 Actually, did I get to see how your makeup looks? No, it's not on camera. It's patchy, so it is. Is my makeup patchy? No, you're fine. Hi everyone, welcome back to my channel. Today, Tommy's... Hello everyone, welcome back to my channel. Today, Tommy's here to help me do the first sentence challenge, which is essentially he's going to pick a book off of my shelves, which are here, and read me the first sentence, I'm going to be blindfolded and I've got to try and guess what the book is. I've never done a tag or challenge or anything like that before, so we'll see how it goes. How do you think I'm going to do? What we're doing again? You're reading a first sentence of any book to me and I'm guessing what the book is. You've read it, I see it. I've read it, well yeah. If you pick it from... You read the first sentence of like any chapter or the... No, the first sentence of the book. That's cheating. Why? It should be like any page, anywhere. That's all the challenges. But there's a lot of books on here that I read when I was like... There are other books I read when I was this year or last year, or the books I read when I was like 13, 14. So if you've seen me read the book... Do you remember in lyrics or songs? I am, but I think I forget books. I think I read it and then forget it. But you do read lots. It depends whether you're nice to me or not and whether you pick books that you've seen me read. Or if you haven't seen me read the book, chances are I read it when I was like 14. I don't know if this is the best choice. Yeah, it's the best choice. You'll fall apart, won't it? No, stay there. It's pink as well, so it suits the background. That's my main aim with this book. And you're not allowed to... If you unmask yourself, I'm going to be very, very angry. Okay? You stay like that. Okay. Then I'm going to make sure we have a firm time. It's going to be good and we're all going to have fun. I'm picking all my favorites. I'm so nervous. I don't think I'm going to be any good at this. Have you shown them the book? I've shown them the book and they thoroughly enjoyed that. They thought, wow, what a great choice that is. Okay, are you ready? Oh, me. Okay. One. Dot. Meat. Meat. Oh, heart stopper. How did you get that in one word? Well, I just read it. I like this one because you didn't know. We went to a school where they got these color blazers and it's set in the same store. It's set in a boys' grammar school. Yeah. It just seemed like. It's a good book. Five stars. Okay. Look at that. It's so focused, baby. You need to come back. I can focus it. I can focus it. Look at that. I'm smart. But then it's not going to focus on that. There we go. Easy. I'm cameraman. I'm so proud of myself. It's actually quite fun. It is fun, isn't it? You didn't think it would be fun, but it is. This is something that I'm aware of. Okay. I know what this is. I know the memes. Don't give me clues. This is a bloody long one. Jesus. Late in the winter of my 17th year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed. Is that it? Read the same book over and over. Sound like anyone? Oh! Eight infrequent Dutch weights. Okay. Eight infrequently and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death. Is it The Secret History? No. What? No, not The Secret History at all. Oh no! I was going to pick that one. That is quite embarrassing. Okay. I'm going to give some clues. I'm going to give some clues to help you on your way. Oh no, that's so embarrassing. I'm going to give you some clues to help you on your way. Okay. It's a famous book. I've heard of it. Oh, okay. Yeah. Okay. What do you mean okay? Well, I know roughly what it is, but carry on. How can you know roughly what it is? Well, I think it's a book I read a long time ago. I would have thought so. Death is prominent within it. Yeah, I think I know what it is. Now have a guess then. Is it Catcher in the Rye? Wait a damn minute. What? I think I've got some good clues here. I think your viewers at home appreciate this. There is a film about it with B-Tech Katniss Everdeen. Third clue. The author is also a YouTuber. Makes great history content. Oh, it's supposed to be a John Green one. Yeah. Death is prominent. B-Tech Katniss Everdeen film. The Thought in Our Stars? Yeah, me. Okay. I can't believe I thought The Thought in Our Stars was a secret history. They're kind of a... That's so surprising. Secret history is like my favourite book. And I got it wrong. And where does this rank? Not very high. It was all right. It was a popular book. It was a popular book a long time ago. I thought were you a Kinform? He haven't picked out any more books of you. I'm allowed to look when I'm right. Otherwise I'm just blind for the whole time. Okay, viewers. Ladies and gentlemen. I'm picking this. God, I'm nervous. Now this is one of my favourite, favourite things. I really enjoyed this when I was a kid. This is also, for those who know, shout to those who know. An iconic introduction. When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning or in rain? When the hurly-burly's done? When the battle's lost and won? Oh, I'm sorry, but it ain't on. No, it's not on. No. No. You asked me this, I would know straight away. You ask any English student out there, they'd know. Iconic. Maybe I haven't picked the... You're being really mean! How is this ring? This is one of the most famous introductions to any book or play ever. Play? Oh. I'm