**Bookshelf Confessions**

I'm sitting here surrounded by my book collection, and I have to admit, I'm really excited about what's on my shelves. The first thing that caught my eye was this trilogy by Susanna Clark, also known as "Discworld" in some circles. I've always been a fan of fantasy and science fiction, and I think I'll start with the first book, "The Colour of Magic". According to my memory, it's about a young tourist named Rincewind who gets caught up in all sorts of adventures on the Discworld. It's said that this world is flat, but upside down, and it's home to all sorts of strange creatures.

Moving on, I have "Into the Water" by Paula Hawkins, another author whose previous works I've enjoyed. If you haven't read her book "The Girl on the Train", I highly recommend it. It's about a woman named Jules Abbott who receives a mysterious phone call from her sister Nell in the days leading up to her death. Nell had called Jules for help, but she never answered, and now Nell is dead, allegedly by her own hand. The story follows Jules as she returns to the place where it all started, hoping to escape the darkness of her past.

Next up is "Waking God" (also known as "Survey Nouveau"), a book that has been on my wishlist for ages. I've seen the cover and just love the design, so I decided to take the plunge and buy it. The title is French, which is always a bonus in my opinion. It's part of a trilogy called "The Famous Files" or "Dems Files", but I'm not entirely sure what that means. I did see a book called "Sleeping Giants" on its cover, so I assume there might be some connection between the two.

I've also recently picked up "Dead of Night" and "Full of Night" by Jonathan Maberry, both of which are zombie novels. Yes, you read that right – zombies! Although I love anything related to these creatures, I'm not sure why I haven't read a proper zombie novel before now. The premise of the first book is intriguing: a serial killer wakes up in a prison after being injected with a mysterious formula designed to keep his consciousness awake. The second book promises to be just as exciting, if not more so.

As I scroll through my shelves, I come across "The Day of the Triffids" by John Wyndham, another classic in the science fiction genre. I watched an adaptation of this novel years ago and thought it was absolutely crazy – like a sci-fi version of Jumanji! The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where strange plants called the Triffids have taken over after some sort of catastrophe.

Finally, I've got "The War of the Worlds" by HG Wells, which I won on Goodreads. It's set in Victorian England and follows the story of a Martian invasion that threatens humanity's very existence. The twist is that this is not a Hollywood adaptation – it's actually an American production set in England. I'm excited to dive into this classic novel and see how it compares to my favorite film adaptation.

**The Shelf Life**

I've been meaning to get back to reading for ages, but life has gotten in the way. With so many great books on my shelves, I feel like I have a never-ending adventure waiting for me. From fantasy and science fiction to mystery and horror, there's something for everyone on this bookshelf of mine.

**A World Without Limits**

I love how books can transport us to different worlds and make us question the status quo. Whether it's a post-apocalyptic landscape or a strange and magical realm, reading allows us to explore new ideas and perspectives that might not be possible in our everyday lives. For me, this shelf is more than just a collection of books – it's a portal to new adventures and discoveries waiting to happen.

**Getting Back on Track**

Now that I've opened up my bookshelf, I feel like I'm getting back on track with my reading goals. With these exciting titles lined up, I'm ready to dive into the world of fiction once again. Whether it's exploring a strange and magical Discworld or battling Martians in a war-torn England, I know that I'll find plenty of entertainment and inspiration among these books.

**A Shelf Full of Surprises**

As I look at my bookshelf, I realize just how much there is to discover within its pages. From zombies to Martian invasions, this shelf holds it all – a world of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and horror waiting to be explored. With each new title that catches my eye, I feel like I'm unlocking a secret door to a new adventure, one that will take me on a journey through the pages of my favorite books.

**Getting Lost in a Good Book**

There's something special about losing oneself in a good book – getting lost in the world of fiction and exploring all its twists and turns. Whether it's following Rincewind on his adventures or battling zombies alongside Nell, I know that these books will take me to places I've never been before.

