Tag: #HQ

The Illustrated Child – Polly Crosby

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Books about books, Crime / Suspense, Family / relationships, Growing Up, Mental Health, Mystery, Psychological

*I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, HQ – Harper Collins UK and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: A picture paints a thousand lies… Romilly lives in a ramshackle house with her eccentric artist father and her cat, Monty. She knows little about her past … Continue reading The Illustrated Child – Polly Crosby →

His and Hers – Alice Feeney

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Crime / Suspense, Police Procedural, Psychological, Uncategorized

*I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, HQ – Harper Collins UK and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb:  If there are two sides to every story, someone is always lying… Jack: Three words to describe my wife: Beautiful. Ambitious. Unforgiving.Anna: I only need one word to … Continue reading His and Hers – Alice Feeney →

Q – Christina Dalcher

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Apocalyptic / Dystopian, Family / relationships, Politics

  *I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, HQ – Harper Collins UK and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  IN THIS WORLD, PERFECTION IS EVERYTHING   Elena Fairchild is a teacher at one of the state’s new elite schools. Her daughters are exactly like … Continue reading Q – Christina Dalcher →

Aria’s Travelling Book Shop – Rebecca Raisin

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Books about books, Chick Fic, Death / Bereavement, Love, Romance

  *I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, HQ – Harper Collins UK and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:   This summer will change everything! Aria Summers knows what she wants. A life on the road with best friend Rosie and her beloved camper-van-cum-book-shop, and … Continue reading Aria’s Travelling Book Shop – Rebecca Raisin →

The Lost Ones – Anita Frank

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Crime / Suspense, Death / Bereavement, Family / relationships, Ghosts, Gothic, Historical fiction, Mental Health, Mystery, UK

*I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, HQ – Harper Collins UK and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  Some houses are never at peace. England, 1917   Reeling from the death of her fiancé, Stella Marcham welcomes the opportunity to stay with her pregnant … Continue reading The Lost Ones – Anita Frank →

Take It Back – Kia Abdullah

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Addiction, Disability, Family / relationships, Legal, Mental Health, Women's Literature

  *I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, HQ - Harper Collins UK and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  The Victim: A sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by an alcoholic mother. Who accuses the boys of something unthinkable. The Defendants: Four handsome teenage boys … Continue reading Take It Back – Kia Abdullah →

VOX – Christina Dalcher

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Apocalyptic / Dystopian, Contemporary Fiction, Future tech / culture, Sci Fi, Women's Literature

  *I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley, with thanks to the author and publishers.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:   Silence can be deafening. Jean McClellan spends her time in almost complete silence, limited to just one hundred words a day. Any more, and a … Continue reading VOX – Christina Dalcher →