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June 18, 2012 | Filed under: Stuff

This.

Tell us about a few of the books that you’ve read and felt this way about, whether it was 20 years ago or last week. I’ll be drawing names from the commenters. Two of you will get AT LAST on the day of release (next Tuesday!) or if you’ve already pre-ordered it, the book of your choice from my backlist.

Update:
Winners are #33 (Jess) and #78 (Katie). Email me with your choice of print or Kindle, and your addy!

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Rachel says:

I feel this way about nearly every book I read. I can’t help it. There is something about that feeling you get when you close a book and think, gee I have to go back to reality now & that really sucks.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 3:44 am
Sandi in OH says:

I feel that way about most of the books that I read. I really get upset if I’m so involved in the books that it takes me several days to return to the “real” world. Then I can’t find a book that I really want to read. Little Women did that to me many years ago. The Wilder series did it to me recently.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:00 am
Kimberly says:

Emotional trauma from a book? Hmm… 95% of what I read is romance so I’m usually a happy reader at the end of the story, lol. Last two books this happened with was The Card by George Seaton and Demon’s Bride by Zoe Archer. In The Card, something happened that made me cry (and I love when a book makes me emotional) and in Demon’s Bride something happened near the end that definitely left me slightly traumatized post-read.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:02 am
trish c says:

Comanche Moon – Catherine Anderson
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:11 am
kris says:

Remember me telling you about Dell and how I couldn’t get him out of my head??? Well that story is definitely one of them.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:19 am
Fran says:

Well, there are fortunately quite of those in my reading history One of them was Dream a Little Dream by Susan E. Phillips and another was Guild Hunter series by Meljean Brook
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:35 am
Cary says:

This happens to me all the time! The most extreme being after I finished the Twilight series, totally watching the bushes waiting for vampires to jump out while walking the dog! I remember screaming and throwing the book away (have NEVER done that before or since) after reading Nora Roberts Divine Evil-disturbing!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:40 am
Kelli says:

The last book I read that did that to me was One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake.
Such a good read.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:50 am
Crystal-Rain Love says:

After finishing the Tressa Jayne Turner series by Kathleen Bacus I felt like I’d lost a best friend. The books made me laugh so hard, I was sad to let that character go.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:52 am
Tiffany says:

Room by Emma Donoghue
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:53 am
Diane Engelhardt says:

Wow very tough question. I would have to say China Study a book recommended to me by my Naturopathic Doc after my Brest cancer diagnosis. Very eye opening and not in a good way!!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:54 am
Diane Engelhardt says:

Breast…where is autocorrect when you need it? 🙆
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:55 am
Amy P. says:

This happens ALOT when I read romantic suspense, Suzanne Brockmann is the first one that I think of, but I am reading a series by Beverly Barton and just finished Roxanne St. Clair and I can’t get them out of my mind. The action surrounding those guys – incredible!

I love reading Jennifer Crusie, Rachel Gibson and of course, Jill Shalvis. Those characters are my “friends” that I love to visit again and again because I miss them!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 5:21 am
Pat L. says:

Three Wishes by Barbara Delinsky. I cried and cried and cried – I could not believe the ending. But I loved the book. I met Barbara at a signing and she told me the book just had to end the way it did. And it did and had more impact that way.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 5:24 am
MaryAnne says:

Conspiracy in Death…when Eve loses her job and realizes her only solace is to come ‘home’ to Roarke. It’s the first time she realizes the warmth and comfort of a real home with the man she trusts totally….ah.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 5:37 am
Amy Kristine says:

Probably the book that stands out most in recent memory is “Sweet As Sin” by Inez Kelley. I actually read it two times in a row because I was worried I might have missed something. I loved how damaged the hero was and he was writing his own book with these damaged but loveable characters. Fantastic book overall.

