🍂 i read books from charlie's bookshelf in heartstopper and they're not all good

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hey besties, today we're back with another heartstopper related video where i read books from charlie spring's bookshelf in the installation that they set up in Waterstones Piccadilly! i had so much fun reading all of these books, despite the one or two that i may not feel the best about! but, let me know what books you'd recommend charlie in the comments down below!
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@rreginap.9571 Жыл бұрын

"to see if charlie actually has taste" as if he's not with Nick nelson 😭

@samantharose1001 Жыл бұрын

haha love this!

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

okay TRUE you are right but, i will make the correction for *literary taste

@sknight2810 Жыл бұрын

In Charlie’s taste defense, having a certain book on his shelf doesn’t necessarily mean he has read or liked it. He just owned it

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

Oh definitely! I just wanted to provide some insight as to why he might have it on his shelf, it's just a bit of fun!

@alexdingley9808 Жыл бұрын

the not-so-subtle dig at a particular author near the end made me so happy 😭

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

it was needed and necessary

@thecosybanshee Жыл бұрын

@@fictionalfates Yes i wanted to point it out too Alex, thank you for this Joel it heals my soul

@UrFavReader Жыл бұрын

Who I it? I fell like I might know but I’m not involved in book/author drama

@alexdingley9808 Жыл бұрын

@@UrFavReader the author's j.k. rowling, recently published a v anti-trans and ableist book in her detective series

@Ghost-hp5sr Жыл бұрын

Mate- I saw you in Waterstones in London last week and it freaked me out so bad I ran the other direction into the children’s section anyways I love your videos

@bookish_vickie Жыл бұрын

😝😝😝😝😝😝😝

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

pls omg i'm so sorry that i freaked you out! i hope if you see me again next time, you'll come and say hello - otherwise, you can wave from afar!!

@Ghost-hp5sr Жыл бұрын

@@fictionalfates haha don’t worry, I’ll try to muster up my courage to say hi if I ever see you again :) I think I was just mostly startled because I’ve never seen a KZfaqr that I like just out of the blue before 😂

@apollineunow Жыл бұрын

this video was so amazing!! and the fact that you've been matching ur outfits with books in all of ur videos is the level of dedication I need in my life.

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

eee thank you so much! i'll always try someway to match outfits, definitely something i could do more of on tiktok eventually 👀

@andre_p Жыл бұрын

I think Charlie would like these 2 books: 1 - The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg. There is joy and freshness to the story, but also unease and a sense of impending catastrophe is never far - that would play to his angsty humors, I think, without being too pessimistic. And I think Max and Jordan are just so similar to Nick and Charlie themselves ! 2 - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas: the elements of quest, the supernatural, mixed with the utmost confusion of genres (literary and identitary) make it a book Charlie would love, because he is such a non-conventional and free spirit. Also, Julian is such a charismatic character, an irresistible ghost boyfriend !

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree on Cemetery Boys oh my gosh! I can't believe I forgot about recommending that one, it's literally perfect! I haven't read the first book yet, but now I have another recommendation 👀

@andre_p Жыл бұрын

@@fictionalfates I also just finished Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall and posted a short review on Goodreads (Calafthereader). Recommended (the book, not my review 😆).

@pozol5542 Жыл бұрын

Not the jk rowling roast at the end 😭😭😭💖💖💖

@emiliej7952 Жыл бұрын

As a HUGE fan of Heartstopper, this video makes me particularly happy 😍

@exotickelsey Жыл бұрын

yay!!! a new video :) i loved hearing your thoughts on these books! i used to read a lot of david levithan in my adolescence, and recently picked up his middle grade novel "answers in the pages" which i enjoyed a lot more than anything i had read before. i agree with your thoughts about "only on the weekends." it wasn't my favorite, but there were some parts that i really liked. the black flamingo is much better!!

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

i'm so glad we had similar thoughts on some of these books, i definitely still want to check out david levithan's other works as i'm interested in his writing style!

@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm Жыл бұрын

I love how you matched your shirts to the books 😂

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

it's always needed

@deathLYjess Жыл бұрын

OH MY GODS i was gonna use futureme yesterday for my birthday but i def forgot and to see you sponsored by them im so happy i could support this lovely channel!

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

Ahhh I'm so happy that this served as a little reminder heh, thank you so much for your support!

@HeathersHeroesAndHeroines Жыл бұрын

You're such a good reviewer.

