasteland. No place … Continue reading The Ninth Child – Sally Magnusson →