P.S. I love your books too, no worries!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 5:42 am
Michelle V says:

Oh, this happens a lot. One such book was Until Their Was You, by Kristan Higgins.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 5:42 am
Lynn LaFleur says:

The entire Black Dagger Brotherhood series, especially Dark Lover and Lover Reborn. I go through every possible emotion while reading those books.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 5:46 am
Kathryn S. says:

If You Hear Her by Shiloh Walker was the book that did this to me. It’s the first book in her Ash Trilogy and it opens in the killers point of view. The whole trilogy kept me on edge because the killer was not revealed until the last book.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 5:55 am
Tracy S says:

This happens to me a lot. Here’s a short list of books that come to mind right away:

Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann
Night Watch by Suzanne Brockmann
Head Over Heels by You
Lucky in Love by You
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 6:06 am
Jessica E says:

Emotional trauma isn’t really my thing but there are quite a few books that I’ve read straight through and then been mystified that the world continued without me. Most recently it was Stephanie Lauren’s Devil’s Bride. In the past, most of your books, most of the Harry Potter series, and a lot of other books have done this too me. I have a bad habit of starting a book late at night and then not going to sleep until I’ve finished it.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 6:20 am
marie says:

its been over 10 years probably closer to 15 *damn Im old* since I read Original sin by Marius Gabriel and I felt like that and I still think about it sometimes..I absolutley loved that book..Don´t know if I would feel the same today I dont want to read it again though..what If I don´t like it anymore it would break my heart

on the part of emotional drama beeing scared to death it was IT by stephen King I had troube with bathroom sinks for a long time after reading that one..didn´t like it much still managed to scare me though
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 6:32 am
Pat B says:

I think Nicholas Sparks is a great writer. I really enjoyed Message in a Bottle. Would love to win this!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 6:34 am
MarcieR says:

Any of the JD Robb IN DEATH books.

Janice Kay Johnson (who writes for Harlequin SuperRomance, her A Brothers Word trilogy (released earlier this year)

And most recently – I lost my weekend because I read Time Out by you.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 6:40 am
Holly says:

Not really emotional trauma, but I’ve definitely felt completely enveloped in Head Over Heels (by you, of course) and Linda Howard’s Heart of Fire. Two of my all time faves. Didn’t want to go back to reality.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 6:59 am
Renee says:

Gone With the Wind. No doubt about it. I was in Scarlett and Rhett’s world for days afterward. Plus, that’s a long enough book that, when you’re reading it, you’re IMMERSED. Love it!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:00 am
Dani Koff says:

All BDB books by JR Ward, and any of Gaelen Foley’s Knight Miscellany series, those books made me cry like a baby…
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:13 am
Farrah says:

there are lots of books that I feel emotionally connected to, but one that actually made the tears flow (so that I couldn’t see and had to keep wiping my eyes) was Marley and Me. My emotional connection to my own Lab made this gut wrenching, as I knew it would be, but it was great.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:15 am
Mary W says:

If a book is good, I feel this way all the time! One that comes to mind, though, is The Autobiography of Malcolm X. I always get sucked into that book no matter how many times I read it.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:20 am
Amy R says:

Recently it was A Lady’s Revenge by Tracey Devlyn. I was sent back to the 1800′s in a world of secret agents, love and torture!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:25 am
Helen L. says:

Not an emotional trauma – but Lucky In Love really did it for me. I loved it so much and cannot forget the characters and what they went thru.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:25 am
Tammy says:

You mean i don’t live in these books? Can I say every book?! Well I do have a few, Catch a Mate by Gena Showalter. There was a series be Erin McCarthy about 3 girlfriends in the city, but only 2 stories were told. Twilight ended and wanted an epilogue! AND right now it’s the Lucky Harbor series! I know you have more coming but I’m not a patient person!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:26 am
Jess M says:

I agree with Lynn about the BDB series. But my very first experience, and the one that sticks out most clearly in my mind, has to be Harry Potter. Every time I read any of those books, I put them down at the end and am shocked that the world didn’t stop while I was reading. I may be an adult, but those book never lose their ability to engrossing me.

As for what I’m currently reading, I just finished a book becalmed Instant Attraction. It’s by one if my favorite authors, Jill Shalvis. Perhaps you’ve heard of her? Anyway, it finally arrived in the mail, and I finished it in less than 24 hours. Now on to Stone’s story!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:28 am
Tamica Pote says:

I was reading Heartland Series, the first book made me really cry, when her mom died. She was blaming herself, and I felt pain for her. She loved her mom, and now she is gone. Her sister is older and is in love with a vet, her grandpa runs the farm of his daughter that past away. Ty is her best friend and crush. When the author got into details about the mom cried, I can’t imagine losing my mom in that age or any other ages.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:29 am
Rochelle L says:

I feel this way a lot. You are so absorbed in the world of the book you’re reading, that when you finish it, you feel a bit forlorn.

