exploring my bookshelves pt. 2

Hey bookworms!
I really liked going through my bookshelves and sharing my books with you (which some of them I hadn't held in my hands in ages before that) and I thought it was time for a second round of showing you what's on my shelves!
We're still on the very top shelf on my big bookshelf, moving on with the books next to the stack on the left:

Touched by Corrine Jackson

I only read this once, years ago and I barely remember anything about the plot, just that it's one of those typical YA paranormal stories with a bad boy and lots of drama. I did enjoy it at the time but I never continued reading the series and I probably never will because I think it's just not right up my alley anymore. 

this is the German cover

Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

I don't know if you know The Penderwicks which is a book series that I loved when I was younger. One of the characters in it always read books by Eva Ibbotson which made me pick this one up and I really loved it (although I, again, don't really remember much about the plot)

and again, German cover

Als Zeus der Kragen platzte: Griechische Sagen by Dimiter Inkiow

This is a children's book containing a lot of stories about Greek mythology which I read when I hadn't even read Percy Jackson! I can highly recommend the book to all children who like sagas and mythology and that kind of stuff (it also helped me in school when we read Ovid in Latin haha)

The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 

To be very honest, I don't remember anything about this book. Somehow, Zafón's books blur together for me so I don't know where one story ends and the other begins, they just all have that very specific vibe to them. I did really like the book though - it's the second book in the Shadow of the Wind series which enjoyed a lot!

Forever Princess by Meg Cabot

This is the tenth (and last) book to the Princess Diaries series and fun fact: I only read the first two and the tenth book. For whatever reason, don't ask me.

Didn't keep me from enjoying the story though, although I don't think it would be my cup of tea if I reread it now.

All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry

This is actually a book that I remember quite vividly, probably because it's very unique - it's told from 2nd person singular point of view and I was very moved by the story and the author's way of telling it.

Wir Kinder aus dem Möwenweg by Kirsten Boie

So many memories with this book... it was one of my absolute favourites as a child and I read it many, many times! I never finished the whole series but I will definitely by it for my future children and read it to them!

exploring my bookshelves pt.1

Hi!
You probably all know that a lot of people on booktube do bookshelf tours and since I really like watching them I thought I'd do my own version of a bookshelf tour. Of course, that's a bit hard to do as a blog post so I decided to kind of "explore" my bookshelves shelf for shelf with you, introducing 5-10 books in each part. So this is going to be a rather long series but I am very excited to share all my books with you and "talk" a bit about them☺
I hope you'll enjoy this as much as I do!

I have two bookshelves which are absolutely cramped with books and it's getting worse. I am going to start off with the first books on the upper shelf of my bigger bookshelf (quite honestly, I rarely ever visit that part of my shelves because it's a bit out of my reach so maybe I'll find some books I haven't seen in a while too, haha)

today, we're just going to expore the stack on the left

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The last time I read this must have been at least four years ago but I loved it. The Hunger Games are the books that introduced me to dystopias and in my opinion, they're one the best dytopias out there. I might even reread this some day.

Die unendliche Geschichte (English title: The Neverending Story) by Michael Ende
My edition looks like it fell into the water one day, I definitely didn't take care of my books very well when I was younger.
I read this years and years ago and I barely remember anything but what I do remember is that I loved it. I consider it a kind of children's classic but I don't know if I'll ever reread The Neverending Story. Maybe I'll read it to my children, who knows.

Wüstenblume (English title: Desert Flower) by Waris Dirie
I don't know when I read this, it must have been some years ago but this book really touched me. It's autobiographical and Waris Diries story is sad, brutally honest and very inspiring. I've never seen the movie adaptation but I definitely want to some day!

Gebrauchsanweisung für Paris (English title: Paris Revealed: The Secret Life of a City) by Stephen Clarke
This is a travelling guide rather than a novel and I can't really remember much about it. I only read parts of it but maybe I'll use it for my next trip to Paris.

Momo by Michael Ende
This book actually belongs to my dad, I just stole it from him and it's been sitting on my shelves ever since. I watched the TV show adaptation when I was younger but I never read the book until I was around twelve I guess. I really did like it though and I'll definitely keep it to (again) read it to my children one day.

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
I actually read this just two years ago and I was so touched by the story. I think I'll reread this one day because it was a masterpiece of a book and I absolutely loved it. It's one of those books I think everyone should read just because it's that beautiful.

Das also ist mein Leben (English title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower) by Stephen Chbosky
I read this ages ago and I actually remember the movie better than the book. I know I found it a bit dense at times but in the end, I really liked it - I wonder though, if I read it know, would I view it differently?

So those are the first seven books on my bookshelf. I think it's kind of fun going through them and reliving all those memories that are connected to them and sharing my story with them.
I hope you enjoyed this little insight into my bookshelves!
xxx