@lyannastarkweather Жыл бұрын

So happy to see that you're doing another one of these videos. I love the format of you reviewing the characters' bookshelves and offering recommendations!! When You Call My Name has definitely piqued my interest and I will be adding it to my TBR. For so long, we have had so few novels about queer history meant for teens, let alone ones that grapple with the early days of the AIDS epidemic. As difficult as it is to talk about, it brings me some joy to know that young people will have access to that history through YA literature. Just an aside, but it is still mind-blowing to me that stories set in the 80s and 90s can now be classified as historical fiction. I was born in the late 90s and it makes me feel so old!

@iknowthe_end Жыл бұрын

loved this video i haven’t read only on the weekends yet but i have read black flamingo! i enjoyed black flamingo so much and it was cool reading a book that was in verse! i can tell where you are coming from because some times dean attas way of writing people can make it hard to like them. But i definitely think you’d enjoy black flamingo and resonate with it :)

@KaylaPhaneuf Жыл бұрын

omg how am i so early i'm so excited to watch this

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

ahhh i hope you enjoyed - always love the early squad!

@nerdalert5181 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video 😍 The Black Flamingo is one of my favourite books, you should definitely give it a go! Only on the Weekends was ok-goodish for me as well so please don't let that stop you from reading the masterpiece that The Black Flamingo is 😝

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

I'm definitely still gonna read The Black Flamingo! I never really give up on an author unless their book is a 1 star

@grff_ Жыл бұрын

His taste reminds me of mine! Lol In my small bookshelf you can find some books that are objectively amazing/praised by book readers and ur usual cliche easy to read nothing really happens rushed books that i just liked at one point in my life and is just still there

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

omg yes, there's always the books that you bought because of the hype / recommendations and then the nostalga books - they're always great to have heh

@dariawerner7056 Жыл бұрын

No one: The automated subtitles: "hey besties it's door"

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

not me being a door, i don't gatekeep 😭 - i girlboss

@zillabignall Жыл бұрын

When you call my name has been on my bookshelf for months, I’m going to start it tonight after this vid

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

omg skdfjdkfl i hope you liked it!

@elifyavuz8308 Жыл бұрын

honestly if it wasnt for you id be dehydrated

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

now we couldn't have that! i'm glad i can remind you to drink water heh

@gaypercyjacksonfan7695 Жыл бұрын

hey i love your videos so much and i highly recommend the extinction trials by s.m wilson im currently reading them for the first time and i adore them i think that you would love them its like a cross between hunger games and Jurassic Park love all your videos and keep up the good content

@CuteSeamus 10 ай бұрын

i hope you are currently reading all the books from season two of hearstopper....i look forward to the reviews....

@aaronhaceves Жыл бұрын

David Leviathan lmao. But yeah I felt the same way about Boy Meets Boy. But but I think it was revolutionary for its time!

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

Definitely, it was amazing for the time it's set in, but it just doesn't hold up

@morganmeadowes6861 Жыл бұрын

I’d recommend him "Where we go from here" by Luca Rocha, I just finished it today and it was heartwarming and educational! I really loved it. It’s about three boys in Rio de Janero, two of them are HIV positive, one just made a negative test and the story follows them as they navigate relationships and prejudices surrounding the subject of HIV. I’m looking forward to the author publishing any more books.

@tweetypieplansandreads Ай бұрын

Not me watching this after watching Isaac’s books from season 2 and you mentioning Ace of Spades which Isaac ends up reading 😏

@Isaac04 Жыл бұрын

Here the whole time by Vitor Martins would be an amazing book for either Isaac or Charlie to read

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

OH MY GOSH YES VITOR MARTINS WOULD BE SO NICE FOR CHARLIE!

@valentineboudaud1887 Жыл бұрын

Complicated sibbling relationships + queerness = I'll give you the sun bu Jandy Nelson

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

OOh thank you so much!!

@emiliej7952 Жыл бұрын

Is black flamingo on Charlie’s bookshelf? 😱 I’m reading it soon😍 (sorry for spamming your comments lmao, love your videos 🫶🏻)

@finreads Жыл бұрын

Hearing my name (finlay) in a book was so weird oh wow

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

!!!! it always feels weird to hear or read your name in a book

@tasiamarie6564 Жыл бұрын

if you liked the queer history elements, you should read “when we rise” by cleve jones, it’s his firsthand experience being at the front of a lot of history, i normally wouldn’t go for this sort of thing but it really feels like you’re sitting down with an old friend

@fictionalfates Жыл бұрын

ooh, thank you so much for the recommendation!