Most recent: How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O’Neal.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:32 am
Annie says:

I had a delayed reaction to Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward. Read it through without crying but then at dinner time when we were at a restaurant, I just started bawling out of no where.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:36 am
Joan says:

The Time-Travelers Wife–when I turned the last page I started it all over again.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:38 am
Jeanine says:

I feel that way about every book I read. Especially when I discover a new author who has a long running series (take Robyn Carr’s Virgin River series). I didn’t know what to do with myself when I finally caught up. Re-reading the Harry Potter series recently left me all sad inside too, lol

What can I say, I love to read
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:40 am
Danielle W says:

This happens a lot when I am reading YA series just because those things have wicked cliff hangers. I also just read one of Lauren Dane’s and the H for 50% of the story diiiiiiiies and I was extremely exhausted after reading it… I look up with tear stains still on my face and my family wanted dinner.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:52 am
Steffi K says:

I got teary eyed one time while sitting on the couch reading my Jaci Burton books and I cried through her more recent play-by-play story and my mom happened to be at her laptop near by and she looks at me and asks me to fix her internet…… *sigh* always happens always
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:55 am
Lynn R. says:

The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks left me emotionally wrought – most of his books do.

Also Kristin Hannah’s Home Again – what a good story.

Both books had me sobbing. And Once inawhile I could use a good cry. LOL.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:57 am
Leeanne says:

I recently read “Three Questions” by Meagan Adele Lopez. I was sitting on the sofa reading it on my Kindle and my husband was on the other sofa. The ending totally took me by surprise and I was trying to cry quietly and not be a blubbering fool, but it didn’t work. I think my husband was actually concerned for a minute until he figured out what was going on! I felt drained for the entire evening after that cry.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:04 am
Danielle says:

I felt this way with most of the books in Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander” series, but I was especially traumatized by the last one, “An Echo in the Bone”. My husband heard my gasps and he couldn’t believe I was reacting to a book!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:10 am
catslady says:

I have to go with all of Kathleen Woodiwisses’ older books. They are the ones that really got me hooked on romance.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:12 am
Cindy says:

I felt that way about the fifty shades books, I read all 3 of them in a long weekend and got so attached to the characters and the whole story line it was like losing family when it was done… I tend to get involved with the characters no matter what books!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:14 am
Allie says:

House of Stairs by William Sleator. I read that when I was in 6th or 7th grade and was never the same again. This was an instant and lasting change in my personality, one my mother worried about because suddenly I was a suspicious and cautious person in many new ways (I had always been a cautious person). And I refuse to do clicker training and the “shaping” that clicker trainers use due to this book – it is a great method to train a dog but it just creeps me all the way out.

Other books that have touched me over the years… Dogsbody by Diane Wynne Jones, Mercy by Jodi Picoult, The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill, The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen, The Story of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe, and Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden.

And when I read a book by Nalini Singh I have to keep telling myself that she will not kill off the main people… she will not kill off the main people… Some of her books, I get to the last 2 pages and I’m crying, wondering how these people will make it. Nalini does really good internal and external conflicts, in my opinion. And sometimes the external conflicts are inside the heads of the people.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:14 am
heather says:

Taking Shots by Toni Aleo….Once you start to read about Shea Adler you cant stop
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:21 am
Karen says:

There are so many books that have affected me over the years, but the recent ones that stand out at first thought are:
~ the beginning of “Twisted” by Laura Griffin I had to stop reading several times just to breath.
~ But “Fifty Shades of Grey” is the one that really stands out in my mind for a full range of emotional reactions for me.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:27 am
Crystal T says:

I tend to be emotional when I read books. The last book I cried with was Sacred Sins by Nora Roberts that I read last week. I do like books with happy endings though so I can recover.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:44 am
Tiffany S says:

