Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
It’s a Two Tag Tuesday where this small #booktuber attempts two tags and two challenges – sort of.
1. Can I film two tags in a reasonable time and in a half-watchable manner?
2. Can I beat slow internet speeds on an “older” laptop and get this video uploaded before Tag Tuesday ends?
I was tagged in both these tags by the wonderful Cristina from Knitting, Books etc. youtube.com/channel/UCsUr8yiR-I2sWvxyXWhA0jQ/featured
I am tagging in both/either tag/or just any two random tags in one upload!
1. You if you want to do it – this goes without saying
2. Books and Blood – linking his that 70’s horror TBR youtu.be/Guvf2ORJZbo
3. Nadine of Tome Raider – there is more than one channel called Tome Raider – go figure! So here is her doing another tag youtu.be/feMSZlIePsI
4. Anna Mo Shoshin – This is a recent video of her Little Free Library Tour youtu.be/lZ6Fc4y_JU0
Tag1: The Superhero Tag:
The original is from the font* youtu.be/kVa_AJAntE4 - You need to watch their video!
Cristina’s version is at youtu.be/-3Cx_7aD3So
Questions
1. We are all special and unique - what are your unique special powers?
2. Every superhero needs a nemesis. Name your bookish enemy. What is your kryptonite?
3. If you could wish for any super power what could it be?
4. By day you are mild-mannered Clark Kent. What do you do when you aren't being a bookish superhero?
5. Mwah ha ha... Name your favourite bookish villain.
6. Defenders of the Earth unite! Which bookish superhero would you collaborate with?
7. Tag others! Be sure to share your super powered tag with at least one small booktuber.
Tag 2:
It’s All Relative Tag.
The creator of the tag is the AJ Dunn: youtu.be/YDsjeHshHs0
Cristina’s version. youtu.be/zrkXhBwlTS8
Prompts – with books mentioned:
1. Mama Mia! Recommend a book with a mother character that is pivotal to the story. The Paper Bracelet by Rachael English.
2. Papa Don’t Preach. A book with a father character you like or despise. The Shinning By Stephen King.
3. Brothers and Sisters. A book with an interesting sibling relationship. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin and My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
4. It’s Been 84 Years…A book you like that is multigenerational or chronicles a character’s whole life. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See.
5. You Complete Me. A book with an interesting marriage as a central element to the story. The Sealwoman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson.
6. Picture It…Sicily…A book with an interesting elder character (i.e. a grandparent, great-grandparent, etc.). Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitterage and its sequel Olive Again.
7. Friends with Benefits. A book with a “found family” or “friends as family” element. 10 Minutes 38 seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak and Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud.
8. I Think We’re Alone Now. A book with a character who was lost, left behind, or abandoned. Can also be a story with an orphaned or adopted character. Oliver Twist by Mr Dickens Himself.
9. Fur Baby. A book where a pet or animal is a part of the family, and/or plays an important role in the book. The Human’s by Matt Haig
My other social media:
Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en
Instagram: instagram.com/miadublin
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
It’s a Two Tag Tuesday where this small #booktuber attempts two tags and two challenges – sort of.
1. Can I film two tags in a reasonable time and in a half-watchable manner?
2. Can I beat slow internet speeds on an “older” laptop and get this video uploaded before Tag Tuesday ends?
I was tagged in both these tags by the wonderful Cristina from Knitting, Books etc. youtube.com/channel/UCsUr8yiR-I2sWvxyXWhA0jQ/featured
I am tagging in both/either tag/or just any two random tags in one upload!
1. You if you want to do it – this goes without saying
2. Books and Blood – linking his that 70’s horror TBR youtu.be/Guvf2ORJZbo
3. Nadine of Tome Raider – there is more than one channel called Tome Raider – go figure! So here is her doing another tag youtu.be/feMSZlIePsI
4. Anna Mo Shoshin – This is a recent video of her Little Free Library Tour youtu.be/lZ6Fc4y_JU0
Tag1: The Superhero Tag:
The original is from the font* youtu.be/kVa_AJAntE4 - You need to watch their video!
