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Finished the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy at 3.30am this morning. I literally could not put it down! Staying up late made me all bleary eyed this morning, but it was so worth it.

I don't know what it is about these books that drew me in so fast, but I haven't read a series of books as quickly as this in a long time. I completed all three in less than a week, which is unusual for me these days. But it was powerful storytelling that kept me enthralled from the first page until the last, and I wouldn't have missed reading these books for the world.

The whole series had a huge emotional impact on me, and while the love triangle itself wasn't the element of the story that interested me the most (although I loved all three characters), the final paragraph before the epilogue completely broke me.

What I need is the dandelion in spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again. And only Peeta can give me that.

So after, when he whispers, "You love me. Real or not real?"

I tell him, "Real."


*sobs*

And for what it's worth, I loved the epilogue. It was short but to the point. And I so needed it, after that rollercoaster of a ride.

Oh Katniss. Oh Peeta. Oh Gale. Oh Haymitch.

Oh Finnick. Oh Cinna. Oh Rue. Oh Prim. :(

So many wonderful characters who kept me enthralled throughout this powerful story.

The Hunger Games trilogy drew me in in a way I never expected it to, and these characters are going to stay with me for a long, long time to come.

I'm planning to write a longer review at some stage, which I'll be posting over on my much negelcted book journal [livejournal.com profile] livingbooks. I'll try to remember to post a link here when I post it. :)

Date: 2011-01-05 10:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] sdwolfpup.livejournal.com
Your feelings mirror my own exactly! I read them faster than I've read any book in awhile, and while the love triangle was not the main point for me, the emotional payoff of it at the end really got me.

Date: 2011-01-06 07:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] caliente-uk.livejournal.com
They were so good! I've even looked for meta/fanfic on LJ, which is something I never usually do for a book series - not even Harry Potter!

Love the icon! :)

Date: 2011-01-05 10:25 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] molly_may
I loved the epilogue too. I know some people didn't, but I think I needed to know that Katniss and Peeta found some sort of peace in the end, and I love love love the "real or not real" moment you quoted in your post that she ended the book with.

Oh Finnick. Oh Cinna. Oh Rue. Oh Prim

Oh man, every one of those made me cry! Such a great series.

Date: 2011-01-05 11:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shipperx.livejournal.com
Rue's death just killed me. Not that the others didn't hurt too (Finnick!!!). But, I was openly crying when Rue died.

Date: 2011-01-06 07:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] caliente-uk.livejournal.com
Oh yes, Rue's death was heartbreaking. I cried at every death, but it was Rue and Finnick that really got to me the most.

Date: 2011-01-06 07:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] caliente-uk.livejournal.com
Yes, it was definitely something I needed to know. The "real or not real" moment was the perfect way to end the book.

I was still hoping that Cinna had been spared right up until the end of the book. I cried at every death, but it was Rue and Finnick that really got to me the most.

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