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That. Was. RUDE!: Staff Picks With No Mercy (Spoilers Ahead)

Have you ever finished a book and thought: That. Was. RUDE.? Maybe a beloved character got killed off, the twist came out of nowhere, or the ending left you emotionally wrecked—but you still loved it. We want to hear about that book. The one that shocked you, broke your heart, or made you gasp out loud. Inspired by the viral TikTok sound (from the musical Death Becomes Her—headphones recommended!), we're collecting your most dramatic, gasp-worthy reads. Spoilers ahead!

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  • "Why did Suzanne Collins have to do Rue like that? That. Was. Rude! That was Rue-d!" - Scott from our Reader Engagement Department
    Book, 2008New York, N.Y. : Scholastic Press, 2008. — YF COLLINS
  • "Iron Flame and Onyx Storm -- VIOLET AND XADEN KEPT FIGHTING OVER THE SAME THINGS AND IT DROVE ME INSANE lol" - Taylor from our Woodneath Library Center
    Large Print, 2024Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024. — F YARROS
  • "I would say One Day by David Nicholls. Both characters frustrated me throughout the book. And yet I still finished the book, and watched the movie, and the TV series. And apparently its being adapted into a musical." - Andrew in our Library Systems…
    Book, 2010New York : Vintage Books, 2010. — F NICHOLLS
  • "I recently read Seduction Theory by Emily Adrian that had not one, but two, RUDE endings." - Angie from our Reader Engagement Department
    Book, 2025New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. — F ADRIAN
  • "It leaves off on a cliff hanger. It felt like I was half way into the story, when I realized there was no way three were enough pages left to even badly end the story. They've cliff hangered before and I was so instantly depressed that I would have…
    Book, 2023New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2023. — F PRESTON
  • Ray from our Blue Ridge Branch felt that neither the book, nor the movie, had enough Henry Cavill.
    Book, 2024New York : Bantam, 2024. — F CONWAY
  • "They didn't have to do Haymitch that way." - Ray from our Blue Ridge Branch
    Book, 2025New York : Scholastic Press, 2025. — YF COLLINS
  • "Chapter 5... that is all I can say without spoiling it for those who have not read it yet. For those who have read it, the meaning will be clear." - Rebecca from our Technical Services Department
    Book, 2020New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2020] — F MAAS
  • "The main character just BETRAYS her friend to let this company take over everyone's privacy, it's wild." - Hannah in our Interlibrary Loan Department
    Book, 2013New York : Alfred A. Knopf ; San Francisco : McSweeney's Books, 2013. — F EGGERS
  • "It was rude because an important character died and caused me emotional damage." - LynnDee in our Reader Engagement Department
    Book, 2025New York : Bramble, Tor Publishing Group, 2025. — 813.6000