Saturday, February 11, 2012
On My Wishlist (31)
Hosted by Book Chick City every Saturday. List the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.
RenegadeAuthor: J.A. SoudersPublisher: TorTo Be Released: 2012Genre: YA Dystopia
Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes all her life she’s thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law.
But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into their secluded little world, she’s forced to come to a startling realization: everything she knows is a lie. Her memories have been altered. Her mind and body aren’t under her own control. And the person she knows as Mother is a monster.
Together with Gavin she plans her escape, only to learn that her own mind is a ticking time bomb... and Mother has one last secret that will destroy them all.
But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into their secluded little world, she’s forced to come to a startling realization: everything she knows is a lie. Her memories have been altered. Her mind and body aren’t under her own control. And the person she knows as Mother is a monster.
Together with Gavin she plans her escape, only to learn that her own mind is a ticking time bomb... and Mother has one last secret that will destroy them all.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Follow Friday (25)
Hosted by Parajunkee.com and Alisoncanread.com
This week question is:
What would you prefer: reading your favorite book over and over again until you got sick of it OR reading 100s of mediocre books? And why?
I have a double answer for this. As a reader my answer would be, yes, I'd prefers to read my favorite book(s)/series over again and not have to read another mediocre book ever again! I'd just live in bliss reading Tamora Pierce's novels, Harry Potter, Vampire Academy, Soul Screamers, Divergent, The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, etc over and over again. And I don't think I'd ever be sick of them really.
However, as a writer I can't think like that. I can't just stay reading the same books over and over again hoping they give me the key to success. In reading mediocre books I learn what works, what doesn't, and why it doesn't work. And all of that is knowledge I need for when I write my own stories. Of course, you never know what kind of book it is until you open it so, maybe I'll run into a lot of mediocre novels along way, but I love the big surprise when I find a real gem among the crap pile.
However, as a writer I can't think like that. I can't just stay reading the same books over and over again hoping they give me the key to success. In reading mediocre books I learn what works, what doesn't, and why it doesn't work. And all of that is knowledge I need for when I write my own stories. Of course, you never know what kind of book it is until you open it so, maybe I'll run into a lot of mediocre novels along way, but I love the big surprise when I find a real gem among the crap pile.
What do you prefer?
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