trying to think of what plays I have on. It's going to be when I did a GCSE in it. It's going to be like... Oh, God. Okay, we'll stop thinking about that. Is it the one where they're in the room the whole time? Is it JV Priestley? No, why would that be JV Priestley? I don't know. Think about the language being used. Well, yeah, I... Okay. Shakespeare? Well, yeah, it is Shakespeare. Right, I'm going to give you some clues. I have Shakespeare on my shirt. Do you have Shakespeare on yourself? It's set in Scotland. Oh, Macbeth. Macbeth. Okay, well, that's... You should be more embarrassed about not knowing this. I didn't study Macbeth, I don't think. Well, this is an icon... I'd study Macbeth like you're dying. You should know that irregard... So that's like seven years ago. I said be nice to me in pick books you think I've read recently. Macbeth is world famous. A great piece of art. You should be embarrassed about that. I like this. I think this was a cool, I think it was a good video. Oh, now you give me clues. I'm going to give you clues. You're not doing very well, are you? The door opens quickly, just as my earring falls out and breaks. Steph catches it and puts it in her pocket seamlessly. And stares confidently at the man leaning and swaying on the frame. We're here for the party. This is from one of the first sentences, right? Yeah, but I was going to read the first paragraph. Because the first sentence is like, vague as hell. But that's supposed to be the challenge. Well, we're going wrong because Macbeth is doing so bad. Okay, carry on. She says this with a vague tone. We're here for the party, what did you say? We're here for the party. We're here for the house. She says this with a vague tone of annoyance because it's bastard freezing outside. Who would write that? Neither of us have tights on and he's just stood there gawping, assessing, working out if we get off with one of us by the dregs of the... Oh, okay. That isn't the first sentence. You picked a random page. But that's Charlie Cox, right? It is Charlie Cox, yeah. Yeah, you just picked it. Look. No, that's a four word and that's the introduction. Yeah, introduction would have been the first. That's the first one. In some books, the introduction is just them saying, wow, this was such a great book. No, that's her first poem. But that's fine. I got it. Well, you got it, but sorry, guys, that I did a bad job with that one. Okay, I'm making this one because... Yeah. She really enjoyed this one. Did I? I believe so. Okay. I'm opening Line Megan. Ready? There's a pirate in the basement. Oh, Solacee. Yeah! I thought you had no hope. There's a pirate in the basement. Yeah, well, what else have I read that has a pirate in it? Okay, next choice. Another one. Another iconic read. By the time Alex managed to get the blood out of a good wall coat, it was too warm to wear it. I know. Ninth House. Ninth House? Yay! I'm doing well again. See, when you start picking books I read this year, that I mean, 2019, I actually could. I think I've just been a bit easy on you, but why don't I go back to... Go back to hard. Okay, I think the Solacee and Ninth House are quite easy. I think they're very easy. Okay, go back to more hard ones. Go on, no cheating. Legendary content. I hate you so much. I'm going to find a good page. You've got to find the first sentence. No, I'm going rogue. Because certain books don't even have a first sentence. Okay, rather than guess the book by the first sentence, you're going to guess what I'm talking about. May's first partner Pokemon, Blank, was friendly, but ended up getting itself into trouble with the other Pokemon often. Tom. As it evolved from Blank into Blank, and from Blank into Blank, it sheds over its temper, but remains a tough experienced fighter. We're talking about Pokemon here. I haven't read this to you. This is yours. Guess the Pokemon, mate. I didn't even listen. You didn't even listen. Disrespectful. Another classic. A bit more close to home than some of the Yanks. A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. Come on, this is a legendary book. Of Mycena Men? Of Mycena Men, yeah! Timer's classic here. Left Munich at 8.35pm on the 1st of May, arriving at Vienna early next morning. Should have arrived at 6.46pm, but train was an hour late. That's it innit. I have no clue. Can I have a clue? You have a clue. The clue is, I'm going to read the sentence at the bottom of the page. In the population of Transylvania. Oh, Dracula! Dracula! They're picking all the books I studied. Okay, well, I'm going to find one that you actually read. I'm just thinking that maybe we needed a toned page check. Anyway. What did she say? She's just talking shit! Can you come into my office? I look around at the desks beside me and then back at Frankie. Trying to confirm to whom exactly she is talking. Do you want a clue? We're going to do a slightly different clue this time. Put out your hand. The other way round. What does a field of that front cover? What does that feel like? Is it The Seven Husbands of Evan Higo? Yay! I thought it has a real distinct texture. Why does it feel like that? I got it in America, so I think it's printed slightly differently, but I don't know why it's like that. Why do you not get it from the opening round? Frankie isn't an important... that threw me off. Frankie, like you leave her. Oh, we'll rip Frankie. That's not the first sentence! That's