 Okay, you can't see my picture on the screen. You ready? Yeah. Hang on, just follow my lead. Okay. Going well so far. Hi everyone. Welcome back to my channel. I hope you're all doing very well. Today we have a very special guest with us. This is my sister, Jade. Hi. So before any of you ask how old we are and if we are twins because that's something we get asked a surprising amount. I'm two years older. So I'm 24 and Jade is turning 22 next month. So as I said in one of my previous videos Cameron and I have been isolating at my mum's house up here in the Lake District for the whole of lockdown. Hence why I am here with Jade and we're able to make this video. Do, do, do. So as this is Jade's first video on my channel we thought we would do a fun tag today. We thought this would be nice so that you can get to know her a little bit and get to know her reading tastes. The tag we're going to be doing is the rapid fire book tag. It was originally created by Girl Reading. I will leave the link to her original video down below. I keep twizzling in my chair. If you would like to see a video I have done in the past with our mum I will leave that linked about so you can go and check that out. I will also leave links to a videos I have done with Cameron, my fiancee in the past as well so that you can go and check that out if you would like. I don't like all hand movements. I know. Very expressive. I don't actually think I talk like this in real life. I don't think you do. So I guess before we start you should just tell them a little bit about your reading tastes. So I struggle with reading. I only learned to read when I was like 10 years old so reading's always been a bit hard for me. So I've really got to love a book I think to be able to really commit to it. I just like something where I can really get involved with the characters. Yeah. Quite a bit. That's a big thing for me. Yeah so we are big readers as a family as a whole I'd say like mum, me and you. You're a big reader as well but you just tend to read slower than me and mum. Yeah and I tend to like to reread the same books over and over again. Like if I love a book I'm committed to that book. Okay so the way this tag is going to work is I will fire some questions at you then usually just this or that and you just have to answer as quick as you can. I'm nervous. I'm not even doing it. Okay here we go. Rapid fire. Rapid fire. Do you feel nervous? A little bit. Question number one is e-book or physical book? Physical book. Yeah. We don't actually have e-books. No we've never been an e-book family. Like even me, I never ever read e-books. Cameron reads e-books sometimes but. Definitely better like to have a physical book then. We have a lot of books now. Question two is paperback or hardback? Paperback. It's less clunky and so I feel like it is a shorter book so it's less intimidating. Yeah that's actually definitely true isn't it? Hardback sometimes look way longer than they actually are. Don't really like long books do you? It's a big task for me to pick up a book. If it's a long one it's extra hard. I'll have to read a sentence probably three times over before it goes into my head. If you're doing that with a really long book that's a lot to deal with. Question number three is online or in-store book shopping? In-store. I don't really do online book shopping unless I'm doing a world of books order because it's secondhand and generally better. But I don't know, some are really nice about being in a bookshop. Who can genuinely say that they enjoy online book shopping more than in-store book shopping? I'm not sure, I don't think it's a thing. I guess if you already know what book you want to buy it's easier to go online and it's cheaper to go online sometimes. Yeah that's a thing. But it's not fun. It also depends, like I'm an apprentice. We don't earn a lot of money. If I can find a book cheaper elsewhere it's a great deal. Well why don't you tell them what you do? They might be interested. I am an apprentice online. She doesn't know. I am an apprentice riverlands officer with the National Trust which means I am learning all about natural flood management and restoring rivers to their natural state. We have very different jobs. Yes we do. Question number four is trilogies or series. Series? I think series. I don't really know of a trilogy I've read. I'd go series over trilogies but I usually don't commit to a series. You know it's got to be very special to me to be able to commit to that amount. Question number five is heroes or villains? Heroes. Oh that's such a cliche answer. I really like villains. I really like their characters. However I'm always more invested in the hero. I want them to win. The next question is a book that you want everyone to read. Curious incident of the dog in the night time. I love it. It's so good. A bit of context to the book. So it's by Mark Haddon. I don't want to give any spoilers away because Camel tell me off. The protagonist in the book is a autistic boy and it's kind of an adventure that he goes on. I think it's just really refreshing and I also think it's quite important to read books which are from different people with different viewpoints instead of just reading the typical protagonist over and over again. This is, I can't help but feel a personal dig at me. It is, she's still not read it even though I've been going on for ages and neither has Mum. It's really upsetting me because it's a great book. Yeah, no one's reading it. Yeah, no, I really, I do mean to read this one. I know it's been a favourite of yours for a while. I do want to read it. I think I like it. I'll do it. I'll do it. I've got lots to read. The next question is recommend an underrated book. Underrated book. That's quite a hard question to ask somebody who doesn't read tons and tons. Yeah, and I think of someone who's not in the book community as well. I don't know what people think is underrated but I'm just gonna go for a book which hardly anyone will have read probably. And it is a children's book and it's called Once. And it was the first book I fully managed to read. The first book I tried to read was Lizzie Zipowth but I ended up skipping like three or four chapters in it