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Books that have taken your breath away...

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By Wed 01-Jul-09 13:59:17 Add message | Report | Contact poster

literally! Which books have you been so emotionally involved with whilst reading that you actually feel what is happening?

I haven't had this for years - I think the last time was A Prayer for Owen Meany back when I was in high school - but I felt it (somewhat to my shame) reading the first Twilight book blush

. My heart was pounding, I was breathing faster than usual... hmm

Anyway, I have just got round to reading the second book, and I am experiencing the same thing again. I am in agony over Edward having left, I am literally fighting back the tears - I've had to restrict my reading time so that I'm not getting unnecessarily upset at inconvenient times throughout the day. blush

Am I alone in this? I don't mean Twilight - I think that has just struck a chord in me, even though it's teenage vampire romance <cringe cringe> - but any book at all?

<waits and hopes is not alone in this madness...

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 15-Jul-09 19:08:57

Do The Right Thing by Shyama Perera

I have just read it in a day, brilliant.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 15-Jul-09 19:00:03

Lyra: There not bad I think there is 4 altogether - about a young girl who goes to vampire finishing school. Have you read the stookie stackhouse series by charlaine harris? Also, trying to find someone who has read hunger games by suzanne collins - stephanie meyer recommended this and on amazon.com it has great reviews. Vampire Acadamy by Richelle Mead is also supposed to be really good. Haven't read anything yet though that is as good as the twilight saga but they get me through ...

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 15-Jul-09 18:54:00

I think I'll finish Twilight. I've waited this long for City of Glass - a couple more days wont hurt.
These books you're reading, are they any good? I might need them once I've finished Mortal Instruments.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 15-Jul-09 17:18:53

Lyra - decisions, decisions hmm

, I'm also in a dilema, as well as getting city of ashes and city of glass from the library they also had Chosen from the house of night series - have decided to go with Chosen I have just finished betrayed but I am racing through it to be with Jace blush

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 15-Jul-09 13:14:32

I now have City of Glass in my possession. The dilemma is, do I finish Twilight (just past the meadow scene ... sigh) or ditch it in favour of Jace Wayland and co.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 14-Jul-09 17:27:21

City of Glass arrived from Amazon last week while I was out. Instead of just leaving the parcel on the doorstep, like they usually do, they took it back to the sorting office. I've rearranged delivery for tomorrow. But now I'll have to finish Twilight before I can start.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 14-Jul-09 17:25:37

LyraSilverTongue: Just picked up City of Ashes & City of Bones from the library - can't wait to start reading them - have you started City of Bones?

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 14-Jul-09 17:15:07

*Antdamm & Sunshinemummy* Please let me know what you think about Twilight once you have finished.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 14-Jul-09 16:37:33

although twilight is a bout vampires, which are technically dead or undead ( or whichever way u look at it) and they kill people..... maybe I'm not moving too far from that genre at all grin

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 14-Jul-09 16:35:30

okay, I have caved and ordered twilight along with about 25 other books from amazon (thank goodness it was my bday at the weekend, and ppl were kind enough to give me amazon certificates)

Thanks for the recommendations, maybe I can move away (ever so slightly) from the crime/thriller genre I love so much and read books about something other than death for once. grin

Will let you know how I get on

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