the first sentence! That doesn't look like a first sentence. I would have got it as well if I said Evan Higo. Well, audience are home. You get a look at that. We've got to remember, I don't read, so... This looks like something you do on Microsoft Publish. Well, it's laid out differently. It's all like an insert. And in the first chapter? A first chapter. Then it's not making things so confusing. What a beauty. I spent much of my childhood listening to the sound of striving. Of striving? Striving. Tom. Would you like me to read the next sentence? Yeah, give me one more. It came in the form of bad music or at least amateur music coming up through the floorboards of my bedroom. The plink-plink-plink of students sitting downstairs. Okay, it is what I think it is. It's what I thought it was from a first sentence. Did I do something wrong? No, no, this is going to be filmed. Yeah! I've always liked this front cover. I always thought it looked good on the shelf. In a townhouse at a fashionable dress on Manhattan's Upper East Side, every lamp blazes. Townhouse. A fashionable dress on every light blazes. Is it The Diviners? It is. What do I want to do? You can either be kind or you can be mean. I just think it's beautiful. I like it. I've always liked it. I've always liked it. You ready? The prince is holding a wall! The prince and the dressmaker. That was easy. Why was that easy? Hey, again, I've just read it. I've read it for the graphic novel video that I read. But you bought that for me? Yeah, I like this book, it's cool. I bought it in my London video. I always thought with the prince and stuff it seems like every book he got I don't think many books I read have a prince. That one's got. Okay, yeah, Red, White and Blue has a prince in it. People might be wondering, that's not a choice. Why go for that one? You should have thrown me off. It is with abiding humility that I accept the position of high blade of midmercia or midmerica. Yeah, midmerica. I know the series. I don't know which one. Does it mean middle America? Yeah, middle America. It's a bit rubbish. It's like a phrase, isn't it? Just call it Ohio. It's called big districts. Big districts. Okay, I think it's either the first or the last in the series. I don't think it's the middle one. Am I wrong? You've got to make the choice. I'm going to go with the last one. Oh my god, well done, Megan. I thought you wouldn't remember if it was bad because I remember this being a disappointment. Yeah, it was a disappointment. Why was it a disappointment? It was a disappointment. Oh, I just thought it... I just thought it didn't... I thought it... The villain was bad, wasn't it? The villain was boring and I think that he just tried to do so much. There were so many characters and he just tried to do too much in my opinion. The front cover was cool, wasn't it? I think maybe it should have been a four book series because I just felt like stuff was kind of lost over. What was your favourite one? I'm quite proud of myself for getting hard stuff with because it was just one meet. I guess. Yeah, that was impressive. I liked... Becoming was quite a good choice, I think. That was a good choice. I'm shocked you didn't give me Beth there. Mate, I... Because that is the most famous line... I started hitting me at nine. Irregardless, like, you know, I think if you go downstairs and read that to your mum and dad, they'd know. So yeah, I hope you enjoyed this video. I hope it wasn't too much of a mess. And let me know down below if either you've done something like this or how you think you would have done, I guess. I think most people at home would have done a lot better. You gave me all the books I studied when I was 14. Okay, what we've got to understand is that I don't read books. Yeah, so when you walk in and see a shelf like this, when you see stuff like McBeth, Dracula, you think, oh, they're top of books. But whenever you see me read them. Well, you think that there's such culture experiences that you'd be unforgettable. That's the impression that I have as a non-reader. Okay. I hope you enjoyed Tom big in the video. Thank you. I hope you don't ask me to come back, thanks. Let me know if you want him to come back. No, I'm not. I'm not very comfortable being on camera if you don't tell. Not everyone's a BBC presenter. You don't do the book to your boyfriend tag? No. Does that get a lot of views? Yeah, I think so. Is that what you care about? No, it's weighing it up, isn't it? Thank you very much for watching. I hope you are, and I'll see you soon with another video. Bye. Yeah, there we go. We've got to take a thumbnail now. I don't have to be in it. Because it's going to be ridiculous. Yeah. Doing a thumbnail, this can be like a little X after the title screen for those who stay behind and watch it. It can be ridiculous when you pull your face and there's no interest in it. But it's going to be daft, isn't it? Well, I think we should have you putting their blindfold on me. I think filming the process of making the thumbnail is insane as a video itself. We can't film and make it, though. We can just do a little bit behind the scenes here. How does it get up? You have truly ruined this. I mean, we're going to show this over. Look at my beautiful jumper. It's not real, everyone. Look at that. This is my favourite jumper. Do I get to see how your makeup looks? No, it's not on camera. Is my makeup itchy? No, you're fine.