because I pouted it too long. Oh, I love that book. So yeah, Once is, I can't remember who it's by. Morris Gleatsman. Once is a book by Morris Gleatsman and it follows a young Jewish boy in World War II and the kind of journey he goes on and it's the first in a series of four books. I read this one for the first time last year on Jade's recommendation and it was very, very good. It was, it was really good. It was really sweet. It was really grim. Yes. It was really grim and yeah, the character's really good and it was really emotional for sure. I think that if you say it's a children's book a lot of people might be like, oh, I'm not gonna read that like I'm an adult but it's still a really good book and it follows relationships between different people which I think it portrays really, really well. It's just quite insightful as well, I think. I think there's actually a lot of people on Booktube who really like children's fiction. You would enjoy it. They should go for it. Definitely go for it and let us know what you think. Next is What is the last book you finished? I finished, what was the last book I finished? I think it was Badgerlands. Was it? Yeah, Badgerlands by, oh, where's it gone? I think I've moved it. Try that side. I don't know. Don't move it. Badgerlands. I've moved everything. I don't know. Patrick Barkham. Badgerlands by Patrick Barkham and that is a book from an ecologist I think he is. Basically delves into the world of Badgers and their life and the ecosystems they live in and how they affect the ecosystems around them. So it's nonfiction? It's nonfiction yet. I would recommend it. If you are interested in animals or badgers. Very good. Next question is the last book you bought? Last book I bought. Just gonna repeat the questions back and every time. I think the last book I bought was Badgerlands. And I bought like a bunch of ones. Otter Country by Miriam Darlington. This is another book quite similar to Badgerlands in it delves into the ecology of otters and their lifestyle and habits and their general life. Badgers and Otters. One more could you want. The next question is weirdest thing you've used as a bookmark? Weirdest thing? Probably Coaster. A coaster. Yeah. If it's just in the living room. Yeah, so when I've been reading recently I've just kind of just a little coaster in there to keep track of my place. Fair enough. Okay, used books? Yes or no? Yes. Yes. I think that's an easy answer. As much as I understand how sometimes you want a lovely pristine book if you're really like precious about it. Yeah. I think that generally the more we can try and buy things secondhand, the better it is for the world and the planet. The world and the planet. Yeah. Brilliant. Yeah, I agree. Top three favorite genres? Historical fiction. Fantasy. What would like the Martian commander? Well, the Martian is actually sci-fi but I don't think. That's like the only sci-fi out of red. Like general fiction. General fiction. Or children's fiction. And YA as well. I really like YA. There we go. YA, fantasy, historical fiction. Do you like to borrow or buy books? I like to buy books but I only like to buy books if I've borrowed a book from you and I really liked it. I like to buy it so I've got it on my shelf but if I can save a bit of money and just borrow the book off you and then if it's like, you know, okay but I don't love it then. Yeah. I've saved a bit of money. You're not as much of a book collector as I am. She doesn't care as much about having like a big library of books. Read the book and move on. It's a bit nerve-wracking to borrow books from you in case I like, you know, crease the spine too much. I'm not that mad anymore. I did actually, I used to be so bad. Like, my books needed to look absolutely pristine. It's definitely part of my personality and definitely part of my OCD. Couldn't break the spines at all when I was younger. Nothing could be even slightly damaged. It got to the point where if mum or Jade wanted to read any of my books, they actually bought their own copies which is so terrible now. It's so terrible but that's the way it was. Happy to say I've come a long way. Yeah, we're definitely better with that. I actually break the spine of my own books now. Characters or plot? I think this is a difficult one. Oh, this is meant to be quick fire. I'm going characters. So I have read literary fiction. Yeah. Tin Man and I love Tin Man. I really enjoyed that but I think that was quite rare for me in that I usually need much more of a plot to engage me. Yeah, you usually like plot driven fiction for Shua but that being said, when you're talking about why you like a book. I'm always talking about the characters. Long or short books? Short. This one's easy. Yeah, that is a no brainer. Short, every single time. Long or short chapters? Short. Short. If I sit down to read, so many people are gonna cringe at this. I give myself a goal to get to the end of the chapter which sounds really bad. I actually think most people answer short chapters to this. I answer short chapters. Like even people who like reading long books, having short chapters is really nice because it makes you feel as though you're making progress faster. Okay, this way. Sula. This has got to be a quick fire one. Okay, name the first three books you think of. Jasmine. Does that panic you? That's not fair. Isn't it? Quick. Curious incident of the dog in the nighttime, night circus and once. Now try and say three you haven't already mentioned in this video. Night circus. Yeah. Martian. Children act. That'll do, that'll do. Okay, name some books that made you laugh or cry. The book which made me cry ridiculous amounts. Yeah. Was Molly and me. Oh my God. That is a tough read. There's a lot of tears shed. Yeah, I actually didn't know if you were gonna have an answer to this because you don't tend to cry at books much. No, I did. But Molly and me, that's a whole new level. I wondered if Tin Man made you cry because it made me cry, but I don't think it did, did it? I don't think it did. I definitely got emotional. I don't think I actually cried. How about a book that made you laugh? What made you laugh? The Rosie Project made you laugh? The Rosie Project was good. The