The Overflowing Library

Some memories are better left untouched. Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family. It's a miracle... at first. Then the tensions start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn't going smoothly, and his family is tearing apart all over again. If only Ethan could remember something, anything, about his life before, he'd be able to put the pieces back together. But there's something that's keeping his memory blocked. Something unspeakable... My Thoughts What a cracking little book.! Completely immersive from page one and utterly fascinating. I finished it in one sitting and it played on my mind for hours afterwards. A perfect example of a brilliant standalone title which I am sure I will recommend for a long time to come. Dead to you starts with a reunion scene. Ethan was abducted as a child from his parents and now aged 16 he is about to return to his family and home...

It's the mid-1990s, and fifteen year-old Guernsey schoolgirls, Renée and Flo, are not really meant to be friends. Thoughtful, introspective and studious Flo couldn't be more different to ambitious, extroverted and sexually curious Renée. But Renée and Flo are united by loneliness and their dysfunctional families, and an intense bond is formed. Although there are obstacles to their friendship (namely Flo's jealous ex-best friend and Renée's growing infatuation with Flo's brother), fifteen is an age where anything can happen, where life stretches out before you, and when every betrayal feels like the end of the world. For Renée and Flo it is the time of their lives. With graphic content and some scenes of a sexual nature, PAPER AEROPLANES is a gritty, poignant, often laugh-out-loud funny and powerful novel. It is an unforgettable snapshot of small-town adolescence and the heart-stopping power of female friendship. My thoughts I loved this book co...

A odd month for me reading wise. I spent a third of it reading and reviewing like a lunatic, a third reading but actively not reviewing anything and a third where I barely read anything. I bet you can guess which bit of the month was the one where I was off work! If I'm honest at the moment I'm struggling to get anything read. I'm feeling quite overwhelmed with 2nd / 3rd books in a series where I can't remember the first books well enough to be able to carry on with the series and been left with the dilemma of needing to find time to reread or just giving up the series completely. I think I'm also really struggling with samey NA titles from US authors. Seriously considering giving those up too! On the plus side my insane reading binge has given me a chance to really clear down my TBR piles meaning I am now only left with some very very exciting titles I am desperate to read. Books Read 63) Parallel by Lauren Miller 64) Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff 65) Noble Confl...

If fate sent you an email, would you answer? In This is What Happy Looks Like , Jennifer E. Smith's new YA novel, perfect strangers Graham Larkin and Ellie O'Neill meet—albeit virtually—when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an email about his pet pig, Wilbur. In the tradition of romantic movies like "You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle," the two 17-year-olds strike up an email relationship, even though they live on opposite sides of the country and don't even know each other's first names. Through a series of funny and poignant messages, Graham and Ellie make a true connection, sharing intimate details about their lives, hopes and fears. But they don't tell each other everything; Graham doesn't know the major secret hidden in Ellie's family tree, and Ellie is innocently unaware that Graham is actually a world-famous teen actor living in Los Angeles. When the location for the shoot of Graham's new film falls t...

For the past five weeks I'd prayed that I'd never see my brother's name spelt out in poppies. In the weeks that followed I often wished I had.' Jammy and Sonny McGann are brothers, but that's where the similarities end. One is calm when the other is angry; one has a plan while the other lives purely in the moment. When Jammy returns from Afghanistan a very different man to the one who left, it's Sonny who is left to hold things together. But just how far will he go to save the brother who always put him first? Inspired by S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" and by the battles facing young soldiers all over the world, this is a devastating novel about brotherhood and sacrifice, from the award-winning author of "Being Billy" and "Saving Daisy" My Thoughts This is a hard one for me to review mainly because I'm not sure I can quite do this book justice due to the subject matter and how close to home it is to me pe...

I am really pleased today to be able to offer you an extract of Phil Earle's excellent Heroic to read. Enjoy Note to all: I am failing hard at Windows 8 after being forced to buy a new laptop this week. If the embedding thing doesn't work above please follow this link for the extract  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k86I-7_hYAd6eKw7b9R53gilkC53yxuaRojFRBqTYiU/pub

Danger and betrayal, secrets and enchantment in the breathtaking conclusion to the Infernal Devices trilogy Tessa Gray should be happy - aren't all brides happy? Yet as she prepares for her wedding, a net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute. A new demon appears, one linked by blood and secrecy to Mortmain, the man who plans to use his army of pitiless automatons, the Infernal Devices, to destroy the Shadowhunters. Mortmain needs only one last item to complete his plan. He needs Tessa. And Jem and Will, the boys who lay equal claim to Tessa's heart, will do anything to save her. My Thoughts This is less a review and more my random rumblings about how much I loved this book and series. I must admit as much as I love mortal instruments I do prefer infernal devices just that little bit more. I think it appeals to the history geek inside of me and I love the characters at the centre of the story. I raced through book one and t...