Cal's Journal

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 livingbooks. I'll try to remember to post a link here when I post it. :)