**The Next Great Adventure**

As I close this shelf and make my way to the next chapter in my reading journey, I'm filled with excitement and anticipation. What wonders await me within these pages? Will I find myself transported to a strange and magical world or battling Martians in a war-torn England? The possibilities are endless, and I can't wait to see where this new adventure takes me.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhappy 20 a team my new year's resolutions is to start uploading regularly on this channel I could say again but I really haven't ever done that so I'm gonna see if I can do it now I'm gonna try maybe like once a month if I can try like achieve that it's all so today I'm going to do a book haul because I haven't done one in probably about a year that is long overdue and I constantly buy books we have a few but not too many just a few we'll start with a really good pretty one which is Philip Pullman's the book of dust so I read the prequels I mean they're not prequels as in the series he wrote to 15 years ago called instant materials the main character that was liya Bella qua I think her name is I'm not entirely sure what the idea for this is but I know set in the same universe so I seen that be Cambridge but I kind of parallel Cambridge because we all have well they all have half their soul in a form called demon and as you get older this demon is takes different forms of animals and then once you hear I think 18 something like that then it stops changing forms and you get your permanent demon in whichever animal reflects your personality so I think this goes back in time before Lyra but anyway I'm really excited because I thoroughly enjoyed that trilogy when I read it at about 12 I'm actually rereading the trilogy now so that I can then read this after I think there's going to be more than one as well seeing as we've got bullying one label down here stickers are literally the worst why do people put stickers on cameras going to cover up because it looks so bad so the next book is into the water by Paula Hawkins this is another book by the same writer of the girl on the train which if you haven't read is really good or you could just watch the film which was also really good I'm not gonna lie I have no idea what it's about but my mom gave me a after she'd finished reading it so the blurb says in the last days before her death Nell Abbott called her sister Jules didn't pick up the phone ignoring her plea for help now Nell is dead they say she jumped and Jules has been dragged back into the one place she hopes you'd escape from for good basically it's some sort of murder mystery again then we have waking God Sylvain nouvelle Survey Nouveau this is a second in a trilogy trilogy is called the famous files dem s files I'm not sure how to pronounce it it says so take that I bought the first one sleeping giants because the cover was basically exactly the same as this but a different face and some slightly different coloring it wasn't green but they had the dark and the spotty and it just really caught my eye and I love anything sci-fi and anything a bit scary I haven't actually read the first one because I have a serious amount of books to read as you could probably say but what I saw this one waterstones I thought well I'm gonna have to buy eventually anyway so I'll get it now next is Sleeping Beauty's by Stephen King and his son Owen King I believe it's about a woman who was in a female prison and something basically like in facts every woman on the planet I think and turns them into pods sort of like the middle stage of a caterpillar to a butterfly and then when they wake I'm pretty sure they're monsters or something and this woman isn't affected so she's in the middle of a female prison and I suppose she gets into a bit of a pickle I picked up these two secondhand they are called dead of night and full of night and they're both by Jonathan Marbury Marbury basically I've never read a zombie novel even though I love anything zombie so when I saw them I thought okay this could be my first I suppose this is number one this is number two I actually can't read this because there's another baladi sticker a prison doctor injects a condemned serial killer with a formula designed to keep his consciousness awake about his body rots in the grave like a stupid idea but all drugs have unforeseen side effects before he can be buried the killer wakes up hungry infected contagious this is the way the world ends not with a bang but a bite oh just got really excited the day of the Triffids by John Wyndham I actually watched a TV adaptation and years ago of this and I thought it was the craziest thing but I really liked it it's basically about a sort of apocalyptic world at these plants called the Triffids take over and it is like I said an apocalyptic world think of Jumanji where they get the turn whether who's plants have a mind of their own I mean I know plants do I kind of have a mind of their own but they literally all the killing machines and yeah I thought it was short so I would give it a read lastly I have all my favorite book to film adaptations which is a war of the worlds by HG Wells obviously I've watched the film it's what my favorites ever with Tom Cruise that is set in America though interestingly enough this is set in Victorian England so it's in a completely different time and it is in a completely different country I guess it will be really interesting to read interesting fact I actually won this on a Goodreads competition so enter them because apparently somebody wins and I won this one and yeah I never win anything so I was pretty surprised but also very happy if you haven't watched the film the general gist is these big machines called the tripods come out of the ground as holes what happens in the film and they've been there for thousands of years and they will