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4.5 stars ��
�� spoiler-free review!! ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ��

“They will not use my tears for their entertainment.��

this book is undeniably a masterpiece. when i first picked it up, i was fully expecting the games to be intense, thrilling, and completely nerve-wracking—because double the tributes? that practically screams chaos. however, it didn’t quite deliver on that front the way i’d hoped.

it wasn’t until my reread that i realized i was no better than the people in the capitol 😭 i was so caught up in the spectacle the first time around that i missed the layers underneath—the connections, the symbolism, the way everything ties into the bigger picture of the series�� it’s truly brilliant.

even though this book didn’t leave me in tears, i haven’t stopped thinking about it since, and i just know the movie is going to wreck me.

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pre-reread
i just finished rewatching all the films, and to say i’m unwell would be an understatement. i know i only read this book a few days ago, but after falling down a tiktok rabbit hole and seeing all the theories and connections i completely missed the first time, i feel like i have to reread it. i have a feeling it’s going to wreck me even more the second time around 😭💔


update
i definitely would’ve enjoyed this book even more if i had reread the original trilogy and TBOSAS beforehand—there were so many connections i completely missed 🤦🏻‍♀️�� i’d highly recommend rereading the other books before picking this one up!

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3.75 stars ��
�� mini spoiler-free review!! ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ��

”…I really can’t imagine the sun not rising tomorrow.��
“Can you imagine it rising on a world without a reaping?�� 🌄

i honestly didn’t think i’d finish this book in a day, especially since i’ve been stuck in such a weird reading slump lately, but i did. i’m still feeling slumpy for some reason, and i’m literally about to LOSE. MY. MIND 😭🆘

anywhooo, as someone who absolutely loved the original hunger games trilogy—both the books and films—and thoroughly enjoyed the ballad of songbirds and snakes movie, i was thrilled to dive back into the world of panem—it felt so familiar and nostalgic 🥹

i really enjoyed haymitch’s story, but i did have a few issues with it. you’d think that doubling the number of tributes would automatically raise the stakes, right? wrong. the stakes didn’t feel as high as i expected, and most—if not all—of the deaths happened so abruptly that they kind of lacked impact. were they sad? sure, but that was about it—they weren’t gut-wrenching enough imo 🫤

i also have to admit, i wasn’t the biggest fan of haymitch in the original trilogy, and unfortunately, this book didn’t change that for me. 🎶please, please, please🎶 don’t come for me, but it honestly felt like the odds were in his favour and he won the games more by luck than strategy 🤷🏻‍♀��

and snow�� oh, how i despise him (it doesn’t help how hot tom blyth was in TBOSAS though 😔) he’s so incredibly evil, and that ending? so unfair 😭 but then again, when has anything about the hunger games ever been fair? 😪 my heart went out to haymitch, and i finally understand why he behaved the way he did in the first book ❤️‍��

now we just have to wait ANOTHER year for the movie 🫠 i’ll be counting down the days�� and manifesting finnick’s book in the meantime! 🕯️✨🤞🏻

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pre-read
AAAAHH I’M SO EXCITED FOR THIS BOOK 🤸🏻‍♀�� IT BETTER GET ME OUT OF THIS WEIRD SLUMPY MOOD I’VE BEEN IN OR ELSE 😤


pre-release
THIS IS NOT A DRILL ‼️ A NEW HUNGER GAMES BOOK IN 2025 AND MOVIE IN 2026 ⁉️ SIGN ME TF 🆙