Cristina’s version is at youtu.be/-3Cx_7aD3So
Questions
1. We are all special and unique - what are your unique special powers?
2. Every superhero needs a nemesis. Name your bookish enemy. What is your kryptonite?
3. If you could wish for any super power what could it be?
4. By day you are mild-mannered Clark Kent. What do you do when you aren't being a bookish superhero?
5. Mwah ha ha... Name your favourite bookish villain.
6. Defenders of the Earth unite! Which bookish superhero would you collaborate with?
7. Tag others! Be sure to share your super powered tag with at least one small booktuber.
Tag 2:
It’s All Relative Tag.
The creator of the tag is the AJ Dunn: youtu.be/YDsjeHshHs0
Cristina’s version. youtu.be/zrkXhBwlTS8
Prompts – with books mentioned:
1. Mama Mia! Recommend a book with a mother character that is pivotal to the story. The Paper Bracelet by Rachael English.
2. Papa Don’t Preach. A book with a father character you like or despise. The Shinning By Stephen King.
3. Brothers and Sisters. A book with an interesting sibling relationship. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin and My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
4. It’s Been 84 Years…A book you like that is multigenerational or chronicles a character’s whole life. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See.
5. You Complete Me. A book with an interesting marriage as a central element to the story. The Sealwoman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson.
6. Picture It…Sicily…A book with an interesting elder character (i.e. a grandparent, great-grandparent, etc.). Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitterage and its sequel Olive Again.
7. Friends with Benefits. A book with a “found family” or “friends as family” element. 10 Minutes 38 seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak and Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud.
8. I Think We’re Alone Now. A book with a character who was lost, left behind, or abandoned. Can also be a story with an orphaned or adopted character. Oliver Twist by Mr Dickens Himself.
9. Fur Baby. A book where a pet or animal is a part of the family, and/or plays an important role in the book. The Human’s by Matt Haig
My other social media:
Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en
Instagram: instagram.com/miadublin
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books



![Happy 51st Doris! The Read Doris Tag one year on!
#ReadDoris
The Read Doris Tag
Shaun Mooney of Shaun the Book Maniac’s Original Tag - You can find the questions there!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ELnCKU3T78
The Video where Doris of a D Books reviewed the Dovekeepers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcLbiUdEW-8
Charles Heathcote’s channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCizWkND7vV5xRtybD8TNwqA
Books mentioned -hopefully in the correct order but I don’t guarantee it!
Indisputably Doris – by Charles Heathcote
Big Girl Small Town by Michelle Gallen
Milkman by Anna Burns
The Dovekepers by Alice Hoffman
The Stray Cats of Homs by Eva Nour – Bought at Booksupstairs.ie
The Orchid and the Wasp by Caolinn Hughes
How Saints Die by Carmen Marcus
I am trying to read 6/12 Jhalak longlisted books by 13th April – but which ones and can I do it?
The longlist can be found here - https://www.jhalakprize.com/.
And Mel’s discussion video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxa0775jBmA
Romalyn Ante - Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus)
Catherine Cho - Inferno (Bloomsbury Circus)
Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi - [re: desire] (Burning Eye Books)
Caleb Femi - Poor (Penguin)
Kiran Millwood Hargrave - The Mercies (Picador)
Tammye Huf - A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions)
Rachel Long - My Darling From the Lions (Picador)
Deirdre Mask - The Address Book (Profile Books)
Katy Massey - Are We Home Yet (jacaranda)
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - The First Woman (Oneworld Publications)
Paul Mendez - Rainbow Milk (Dialogue Books)
Stephanie Scott - What’s Left of Me Is Yours (W&N)
My other social media:
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en Happy 51st Doris! The Read Doris Tag one year on!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yT7L0zyua0w/mqdefault.jpg)