Many, many books have had this affect on me. But, there is one that felt life changing. Seriously I’ve never cried for so long over a book; over the loss of a beloved character. The book was “My Sister’s Keeper.” I read every day so there have been many moments when i look up and have this moment but that one book shook me!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:00 am
Kathleen O says:

Well I must say that one book that made me feel this way was My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult.. That book put me through an emotinal roller coaster.. I cried so much at the end of that book. I mean great sobs..
A series of books by Emily Richards called The Shenandoah Album Novels. These books were excellent, yet tugged at my heart.. Boxes of tissues were always needed.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:01 am
Jen D. says:

This happens to me frequently, too! I had this reaction recently with Wild by Cheryl Strayed and The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. I also walked around in a daze for weeks after reading Anna and the French Kiss, hehehe.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:04 am
Teressa says:

My first ever traumatic book was a V. C. Andrews when I was a teen, and I ran crying into my parents room. I was sobbing uncontrollably, and my dad was about ready to panic trying to figure out what was wrong. I just kept saying, “she drowned! She just drowned!” Which is bad, considering I have two younger sisters and a pool. When I finally got the point across that it was a character from my book, my dad sent me to bed in disgust.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:06 am
amy s says:

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein – without giving away part of the story, i sobbed throughout this one at various points (my husband thought i was crazy)

The Last Time I Was Me by Cathy Lamb – i would literally burst out laughing at some of the things the main character would say and do.

loved both of those books.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:19 am
Connie Lee says:

It’s been a long time since I read it, but “Ode to Billy Joe” was very thought provoking at the time.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:20 am
BC says:

I definitely become emotionally invested in the characters. Need an emotional rollercoaster – Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooter Inc. Series. I usually need a powerful pick me up after finishing one of those and always turn to your books.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:20 am
Susan says:

I’m also going with the JR Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood series. If I’m remeber the right book, Lover Eternal was a hard one for me with Tohrment’s suffering.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:25 am
Paula says:

I find myself emotionally invested in a lot of the books I read, but the one that comes to mind is Kristan Higgins’ The Next Best Thing. I found myself wanting to protect Lucy from all the people in her life who should have been loving her, but instead were hurting her. Sad and beautiful, thankfully with a slew of comic relief, and had the best HEA ever!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:48 am
Fannie says:

All of Christine Feehan’s Drake Sister series but especially Safe Harbor. No matter how many times I read that one I cry. I also like the Black Dagger Brotherhood books especially the first one Dark Lover. I just read Under the Covers by Rita Herron and laughed my self silly. Have a great day everyone.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 9:51 am
D says:

Almost every book I read but always anything by Cindy Gerard, Maya Banks or Suzanne Brockmann.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 10:20 am
Joyce N says:

Bet Me by Jenny Crusie and The Wreck by Marie Force
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 10:25 am
Kimberly K says:

I think the books that made me feel this way the most were some of the Harry Potter books. I literally would lock myself up and read. Whenever I had to come up for air (food, sleep, etc.) I would always be in a funk. The length and scope of each book would just suck me in. I think I needed a couple of days to recoup/ snap out of the Harry Potter world.
I feel that books have to have this quality in them for me to fall in love with them. If I am not impacted or if I do not feel like I am coming down from an emotional roller coaster, I have not bonded with the characters and I am not rooting for them.
I love putting down a book and letting everything sink in. My husband knows that he has to wait a good 30 min after I finish a really good book before talking to me (bc I have to decompress from the book lol).
(ps Lucky in Love was the latest book that did this for me- I loved the connection and relationship between Mallory and Ty)
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 10:29 am
Dee (CT) says:

Not sure emotional trauma is the right way to put it for me…. Just being so emersed in a book that I hated for real life to get in the way. Didn’t find out about the Twilight series until way late, so read several in a row…. Recently though it was two books I had gotten free for the Kindle… Summer of Firefly Memories by Jean Gable, only to find out it was the only book she has written so far… and another was The Fragrance of Her Name by Marcia Lynn McClure… hated for both of them to end. Of course, I am lucky to have your Lucky Harbor series, that for now keeps going, and Robyn Carr’s Virgin River series, where I can go back and see old friends again.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 10:39 am
Donna M says:

Many books over the years have had an emotional impact on me. Going way back to Gone With The Wind, I was to young to really understand it but read it again as an adult. It still had impact as does the movie. Your series White Heat, Blue Flame & Seeing Red had emotional impact while I was reading them. Many of Nora Roberts books have left me with that feeling of make me laugh, make me cry, make me sigh, that is a good book!! Yours do that for me also. One of the reasons I loved your books from the days of the Temptation line was the fact that you can make me laugh. I love a good romance with a HEA & lots of good laughter. Thanks for all the hours of happy reading.

