The Overflowing Library

Siblings Jonathan, Holly and Davy have been struggling to survive since the death of their mother, and are determined to avoid being taken into care. When the family's wealthy but eccentric Great-Aunt Irene has a stroke, they go to visit her. Unable to speak or write, she gives Holly some photographs that might lead them to an inheritance that could solve all their problems. But they're not the only ones after the treasure... This novel made me kick myself that I hadn't read any Sally Nichols before. I don't even know I haven't but I'm certainly going to make it a priority to read more in the future. This book was utterly charming throughout and I found myself absolutely captivated by the story of the siblings as they go on their treasure hunt to find their inheritance. The characterisation was stop and the story was so engrossing I read this is one very greedy sitting. 

Louise and Erica have been best friends since forever. They're closer than sisters and depend on each other for almost everything. Just one problem: Erica has superpowers. When Erica isn't doing loop-the-loops in the sky or burning things with her heat pulse powers, she needs Louise to hold her non-super life together. After all, the girls still have homework, parents and boys to figure out. But being a superhero's BFF is not easy, especially as trouble has a way of seeking them out. Soon Louise discovers that Erica might be able to survive explosions and fly faster than a speeding bullet, but she can't win every fight by herself. Life isn't a comic book - it's even crazier than that Othergirl has been on my radar for a long while. I've followed Nicole on Twitter for a long time and I was so excited when I heard she had her book deal I've always enjoyed her humour and geeky take on life and her personality shines through in this book. I ad...

From the author of The Sky Is Every­where , a radiant novel that will leave you laughing and crying - all at once. For fans of John Green, Gayle Forman and Lauren Oliver. Jude and her twin Noah were incredibly close - until a tragedy drove them apart, and now they are barely speaking. Then Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy as well as a captivating new mentor, both of whom may just need her as much as she needs them. What the twins don't realize is that each of them has only half the story and if they can just find their way back to one another, they have a chance to remake their world   I don't want to say too much about this book because I don't want to spoil it for anyone so this is going to be a super short review. If you are familiar with Jandy's work it'll be exactly what you expect. It is beautifully written with heartfelt characters and a storyline that'll tug on the heart strings. If you aren't familar with her work you a...

Another month has flown by. It has been a busy one for me workwise so I've not read as much as I normally would. I have managed to read a lot of awesome books though. Books Read Lottery Boy by Michael Byrne (4 stars) Hook's Daughter by Heidi Schultz (4 stars) Under my Skin by James Dawson (4 stars) The Beloved by Alison Rattle (5 stars) Monster by CJ Skuse (5 stars) Remix by Non Pratt (5 stars) Gypsy Girl by Kathryn James (3 stars) Open Road Summer by Emery Lord (5 stars) Geek Drama by Holly Smale (4 stars) Pea's Book of Holidays by Susie Day (5 stars) Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (3 stars) Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nichols (3 stars) Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella (4 stars) Book of the month I literally cannot choose this month. Three of the books I read I adored for different reasons Firstly I managed to get my hands on a very early copy of Monster by CJ Skuse and I loved it entirely. Really exciting teen thriller which I couldn't pu...

I am delighted to host a stop on the Violet and the Hidden Treasure Blog Tour and very excited indeed to offer my readers the chance to win a copy of Violet and the Hidden and a copy of Violet and the Pearl of the Orient. I love the Violet Books. They hook me from the first page with the mystery element and I love how the stories are illustrated all the way through. To enter either leave me a comment below with a way to contact you or tweet me @overflowingklc to let me know you want to enter with "I want to win a set of Violet books"

It's not easy being the daughter of Captain Hook. Twelve-year-old Jocelyn dreams of following in his footsteps - but her grandfather sends her to finishing school instead. When her father meets his unfortunate end, Jocelyn sails to Neverland to avenge his death. But she hadn't bargained on ticking crocodiles, lazy pirates and a troublemaking boy called Peter Pan. My thoughts I'm not into fantasy books at all but from a very early age I have always had a soft spot for Peter Pan. If I had to pick one fantasy world to visit Neverland would probably be it. I've also always had a soft spot for the pirates in the story.  This book therefore was a perfect read for me. It is utterly charming catching that neverland magic perfectly. I loved having a new story set in that world and it totally hooked me from that point of view. The story is focused on Hook's daughter. She is a brilliant new character from the outset when she is trying to fit in at finishing scho...

Escape from a bullying mother takes one young woman to an even more dangerous place. Alice Angel has known only a life of rules, restriction and punishments as she strays from the rigid path of Victorian proprietary that her mother has set out for her. A constant disappointment to all but her doting father, she longs for the day that she might break free from the stifling atmosphere of her mother's rule. After a chance encounter with a charming stranger, and a final incident with her family that sees her condemned to the madhouse, Alice sees her opportunity to run and grasps it with both hands. She escapes to join the Agapemonites in their Abode of Love, where ex-Reverend Henry Prince rules his isolated colony of women as their Beloved. Prince ignites a passion in Alice that she never knew existed, and she dares to think she might be free at last. But as Alice becomes more deeply drawn into the life of Prince's strange religious sect, secrets are revealed that s...