have a little alien in and they sampled humans because they're trying to you know eradicate us well thank you for watching and I guess I will see you in my next video which hopefully won't be in seven months time hey guyshappy 20 a team my new year's resolutions is to start uploading regularly on this channel I could say again but I really haven't ever done that so I'm gonna see if I can do it now I'm gonna try maybe like once a month if I can try like achieve that it's all so today I'm going to do a book haul because I haven't done one in probably about a year that is long overdue and I constantly buy books we have a few but not too many just a few we'll start with a really good pretty one which is Philip Pullman's the book of dust so I read the prequels I mean they're not prequels as in the series he wrote to 15 years ago called instant materials the main character that was liya Bella qua I think her name is I'm not entirely sure what the idea for this is but I know set in the same universe so I seen that be Cambridge but I kind of parallel Cambridge because we all have well they all have half their soul in a form called demon and as you get older this demon is takes different forms of animals and then once you hear I think 18 something like that then it stops changing forms and you get your permanent demon in whichever animal reflects your personality so I think this goes back in time before Lyra but anyway I'm really excited because I thoroughly enjoyed that trilogy when I read it at about 12 I'm actually rereading the trilogy now so that I can then read this after I think there's going to be more than one as well seeing as we've got bullying one label down here stickers are literally the worst why do people put stickers on cameras going to cover up because it looks so bad so the next book is into the water by Paula Hawkins this is another book by the same writer of the girl on the train which if you haven't read is really good or you could just watch the film which was also really good I'm not gonna lie I have no idea what it's about but my mom gave me a after she'd finished reading it so the blurb says in the last days before her death Nell Abbott called her sister Jules didn't pick up the phone ignoring her plea for help now Nell is dead they say she jumped and Jules has been dragged back into the one place she hopes you'd escape from for good basically it's some sort of murder mystery again then we have waking God Sylvain nouvelle Survey Nouveau this is a second in a trilogy trilogy is called the famous files dem s files I'm not sure how to pronounce it it says so take that I bought the first one sleeping giants because the cover was basically exactly the same as this but a different face and some slightly different coloring it wasn't green but they had the dark and the spotty and it just really caught my eye and I love anything sci-fi and anything a bit scary I haven't actually read the first one because I have a serious amount of books to read as you could probably say but what I saw this one waterstones I thought well I'm gonna have to buy eventually anyway so I'll get it now next is Sleeping Beauty's by Stephen King and his son Owen King I believe it's about a woman who was in a female prison and something basically like in facts every woman on the planet I think and turns them into pods sort of like the middle stage of a caterpillar to a butterfly and then when they wake I'm pretty sure they're monsters or something and this woman isn't affected so she's in the middle of a female prison and I suppose she gets into a bit of a pickle I picked up these two secondhand they are called dead of night and full of night and they're both by Jonathan Marbury Marbury basically I've never read a zombie novel even though I love anything zombie so when I saw them I thought okay this could be my first I suppose this is number one this is number two I actually can't read this because there's another baladi sticker a prison doctor injects a condemned serial killer with a formula designed to keep his consciousness awake about his body rots in the grave like a stupid idea but all drugs have unforeseen side effects before he can be buried the killer wakes up hungry infected contagious this is the way the world ends not with a bang but a bite oh just got really excited the day of the Triffids by John Wyndham I actually watched a TV adaptation and years ago of this and I thought it was the craziest thing but I really liked it it's basically about a sort of apocalyptic world at these plants called the Triffids take over and it is like I said an apocalyptic world think of Jumanji where they get the turn whether who's plants have a mind of their own I mean I know plants do I kind of have a mind of their own but they literally all the killing machines and yeah I thought it was short so I would give it a read lastly I have all my favorite book to film adaptations which is a war of the worlds by HG Wells obviously I've watched the film it's what my favorites ever with Tom Cruise that is set in America though interestingly enough this is set in Victorian England so it's in a completely different time and it is in a completely different country I guess it will be really interesting to read interesting fact I actually won this on a Goodreads competition so enter them because apparently somebody wins and I won this one and yeah I never win anything so I was pretty surprised but also very happy if you haven't watched the film the general gist is these big machines called the tripods come out of the ground as holes what happens in the film and they've been there for thousands of years and they will have a little alien in and they sampled humans because they're trying to you know eradicate us well thank you for watching and I guess I will see you in my next video which hopefully won't be in seven months time hey guys\n"