While I was on my trip to Oregon the one book I managed to read was an anthology by the name of Paris or Bust!, it is a reread for me that I enjoyed all over again. Loved the theme & especially the story by Jill Shalvis.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 10:55 am
Natalie's Mama says:

Neither were emotional traumas but had some endings that I will never forget:
Linda Howard – Sarah’s Child – tortured hero who finds love again

Kiss An Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips – funny book with not all truth being told but the ending showed the extent of the hero’s love for Daisy.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 11:05 am
Becky says:

“The Chaperone” by Laura Moriarty, and “Rules of Civility” by Amor Towles. Both books take place in New York City during 1920s and they’re books I’ve passed on to my friends!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 11:09 am
Laura says:

I feel this way with almost every book I read. I get so absorbed in the story and the characters that I almost hate to finish the book and return back to reality. Some books that were particularly consuming/emotional traumatic to me are: the Harry Potter series, the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray, and almost any book by Kristan Higgins for some reason.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 11:15 am
Mary Beth says:

I just finished Divergent and Insurgent by Veronica Roth. Once I started them, I didn’t stop until they were done.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 11:17 am
Brandy says:

I just finished a book that I could not stop thinking off until the next day. After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 11:23 am
JW says:

George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones really sucked me in. I read it obsessively until I got to the end and then went looking for the next book in the series. I am not looking forward to making it al the way through the series and then having to wait a year or more until the next book is published!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 11:27 am
Marie says:

Hi everyone — thinking back, here’s some titles that made me cry, cry, cry and reread, reread, reread.

1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (First time I read it, I was in 4th grade, and I can tear-up just thinking about Francie and her family . . .)

2. Comanche Heart by Catherine Anderson (Swift – so patient – and Amy – so scared – make me cry, cry, cry @ every reread.)

3. The Texan’s Reward by Jodi Thomas (Jacob Dalton needs to come to life, and Nell loves him sooooo much.)

4. And, Jill, I read The Sweetest Thing right there in Shop-Rite SUPERMARKET! Tara and Ford had me sitting beside my cart full of groceries – I was there for hours. Crazy, but true.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Jane says:

I felt that way when I read Pamela Clare’s “Breaking Point.”
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Linda Henderson says:

Heaven is For Real by Todd Burpo. The story of his kid’s trip to Heaven and back. For me it was a very emotional book.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Vanessa says:

One of the first for me was Where the Red Fern Grows. Geez, I cried. Gone with the Wind for sure. Little House on the Prarie books. I started getting attached to books at a young age. Charlotte’s Web. To Kill a Mockingbird. Three Wishes by Barbara D. Oh another one was Years by Lavyrle Spencer. And Kristan Higgins’ books. And of course the awesome Jill Shalvis.:lol:
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Traci says:

Like a lot of other comments, I’m going to have to go with just about every time. But one that stands out for me is Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr. I felt like I’d been through the ringer after that one, but in a good way of course
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
AlisonP says:

Everybook is its own emotional experience for me, but recently the 2 books that have worked me into the biggest tizzy were Thoughtless and Effortless by S.C. Stephens.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Alexa J says:

The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Katie says:

I feel this way about just about every book I read. Like the world goes on without me while I’m in another world. I love that books can do that for me!!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Shannon says:

After the Fog by Kathleen Shoop. I had to check our house to make sure our house wasn’t filled with fog.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Joyce M. says:

I finished reading PLAY DIRTY by Sandra Brown around 12:30 AM and was so wired and frustrated that I had no one around to talk to about it.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
Kim Matlock says:

Emotionally traumatic would be Robyn Carr’s Second Chance Pass. I’m late as always to reading the great authors, so I was trying to read as much as possible to catch up. I read the first six books in a little less than a months time. I got so invested in everyone, it was like I was there with them. Through all the happiness and sadness. It was emotionally draining, but they’re great books.

