The Overflowing Library

These are my five star YA reads of 2017. There's no surprise that most of these are historical fiction as I've been embracing my inner historical geek completely this year. The House of Secrets by Sarra Manning I love a novel that splits between past and present and this is by of my favourite authors. I loved it. The last piece of my heart by Paige Toon I love Paige's books completely and this was no exception. Gorgeous and lovely all the way through. The Girl from the Savoy by Hazel Gaynor I loved this book because of the setting. I'm a sucker for 1920s anything so this was perfect for me.  Radio Girls by Sarah Jane Straford Another interwar novel I adored. I was particularly fascinated by this because it looked at the history of the BBC and had some links to the suffragette movement.  The wages of sin by Kaite Welsh I loved this book. It is the story of a female trainee doctor in Victorian Scotland. I am a ridiculous ...

These are my five star YA reads of 2017. I can't do a top ten. I read far more than the average person so asking me to cut this is cruelty at best. Book blogger cruelty. There's no surprise that most of these are UKYA titles. Margot and Me by Juno Dawson. I love novels that alternate between past and present and I always love Juno's writing. This was perfect for me All about Mia by Lisa Williamson I loved Mia as a character and read this in pretty much one sitting. Full of heart and just lovely. Unconventional by Maggie Harcourt I loved this book mostly because it appealed to my inner book geek. Loved the cameos from some of my favourite UKYA authors. I adored Aiden far too much as well. Lovely gorgeous boy. The State of Grace by Rachel Lucas I loved this book for the insight it gave me into someone living with aspergers. I loved Grace and it was a thoroughly cracking YA novel. Seven days of you by Cecilia Vinesse I just thought this was super cut...

I have an extensive list of books I can't wait to read that are released in 2018. It is ridiculously long as you'll see. I tend to keep myself a list so I know what to look out for each month on the library catalogue so I can get my reservations in early but I thought I'd share it on here for anyone who is interested to add to your wishl lists. There's a lot of UKYA titles. There are  also a few more adult titles than in previous years as I've found myself discovering more and more adult authors over the last twelve months. So without further ado here are the titles I'm hoping to get my hands on over the coming year January I'm most excited for The endless beach by Jenny Colgan. I only discover Jenny's books last year and binge read much of her backlist and love them all. I also can't wait to read more from these authors Bad girls with perfect faces by Lynn Weingarten The truth and lies of Ella Black by Emily Barr On a beautiful day...

I love this time of year because this is when I get lots of lovely picture books dropping through my door. I seem to only be offered them in the lead up to Christmas because of course books make fantastic presents and I'm always glad to take them for review because I love a great picture book. This year I've had a wonderful selection arrive and wanted to share a few with you in case you were looking for present ideas for small people. The selection of books I have received this year have been aimed at a variety of ages, fiction and non fiction and I've loved every single one of them. Illumanatomy by Kate Davis I loved illumanatomy. It comes with a viewer which is a big like those 3D glasses you had as a kid in the 90s except each eye hole is a different colour. Depending on which colour you look through you can see different layers of the human body. I did find the red layer harder to see than the others and I think therefore it's not necessarily the book to...