Feature and Follow Friday [16] - Emotional Scenes

This is a weekly blog meme hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read.

Here are the general rules to Follow Friday:
1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts and any one else you want to follow on the list
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3. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing.
4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
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This week's question is: Tell us about the most emotional scene you've ever read in a book - and how did you react?

It's very hard for me to describe the most emotional scene without huge spoilers. I will say that some of the most emotional books that I have read so far were Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3) and Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4). If you happened to have read these, you will understand why they were so tough and emotional. Richelle Mead isn't afraid to hit hard and bring you to tears. She takes characters away from you even if you love them. See the summaries of these books below.

A couple of other really emotional scenes for me include Dobby in Harry Potter and the ending of The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa.

Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3) by Richelle Mead

Published: November 13, 2008 Razorbill
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Goodreads Summary
It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She's having dark thoughts, behaving erratically, and worst of all... might be seeing ghosts.

As Rose questions her sanity, new complications arise. Lissa has begun experimenting with her magic once more, their enemy Victor Dashkov might be set free, and Rose's forbidden relationship with Dimitri is starting to heat up again. But when a deadly threat no one saw coming changes their entire world, Rose must put her own life on the line - and choose between the two people she loves most.

Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4) by Richelle Mead

Published: August 25, 2009 Razorbill
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Goodreads Summary
Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same.

The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck, a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count. But only one victim matters . . . Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa—her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess—or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will he want to be saved?

Now, with everything at stake—and worlds away from St. Vladimir's and her unguarded, vulnerable, and newly rebellious best friend—can Rose find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice herself for a chance at eternal love?