Rosie Project, that is a laffer, I think. I actually still haven't read that one either. I've got recommendations from you and from my friend, Alex as well. So I know I'd like that one. I only read it in the first place because Alex recommended it, I think. And you kind of passed the recommendation on to me. Oh really? Yeah. I think it's a good read. I'll tell him that. Do you prefer our world or fictional worlds? Fictional worlds. I think if I'm going to read a book, I a lot of the time like it to be an escape. Yeah, you like magical worlds, like in the Night Circus. I guess even the Martian to some extent, which is kind of one of her favorite books, which is why we keep talking about it. I mean, it's technically our world, but it's in space. But then again, that isn't always true. Like a lot of the books you really like, like you really like Tin Man, you really like Ari and Dante and- Most of the books I read are- Curious incident. I think that's partly because I've not found many fantasy books. You should read City of Brass. I know, I just find them so scary. Yeah, I know. They're really good to know. You'd like them. The world of fantasy world to some extent is a big commitment. They can be intimidating. Just wait till all the paperbacks come out. The next one's easy, audio books, yes or no? Yes. Yeah. Love audio books. Yeah, we're both big audio book readers. It's just so nice. You can just be getting on with your own things. You can be driving around. You can be doing some cooking and going to sleep. Yeah. You should have an audio book there in the background. We both listened to a lot of audio books when we were younger. And our mum listens to audio books as well. There's definitely times when we have like three different audio books playing around the house at the same time. I'm smashing this. Doing good. Do you ever judge a book by its cover? Yes, I do. And I'd like to say that in actual judging, actual books, not like the metaphor. I think it just gives you quite a lot of insight a lot of the time into what the book is gonna be about and what kind of dial it's gonna be. Yeah, it's hugely important as well. I mean, books are not just stories. Books are commodities. Like, you know. And I also think I just, I really enjoy like a beautiful book cover. Yeah. Like when you bring some books home and they're just really pretty. Yeah, especially since working in publishing, I just appreciate book design so much more as well. Do you prefer book to movie or book to TV adaptations? Probably book to movie because that's what I've seen. Yeah, I was gonna say. I really know what book to series I've read and watched. Like I've watched some of the series but without having read the books. Yeah, like normal people. Normal people. The only one I can think of is a series of unfortunate events that you've read some of. Yes. I just think that if I love a book, I'm always going to love the book more than the film or the TV series. Well, funnily enough, the next question is a movie or TV show you preferred to its book. If you say little women, I will cry. So she's reading little women at the moment because she loved the film. I did. The book's going well. It's just taken a while. I'm gonna say Jungle Book. Yeah. I have read the Jungle Book and I found it quite hard. And then, you know, it's a classic Disney film. Obviously, it's a bit different. You know, it's not an exact copy. Yeah, no, that's a good shout. That's a good answer. Jungle Book. And the final question is series or stand-alones? Unless it's an incredible series against stand-alones. Yeah, as a rule. Yeah, we did it. We did it. So there we go. We are done. Smashed it. How'd you think I did? You did all right. Yeah, you did all right. You answered as I thought you would, to be honest. I just realized it. I don't think the film is better than the book but I think the very much even in the level playing field for me, Boy and Stripe Pajamas. I think the film adaptation of that is incredible. I think they did an amazing job with that. Powerful stuff. I think they're pretty even. I think at this point, we're just trying to name all of the books that you remember reading, aren't we? I've read more books. Some old bookshelf behind me. Full of your books. Yeah, so we are actually in Jade's room right now. This is where I've been filming since I've been here and I've just kind of filled it with my books. I think Jasmine might have brought more books home with her for lockdown than I actually own. Although a lot of them are cameras as well. I actually did get a compliment. I didn't tell you from someone who commented on my videos. They said my bookshelves were really, really nice and I took it. You took the compliment then, mind. Bill with Jasmine's books mostly, but they are my bookshelves. Okay, so that's gonna be it for today then. Thank you very much for joining me on my channel. Thank you for having me. I hope everyone enjoyed it. Be nice to Jade. Say hi to her down below in the comments. I'm sure she will really, really appreciate it. Everyone was so nice when my mom came on the channel and she really, really liked that. So thank you in advance for being nice. And now the only other person left to do a video with is Dad. Dad. Dad, looking at you. He's just gonna name the same author over and over again. James Plarsons. Thanks so much for watching everyone. As always, we hope you are doing really, really well and I will see you soon in my next video. Bye. Bye everyone. Next is... Again, third time lucky. Clipper. Little bit. Autican. Go from next door, not worth talking about. I did this on my first date with Isis. We kept trying to hold heads with the cinema, but then we both kept trying to let go and like slightly rub our heads on our trousers so they were getting cloudy. Question number four. Shoot, shoot style on the top. No. Okay. The last book I read. Oh, I was looking at myself. Wanna try that again? Yeah. Right, not that close. Why does your head look so much smaller than mine? I don't know if I like it. Yes, sir. Mate. Can you keep that in? I'll keep it in. No, no, it's good for me. Maybe it thinks you're me. Wouldn't be the first time. Someone's got that confused. Smash that.