Top Ten Tuesday #66: Ten Books That Should Be Read In Creative Writing Classes

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. 
 
This Week's Topic:

Ten Books That Should Be Read In Creative Writing Classes

 

When I took a Creative Writing class in high school, we would spend one day each week just reading, so here are a few books that I think students should read!

 

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If I were to teach Creative Writing, I'd want my students to read a wide variety of works. From Middle Grade to New Adult, and Fantasy to Historical Fiction, I'd want them to experience different genres to find out which one they like the most. DoSaB was actually recommended to me by my CW teacher, and I recommended The Chemical Garden Trilogy to her after she saw the chapter page design.

 

What would you have your Creative Writing students read?

Waiting on Wednesday #37: "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

 

Title: "Strange the Dreamer"

Author: Laini Taylor

Expected Publication: September 27, 2016

Strange the Dreamer is the story of:

the aftermath of a war between gods and men
a mysterious city stripped of its name
a mythic hero with blood on his hands
a young librarian with a singular dream
a girl every bit as perilous as she is imperiled
alchemy and blood candy, nightmares and godspawn, moths and monsters, friendship and treachery, love and carnage.

Welcome to Weep.

So... the blurb doesn't really make sense, but at the same time it sounds pretty cool. I have no clue what to expect, but that's kind of how things were when I read Daughter of Smoke and Bone. But the cover is gorgeous and I love the colors and the tear down the middle. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what it's like! 

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What are you waiting on?

Top Ten Tuesday #5

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

I'm so-so when it comes to reading new releases. I've been known to drop what I'm reading or planning on reading and grabbing something that was just released. I did that quite often this year, but there were a few 2014 releases that I just didn't get to.

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The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Even though I haven't finished her Legend trilogy, I have loved every bit of it. I can't wait to see what her new dystopian trilogy will be like!

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Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I've loved all of Ms. Armentrout's books, and I can't wait to see what her contemporary book will be like.

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Deliverance by C.J. Redwine

I wanted to get to this book to find out what happens with Rachel and Logan. I read the first two so quickly!

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Rise of the Arcane Fire by Kristin Bailey

The first book is what really got me into steampunk, so of course I want to continue the series that got me hooked!

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Renegade by Debra Driza

I really want to know how Mila deals with finding out that she is an android and finding the only person who can help her.

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Vitro by Jessica Khoury

I thought that the first book was so interesting with how it incorporated genetics, it will be interesting to see how genetics is shown in this book.

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Uninvited by Sophie Jordan

A girl finds out that she will likely become a murderer due to a gene she has. Fascinating!

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Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

I loved the first two books, and I can't wait to see how everything ends!

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Winterspell by Claire Legrand

A dark retelling of The Nutcracker. Enough said.

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Talon by Julie Kagawa

I've loved pretty much everything else that she has written, so this shouldn't be any different!

So these are the top ten books that I wanted to read last year, that were also published last year. I hope to get to them this year, but I have a TON of books that I also want to get to. So many books, so little time. What books did you plan to read in 2014, but didn't get to?

"Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)" by Laini Taylor

5 out of 5 stars

Read April 21 to May 2, 2013

Pages: 418
Published: September 27, 2011
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

This books was SOOOO creative!! It was super original and was nothing like what I've ever read before. I should also add that the cover is stunning! I love the contrast of the blue and white/grey/black. It made me remember of the blue color that I had dyed in my hair.



I think I'm in love.