The Overflowing Library

Summer Holidays means I have had all the reading time. In addition to the huge list below I gave up on about 10 different books so my TBR pile is getting small which can only be a good thing because it means book shopping! Books Read in August 135) We're going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (British Books Challenge) 136) The Manifesto of how to be interesting by Holly Bourne (British Books Challenge) 137) Solitaire by Alice Oseman (British Books Challenge) 138) The Gathering Dark by Leigh Bardugo 139) Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo 140) Acting Friends by Sophie McKenzie (British Books Challenge) 141) Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo 142) Junk by Melvin Burgess (British Books Challenge) 143) The Jewel by Amy Ewing 144) The Future for Curious People by Greg Sherl 145) Lick by Kylie Scott 146) Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins 147) The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling (British Books Challenge) 148) In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin ...

This summer there have been fifty benches dotted around London each with their own book design. Over the course of three days my lovely blogging friend Sarah and I decided to go out and find them all. Below is my little video showcasing them all. It was brilliant going off to find them all and discovering different parts of London whilst following the four trails. My favourite had to be the Paddington Bear bench. Which one is your favourite?

LIES 'There were a few problems . . . bullying . . . a fire . . .' LIKE' I think she's verging on psychosis . . . now she's lashing out. ' LOVE' She's got no one else to fight for her.' Sixteen year-old Audrey just wants to be normal.She's trying to fit in.But what happens when the person closest to you suffocates you with their love?What happens then? My thoughts Just a few lines for this book for fear of spoiling anything if I say too much. This book is creepy, it goes to an incredibly dark place and will play on your mind for a long time after finishing it. Exactly what I have come to expect from a Louis Reid book. Highly recommended

The first time I was born, I was Emma. I was beautiful. I had everything to live for. But I died. Now I have been born a second time, and my previous life haunts me. Because in it I think I did something very wrong. I must find out what I did to Catherine. I must uncover the truth about Emma... Intriguing, compelling, heartbreaking. What if your past life could shatter your future? My thoughts A really interesting and thoughtful book which I really enjoyed. My second life revolves around a teenage girl called Ana who remembers her previous as Emma. Throughout the course of the book she events from her previous life suddenly come back to her and she gets the awful feeling that she was involved in killing another girl and has to contact people from her previous life to find out more. I was utterly fascinated by this book and needed to know more even more desperately the further I got into it. Highly recommended

Zoe and Olivia have always been best friends. And becoming professional ballerinas has always been their goal. But when they turn sixteen the unthinkable happens as Olivia is diagnosed with leukaemia. Falling in love, coping with school and falling out with each other - everything is thrown into a whole new light. A heartbreakingly bittersweet tragedy that reveals profound truths about loss, love and the friends who mean the world to you My thoughts Maybe one day is the story of Zoe and her best friend Olivia and their friendship as Olivia battles leukaemia. If I'm honest I'm not sure I liked this book for a variety of reasons. Firstly there was a huge amount of focus on the fact the pair had quit dancing after being rejected by a dance school in New York. I'm not sure it added to the story and for me it was the reason why the book felt overly long. Secondly I felt it was trying ...

A search for the truth about her father’s death takes schoolgirl Peta Jones to a dangerous place ... Peta Jones is an ordinary girl struggling with the loss of her father, an army hero who died in mysterious circumstances. When she receives clues that he may still be alive, but no one believes her, she embarks on a dangerous rescue across the crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean to a cliff-top castle, home to a billionaire in exile. Peta soon discovers that what some people will do for money, she will do for love My thoughts I love Sophia Bennett as an author. I have devoured every book of hers that I have picked up. I must admit I was a little unsure when I picked this up whether it was too different from her other novels to be able to pull it off but actually it was classic Sophia Bennett and a fabulous read. The Castle is an exciting and pacey story following Peta who is determined to find out about what happened to her father who is officially dead. I loved th...

Despite my huge to be read pile I have a never ending list of books I cannot wait to get into my hands as soon as possible. These are the ones that have caught my eye of late. Arsenic for Tea by Robin Stevens Goodreads synopsis Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. But it soon becomes clear that this party isn't really about Daisy at all. Naturally, Daisy is furious. Then one of their party falls seriously, mysteriously ill - and everything points to poison. With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be. Not a single person present is what they seem - and everyone has a secret or two. And when someone very close to Daisy looks suspicious, the Detec...