I have to give myself time to recover so I’m now reading books where I know there is truly a happy ending, before I go back to Virgin River.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Dee says:

Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr. I love all of her books as well as yours but this one i really liked and it had a lot of emotional ups and downs and close to the end when Jillian is sitting on her porch and crying and looks like death warmed over because she misses Colin so much. then Luke, (Colins brother)shows up to check on her and picks her up and holds her in his lap to comfort her oh man my heart just melted for Luke all over again.I cried at this point in the book the emotion Jillian was feeling and then Luke this was a very well written moment… lol I love those Riordan boys from her books
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Ami says:

Emotional trauma? Easy. “I Know This Much is True”, Wally Lamb. Beautifully done.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Kelly S says:

nearly every Crusie book

also, the book “Left Behind” – I was reading it on a commuter train leaving Chicago going to Arlington Heights passing through Mt. Prospect. The story was also in Chicago – O’hare and the same northwest suburbs I was traveling through. So, when the conductor announced my stop, I was very confused how I was going to get home seeing as there were so many accidents and how was it this train was even running and then it hit me. Fiction vs reality. All was well in reality.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Maria E says:

So far there have been many books that have left me thinking about what I read.
Collision Course by S.C. Stephens has been most emotional, and passionate book I have read and has stayed with me since I read it.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
Sabrina R. says:

You mean the world goes on while I am immersed in a book? I feel like I have a small emotional attachment to just about every book I read. More times than not, I end up hiding away to read thru a book without having to put it down. I especially love the ones where one of the main characters is struggling to achieve their dream (with or without others knowing they are working at it), because I feel like I am in the same spot. Even though it’s fiction, reading about someone else making it work out gives me hope.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Kelly W. says:

I just finished one this morning that had some faint whispers of emotional trauma. A Garden of Happy Endings was a wonderful read, but woke me up in the middle of the night one night and brought tears to my eyes this morning. I know there’s others, but I cannot think of them now. I may not like it at the time, but sometimes they end up being my favorites.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Robin Bielman says:

Most recently it was The Fault in our Stars by John Green. Loved.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
cecilia says:

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is probably the most recent. But there have been many – Atonement, The Plague, Ordinary People (although that one is a little more optimistic). So many devastating books, though!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
Francesca says:

The most recent for me is “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern. The beauty of the prose was breathtaking and the story itself was completely and utterly captivating.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Francesca says:

Oh and the other title that really had me in a sobbing wreck was “If I stay” by Gayle Forman. Emotionally shattering but a fantastic read.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Diana says:

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson definitely did a number on me. It was a very emotional read. I highly recommend it, especially if you want a good cry.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Vanessa says:

Perfect and Paradise by Judith McNaught. Great reads!
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Laure says:

Oh yes. This happens a lot.

Traumatic books, probably the first was Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. How does a sweet little children’s book tear my heart out every time I read it?

More recently, I have been absolutely haunted by Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly. The heart in the jar and the Greenman’s mission claw at my mind still. Powerful story.
Posted on June 18th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Patrice says:

Wow, this is hard to figure out. I get emotionally involved in almost any book I read and some movies, TV shows and even commercials… (I am NOT joking) My kids and my husband just roll there eyes at me and hand me a tissue. I can’t help it.

One of the books that really hit me and that I always refer to any one that wants to listen is Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander and the whole Outlander series, I read these almost 20 years ago. They are making a movie of Outlander and can’t hardly wait. Also I’d have to say The Red Tent, Year of Wonder, and The Hunger Games series are others that made me put the books down at the end and really think.
Posted on June 19th, 2012 at 8:47 am
monica t. says:

Sherrilyn Kenyon’s ACHERON AND HER LATEST BORN OF SILENCE.Wow, just Wow.
Posted on June 19th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
Deb says:

Mockingjay. I swear I had PTSD after I finished reading it.

And I am always haunted when I read The Distant Summer by Sarah Patterson. Usually, I have to immediately start it over and read it again.
Posted on July 3rd, 2012 at 11:27 am