What? Absolutely nothing could've prepared me for what this novel held. It was nothing like the first two, I'd say. This one was filled with Holy shi-
What? Absolutely nothing could've prepared me for what this novel held. It was nothing like the first two, I'd say. This one was filled with destruction, pain, death, war, confusion, betrayal.. loss.. Man. I'm just at a loss of words.
Spoilers below: (view spoiler)[I have to document the moment that made me cry. When Katniss came back to her empty house (not home) at the Victor's Village; her mom gone, Prim dead. When she found Buttercup, and started tossing pillows at him, yelling, all to finally face the truth of her biggest loss.. Prim.. I cried with her. I really felt it all, with her. That was so painful.
Next, the deaths and losses that hurt most. Finnick. My boy :( There was so much character development surrounded around him, it broke me to read that one line - where Katniss describes what she sees as the three mutts decapitate him. I refuse to let him go. I so strongly wish he could've gotten a different ending. He deserved so much better; to meet his son with Annie. I will start crying again.
Rue. Her memory keeps getting brought up over and over within the series, and I'm glad. Rightfully so. She shall not be forgotten. What a pure soul.
Boggs. Always looked out for Katniss. Put her first, even at his last couple of breaths. Ah man. So sad he had to face such a tragic death. Good man.
Prim, obviously. Knowing Katniss has done everything and anything to protect her for three novels straight, and this is how it happened.. Ah. That poor, pure, young, vibrant, and caring soul. She was so young. She had so much ahead of her. She contributed to the safety and health of so many, yet couldn't help herself. Pain. Again, that scene with Katniss and Buttercup at the house - pain.
Not a death, but Gale. He had a temper, sure. But it hurt to see him and Katniss be separated by hate and war, rebellion. All that went down with Peeta, as well. I understand these are years of painful events Gale had to endue, but it broke my heart to see how distant and broken their relationship became once the war ended. He really just remained in District 2, huh.
Peeta. I know he became better towards the very end of the novel, but we spent majority of it seeing him project and hijacked, so he sort of remained that way in my mind. I mourned him, and the way he loved Katniss the entire novel. Their ending was very cute. Painful, of course. But cute. They had two littler ones.. how adorable. Odd? Sits weird. Probably just because there was 300+ pages of pain and destruction, and 5 of happiness. I can't seem to feel that happiness. Maybe it doesn't exist. Maybe they don't feel it either. Maybe it isn't a happy ending, but only seems like it on paper;
leading me to my point of discussion - the end. Katniss picked Peeta. Or is it purely because Gale picked him for her? I will never know, I guess. This doesn't worry me though, truthfully. It just feels really odd; rather empty; with how things worked out. All of it feels sad and hopeless. How does Katniss endure everything she had, and come out of it with a purpose and newly found meaning? I genuinely don't think, if I were her, that I would be able to. It amazed me to see that she hadn't found a way or decided to act on her thoughts of ending her life. Man, just.. I mean, good for her. Good for Peeta. But, how? I don't know how. I feel like Bojack Horseman right now (to those who watched it, you get it) - how is there a way out, after everything that happened? Is this the biggest lesson of the novel? That even when all things go against you; dump a lifetime of trauma on you; kill and threaten every person you love, every single thing you enjoy; even after all of it.. there is still light at the end of the tunnel?
Disclaimer: I am highly emotional due to just having read the book. Everything is so fresh. My views may change the longer I sit on it. But the pain will not. (hide spoiler)]
I cannot stop crying. I don't cry easily. But GOd, this has just touched me in every single way possible. Holy actual f-, this is such a beautiful beaI cannot stop crying. I don't cry easily. But GOd, this has just touched me in every single way possible. Holy actual f-, this is such a beautiful beautiful read. My heart is drenched and broken. I am one of the lucky few who get to experience this sort of love towards a person in my life, and having the (mentioned) experienced emotions towards my own partner just made this hit on an incredibly deep level for me. I think I need weeks to recover. I just, holy- I don't know. It's too fresh I probably shouldn't be writing this review right now. But PLEASE READ THIS.
To the better written portion of this review: I had absolute minimal knowledge of greek mythology, so I won't lie and say this was easy to get into - it was not. Had to get through 40% of the book before reading comfortably, and I am so happy I did it. But also not, because I am now broken for eternity. Although, it is a good price to pay for having read this. I'll stop mumbling, this is beautiful and likely one of the best written novels you'll ever read (or at least, that I have ever read); so please do yourself a favour and read it. Cry it. Feel it. DO it....more
Wow. Wow, wow. So many thoughts upon finishing this. Oh, my. Emotion. So much emotion. And countless instances where goosebumps covered my whole body.Wow. Wow, wow. So many thoughts upon finishing this. Oh, my. Emotion. So much emotion. And countless instances where goosebumps covered my whole body.
As, (I find) most novels do, it started off a bit slow. Had to forcefully read about 200 pages. But, when I reached that point of action - everything started to pick up. Events after events; very fast-paced. The biggest twist of the novel has caught my attention in a way I did not think this novel could possibly do. All of a sudden I was filled with sympathy for the characters, specifically Sam, of course. Her character growth just had me with her the entire time. It was beautiful to witness, really.
Now, let's talk about the ending. The last page. Ouch. I am holding back tears, and I'm not much of a crier. It was wholesome. It was adorable. It was touching. It was tear-drop worthy. It was everything. You name it.
I will miss this book a lot. This story, these characters. The personal relation I have to Sam, because of her OCD. If an author can make me feel this connected, it's a good book. This will forever have a special place in my heart. Total 4.5 stars....more
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