It was a great book. Sad but great. But comparing it to the others, it would be my least favourite.
Is it sad that i tried to flick through the pages to see when Peeta would come back into it?
So not enough Peeta in the first half of the book.. But the latter half kinda made up for it.

I think what Katniss says here explains perfectly why Peeta is the one she wouldn't be able to live without. That without Peeta. She wouldn't be able to survive.

"That what I need to survive is not
Gale’s fire, kindled with rage and hatred. I have plenty of fire myself. What I need is the dandelion in the
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"

I think Gale knew who she would pick when he said to Peeta that she would pick the person she couldnt live without, and also the way he said how she never kissed him the way she kissed Peeta.

Its sad that Gale moved away and that they couldn't keep up their friendship. But I guess that was a cost to them moving on.
Katniss is a different person from the one he once knew. And it's nobody's fault its just the way things happened.

I keep hearing that people think Katniss only chose Peeta because he was the only person left with her in 12, but from the quote i posted above it's clear as day that is not the case.
I think she could have gone on without choosing anyone, but it was her choice and what happened with her and Peeta would have happened eventually anyway. They are two peas in a pod. They both have come a long way. they are both broken but they both heal one another.

The deaths:
It was so sad that Prim died. That was probably the worse. Especially after hearing about how she was being trained to be a doctor.. so you can imagine what her future would have been like.

Finnick's death was also tragic, but i'm glad he at least had a little happiness with Annie before he died. That was probably more than he could have asked or ever hoped for. So even the little bit I imagine would have meant everything to them both.

I felt the book wrapped things up nicely. Maybe a little too quick there at there end. I would have liked to have seen stuff with Peeta and Katniss after they went back and made a home for themselves.
And then what happened with Gale. I know he got some job and moved but it was quite sudden. But then we don't know when this happened, like how long after everything happened.

I think most of us on here agree with you on this. It was definitely my least favorite, and the first one was my favorite.

I totally did the same thing, Jen! I was kinda spoiling myself, but I didn't care. I got ahead of myself, and I read the part when Peeta asked to meet with Katniss in the hospital... God, I totally started crying when he said all those cruel things to Katniss!

Agreed! I felt a bit disappointed with how they rushed things though. And there wasn't enough gushy/romantic Peeta in this book!

I agree with your assessment here, but I still felt that they rushed things too much at the end. Peeta and Katniss are definitely good for each other, and even though I'm a total Peeta/Katniss shipper, I still had lingering feelings that Gale/Katniss would've been okay, too. I'm still so sad about their friendship.

Even though I liked the Katniss/Gale friendship I could never see it being anything else. I just don't get the romantic vibe from her side.

But its a shame their friendship basically ended.

And I do agree toward the end, things seemed a bit rushed.. but all in in all, i wasn't all too disappointed with the book.
I'm very glad Peeta/Katniss got a happy ending of sorts at the end and we just have to imagine what had happened for them to get to that stage

I was definitely more Katniss/Peeta than Katniss/Gale. I definitely saw Katniss/Gale more as friends, but when I read the third book, I learned so much more about Gale and about Katniss/Gale. They seemed pretty compatible, too. I'm definitely happy for Katniss/Peeta at the end though!

That's why I didn't like the ending as much as I should. We didn't get to see what happened 'in between'. All of a sudden, we get to the epilogue, and they are married with kids (which is totally adorable by the way. ) I'd love to see more love and romance between Katniss/Peeta just because I'm gushy that way. I guess that's what fanfiction's for -- if there are any out there.

I think maybe OLD Katniss was probably more compatible with Gale, but this Katniss.. I just think they don't see things the same way anymore. And if anything said in this book it was that she loved Peeta more. He was the first thing and last thing on her mind.
Although there was some nice Gale/Katniss moments in the book also, but to me.. it was her trying to force herself romantically because she thought she would never have peeta back.

Oh, I'm totally convinced about Katniss/Peeta... ever since the first book and that moment with the bread. I agree that she definitely loved Peeta more.

I do agree with you about Katniss forcing herself romantically with Gale -- like that part when she kisses him just because she's feeling so lonely with Peeta being hijacked and all.

I'm sure Katniss had genuine feelings for Gale at one point or another... but her feelings for Peeta just turned out to be stronger.