5.) The Darkest Minds
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date: October 22, 2013
Format: Hardcover
Source: Purchased; Amazon
When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She might have survived the mysterious disease that's killed most of America's children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.
Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.
When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she's on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her-East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can't risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.
When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.
Alrighty, I know this is a very epic and action-packed book, but the reason I cried was because of the stupid ending. Ruby has to say goodbye to a certain character which made me feel lost. This was one of the first dystopian novels I read, so I was new to the whole "Yeah! They're in love, BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN AHAHA" thing. This book is absolutely amazing though.
4.) Prodigy
Author: Marie Lu
Publisher: Speak
Pub. Date: April 8, 2014
Format: Harcover
Source: Purchased; Amazon
June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request—June and Day must assassinate the new Elector.It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long.
But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood—what if the Patriots are wrong?
I was so engrossed in this series that the end of Prodigy hit me like a semi-truck full of bowling balls. I was so sad that I laid on the couch and cried. Why can't couples just be happy together? INSTEAD THEY'RE SICK OR THEY LEAVE... OR TRAGICALLY DIE. GAH. See, this is why I don't wanna read Champion cuz I am honestly very concerned for my feels bubble. Day and June are one of OTP'S, but I'm scared that they won't end up together. I CAN'T HANDLE THAT. MEH.
3.) The Mazerunner
Author: James Dashner
Published: Delacorte Press
Pub. Date: August 24, 2010
Format: Paperback
Source: Purchased; Powell's Books
If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.
Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.
Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.
Everything is going to change.
Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying.
Remember. Survive. Run.
Now, I knew about the death at the end of this book. I saw it all over Tumblr and all the movie advertisements, so I thought it wasn't that big of deal. Yeah.. Okay. It was obviously a HUGE deal, because my heart was shattered into a million pieces. (Yeah, this might contain spoilers)Like... WHY!? WHY KILL THIS CERTAIN CHARACTER. EH. THOMAS MADE A PROMISE AND NOW LIKE... MEH! The way the death happened was so upsetting. So, yeah. I cried then eventually threw the book at the wall and sprawled out on the floor... I was very sad, okay?
2.) Where the Red Fern Grows
Author: Wilson Rawls
Publisher: Yearling
Pub. Date: September 1, 1996
Format: Paperback
Source: Purchase; scholastic catalog
Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he’s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own—Old Dan and Little Ann—he’s ecstatic. It doesn’t matter that times are tough; together they’ll roam the hills of the Ozarks.
Soon Billy and his hounds become the finest hunting team in the valley. Stories of their great achievements spread throughout the region, and the combination of Old Dan’s brawn, Little Ann’s brains, and Billy’s sheer will seems unbeatable. But tragedy awaits these determined hunters—now friends—and Billy learns that hope can grow out of despair, and that the seeds of the future can come from the scars of the past.
Where the Red Fern Grows is such an amazing classic. I absolutely loved this book when I was little. I loved all the happiness and cuteness with the dogs... Ah everything was so happy TILL THEY HAD TO KILL THE FRIGGIN DOGS THAT READER FALLS IN LOVE WITH. I hate animals being hurt. The fact of shooting a horse once it breaks it's leg haunts me. I hate it. It was all happy then eventually you begin to see that the dogs are sick and they need to be put down. So, he has to shoot his own dogs. Okay, that sucked. That drove a stake through my heart.
1.) The Fault in Our Stars
Author: John Green
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pub. Date: April 8, 2014
Format: Paperback & Hardcover
Source: purchased and given to me.
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
I bet everyone was waiting for me to mention this book. It is that one book that makes me cry over and over... and over... and over again. If you did not cry while you read this book I don't even think you're human. No one told me the ending or that it was going to be a sad book... why... just... why... I was sitting there like, "Oh... happy! AAAWW CUTE! I LOVE THIS-wait.... oh... wait... no..." I am not kidding, I cried for about forty five minutes and it was not pretty. I was a complete mess while tears and snot ran down my face. I didn't have a tissue so I flopped onto my pillow and continued to cry, scaring my cat in the process. I love this book! It's so beautiful and well written, BUT COME ON JOHN. MAN, WHY.
That's my list of books that made me cry. Gah... don't you just love sad books? For me, when a book makes me cry, I become more attached to it. I remember that book more clearly. What books have made you cry? Hope you all enjoyed this post and Happy Reading!
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