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When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

**This BOTM thread will be open until May 5th @ Midnight (in your time zone)**

I'm very excited that this won! I really want to reread this series and just need work to let me do that.

Same Alaina though at this rate I probably won't start until this thread has expired lol

Jessica wrote: "Same Alaina though at this rate I probably won't start until this thread has expired lol"

RIGHT? I have them all on my kindle because I figured that would be the easiest way for me to read during the week and I've been distracted by ARCs! Wait, is there an active series thread for this as well? If not, maybe that should be a thing lol

There isn't but yes we should do that.

yeeeeeees lets revive that!

Ok i am starting this one now. Ready for heartbreak

Chapter 2: (view spoiler)[well this starts right off doesnt it? His name most likely wasn't even going to be called. Its all because he intervened. And its his birthday! His little brother broke my heart. I know Haymitch survives but still. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 6: (view spoiler)[ Mags and Wiress are his mentors?! Why am i crying at this?? (hide spoiler)]

End of part 1: (view spoiler)[ Beetee too?? Hes a mentor to his own son? This is so horrible. I cant. Collins just ripping out all of our hearts by bringing these characters in.

And also Louella's alive?? (hide spoiler)]

End of part 2: (view spoiler)[ i was not looking forward to Amperts death and while we were spared most of it, it still really hurt. Poor Betee. To know his son wouldnt make it out. Fuck President Snow (hide spoiler)]

Finished: (view spoiler)[ oh my gosh, snow had his mother and brother killed?? I cant even imagine. And then he poisons his love. Snow is evil. Pure evil.

But also that connection haymitch has to katniss - shes his beat friends daughter. How hard for him to have to mentor her. No wonder this man was a wreck (hide spoiler)]

Okay, starting this one! Ready for heartbreak, but also an easier read than my last one lol.

Chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ Poor little Haymitch :( And gosh about the death before The Games have even blinking started! Their stylish is pants.
It's interesting reading this knowing that Haymitch survives and goes on to be the adult he is... (hide spoiler)]

Jenn wrote: "Chapter 6: [spoilers removed]"

Yes! (view spoiler)[ I was pretty emotional about Mags and Wires being their mentors too - it's nothing wrong with you! And then Beetee being a mentor to his son?? Gah!! It's weird reading it and getting attached to the kids knowing they'll all be dead by the end... *sobs* (hide spoiler)]

Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Chapter 6: [spoilers removed]"

Yes! [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Beetee's backstory killed me. It definitely hits harder because we know them in the later books and are attached to them there and what they did for Katniss. Glad im not the only one who got emotional! (hide spoiler)]

Jenn wrote: "End of part 1: Beetee too?? Hes a mentor to his ? "

End of part 1 (view spoiler)[ Seriously, knowing that all these kids are gonna die... it's CRUSHING. I'd usually be reading this super fast, but I have four books on the go to finish before April ends (I know...) and I kinda just wanna get back to this, but I don't know what to prioritise!!

Louella being back is certainly a surprise... nothing good, I can imagine :( (hide spoiler)]

Gah, I'm listening to this on audiobook and I've been having problems with my ears for about 9 months and I had some treatment today that has left me (temporarily *touch wood*) deaf! I can't continue it for now which is killing me!! (Hence starting, like, four other books instead lol.)

Jenn wrote: "End of part 2: [spoilers removed]"
My ears are recovered enough to listen with the volume at absolute max - not exactly what I've been told to do after the treatment, but need's must!

End of part II (view spoiler)[ Yeah, wasn't looking forward to ANYONE's death, but particularly Ampert's... And LouLou, even though she wasn't the real one.

This is definitely a good read (or listen in my case), but... trying to break the games? I feel like it's not as dramatic because we've had SO much drama from the original trilogy. I don't know. It's hard to beat the OG.

But it's pretty horrible just knowing that everyone has to die... and Haymitch SUREly has to kill someone. I mean, it's incredible he hasn't already. And we know how broken he is after. I don't know; it feels like something this big would have got out somehow - but maybe not as the Capitol does control everything.

I guess I just somehow wanted more... (hide spoiler)]

Jenn wrote: "Finished: - shes..."

HEARTBROKEN and finished (view spoiler)[ God, that was such a cruel, horrible ending. Gah. Indeed, no wonder that Haymitch is a mess... yep. Evil indeed. Sleep syrup replaced by alcohol, makes total sense. Poor, poor Haymitch :( (hide spoiler)]

How did you think it compared to the other ones? Hard question I know!