Young Writers Society

I quite like it, and I'd probably pick up the book to see what it was about. It has super strong fantasy vibes, and is maybe a little too on the dramatic side for my liking. Makes me think of assassins or magicians and stuff shrouded in secrecy. I wouldn't read it off title alone, but with an interesting blurb you might get me.

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Saltwater Wounds

I like it - kind of a play on words, but not at the same time... if that makes sense . It makes me think about a really touching story, maybe between friends or something...and I'd probably take a look at it.

Assignment 8

It's definitely got an intriguing feel, but the title alone reminds me a bit of school assignments. If that's not what you're going for, then a good cover would bolster the tone perfectly. Overall, I might read this if I had a bit more information as to what it was about.

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Angel Affliction

It sounds interesting. I can't quite place it -- part of me wants to say it's sci-fi, while the other part wants to say realistic or supernatural fiction. That being said, I feel like the words don't mesh very well with each other, probably because "affliction" feels like a far-too-long way to say too many other things; it's very vague. I don't get a good idea of the story itself, but I'd probably look at the blurb to find out what it was.

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The Mysterious Misfortune of Miss Scarlett Fawkes

Right of the bat, I want to say your story might be either set in reality or quite possibly in a fantasy setting. That being said, a small side of me also thinks that it also can be used for a sci-fi story. The title isn't vague as the potential reader will most likely guess that the novel revolves around a mystery. I love a good mystery, so if the blurb was enticing, I would definitely read it.


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Unexpected Tales of a Chronicler

As in chronicle, it made me thinking it is related to some kind of fantasy. And when I read the word "unexpected", I expecting some kinda twists. Plus, a chronicler, when I looked the word up, its meaning is a person who writes accounts of important or historical events. This leads up to an expectation, historical fiction and I would like to read historical stories.

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The Magenta Blood

I'm not sure what to say on that, It's...okay, i guess. But it doesn't seem particularly exciting, or catching to the eye. Basically all you saying is reddish-purple blood. Perhaps something that has more to do with the actual book, maybe something that hints at what the book has in it. You know, something that sounds exciting. But that's just my opinion.

The Blade Chronicles (This is the title of what I plan to become a series of novels)

It's an interesting series name; It makes me think that there is someone important with the last name 'Blade' Which is a bit strange, but you never know. Or it involves a legendary dagger/sword. Overall, I like it, it rolls of the tongue nicely.

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The Children of Light

^^ Series name, Action/fantasy novel

To be frank, it doesn't sound like an action/adventure title, and brings to mind faux-religious fantasy series as well as whatever Rick Riordan's doing these days. There's really not much punch to it, and, depending on the cover, I would probably pass it over without reading the blurb. Also, if you feel the need to clarify your own genre for fear of someone getting it wrong, you might want to revise the title instead to mitigate that fear.

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The Porcelain Girl

Intriguing in my mind. The word "porcelain" has always painted an emotion of delicate frailness for me. Like something that on the verge of breaking. If I saw a book with this title on a shelf, I would definitively pick it up, if it was just to see what it's about.(I usually also read the blurbs so it would all depend on that.)

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Wind's Kiss

Wind's Kiss
Something with vampires, but without any other supernatural creatures. The main character is a teenage boy, late middle school age. Considered normal, until he finds out he's the soul mate of the current vampire queen's younger brother. He is never turned, and has no special powers. That might change, though, when news gets out of several blood-drained corpses found on school grounds, though none of them were students.

Next book title: Screams of the Woodwinds

Definitely something to do with music, possibly a murder mystery at an orchestra? Not my cup of tea, so I'd probably pass on it. Either way, the two plural nouns in the title makes it a little awkward to say; I'd change it to "Scream of the Woodwinds" or something similar.

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A Light for Tomorrow

Hmm... Maybe a sci-fi or fantasy novel? It sounds like something interesting to read, if you can manage to create something original with it (as you know, many fantasy or SF novels/series tend to have some light related object/item/person...)
But it may actually work if you have another book (like a sequel or prequel) to do with the opposite, like "The Darkness of Yesterday" or "Yesterday's Shadow"?

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The Saga of the Seasons

It sounds kind of cliché high-fantasy-esque -- I think it's the word "Saga" that's throwing me off -- and I'd probably not pick it up because I have an issue with books that try to carry a single metaphor all the way through, usually related to the title. It's just a guess, based on the wording of the title.

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The Mysterious Misfortune of Miss Scarlett Fawkes

Reminds me heavily of the Magic Treehouse series, and maybe some other short fantasy novels that my little brother would read; most of them beginning with the main character's name (I.e. Gregor and the Code of Claw, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Amelia Bedelia books, etc.). Some of which are classics, but many of which fall into the juvenile category. I don't know what level of readers you're hoping to capture the minds of, but unless you're writing to kids under thirteen (or hoping to write a classic, you ambitious person, you) I would suggest altering the title. I think the main thing that turns me away is the protagonist's name being stuck in there at the end. I personally am not interested in that kind of thing, but then again, I'm sure there are a lot of people who are!

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The Perch