I found this story a while back, but only finished reading it today. Part of that was because I didn't want Cashmere to die.

I love your take on the characters. I love how you fleshed out a whole new world and a whole new cast.

You took every plothole, every weakness in the original storyline and turned it into something new and beautiful.

So thank you. For writing this.

And I will always hate you for what you did to Falco.

This is one of my favorite fanfic's ever! If only Cashmere knew what she was getting herself into when she volunteered for the games. I'm sure she has no regrets. The ending was so sad, and I wonder what Falco was thinking when she died. I'm sure Cashmere, Gloss and Sapphire are in a better place now.

When Cashmere was reaped, all Falco had to do was pretend a different victor was reaped and read of their name.

I just wanted to say that I loved it all, this fic and the whole trilogy. It was beautifully written and I loved your characters. Gloss and Cashmere were perfect and I loved seeing them change and develop as people. I do have to say that I ADORE Falco. He was smart, wonderful and jut amazing. Thank you so much for writing this and I really did love every word of it

In reply to your AN, this bit of "angst-free fluff" was quite welcome. :P

As for the rest of the story, I am impressed by how well you portray Cashmere and Gloss, and what they would probably be going through.

The lengths to which mentors like Gloss go to help their tributes are kind of shocking, although I guess it makes sense, especially considering his background.

I've devoured your work - astounding!

I thought the entire trilogy was written really well. There were times during all 3 parts where I cried, and other times where I laughed. I loved Falco's character and the way you captured Cashmere's relationship with Gloss and Falco.

Please write more stories about Cashmere like her and Falco being reunited when Falco finally dies, or just little stories about her because you took 1 line and a small description and made it into something amazing!

OMG! I LOVED IT! AWESOME!

OMG. i am literaly crying now. such a powerful chapter... i loved it.

how do you pronounce Phoebe's name?

and this is really great. soooooo awesome!

i love this one just as much as the others! you are truly talented! :) soooooooo looking forward to more!

Wow. I don't even know what to say. I put off reading the last third of this for six weeks because I just did not want to let Cashmere go, but I finally got to finish. What an outstanding piece of work. In many ways this trilogy is on par with the Hunger Games. I say this mainly because of your side characters, your amazing plotting, and Cashmeres arena which I think was almost as good as the quarter quell one. But the epilogue...wow. That was quite the ending in that I loved it. Poor Falco but I am glad Felix made it. Your story also meshed do well in the Hunger Games universe that I am amazed.

It's taken a long time, but I'm back, I'm finished, and I'm sitting at my computer crying because this is so sad and hopeless and beautiful. Gah. I just feel so bad for Gloss in the chapters leading up to entering the arena. It really hit me how much worse he must have had it than Cashmere in their post-games lives. Obviously there were way too many hardships and awfulness for both of them, but Cashmere always had two people protecting her while Gloss just had Cashmere, who was as powerless as he was. It's sad.

You do such a good job of layering your story with what Suzanne Collins writes. A lot of times when a fanfiction writer shows a different take on an exact scene, it's repeated pretty much verbatim, but you never do that. I can't believe Cashmere only has one line in canon. When I talk Hunger Games with my friends, I feel like she's such a fleshed out, sympathetic character ... and then I realize, no, that's just one of the best fanfictions I've ever read. Seriously. I feel like I remember reading a long time ago (back when I found you and you were still writing Love Is a Battlefield) that you were into science and didn't feel like much of a writer. Forgive me if I'm totally misremembering. And if I'm not, I hope that's changed. Because this trilogy, even though it's fanfiction, is also so much yours. Of course a lot of what you've written is from the books, but even more isn't. You've added layers I never imagined. I know you're working on a Paylor project (which I will definitely be reading, probably in several weeks/months as per usual), but I hope you're also working on original fiction. You have talent that goes beyond fame. And if, sometime in the future, you do get published (and I can't imagine why you wouldn't, if that's your dream - which it might not be; that's fine too), please tell me. I'm sure I would love that writing as much as I love this. Out of curiosity, how many words is the trilogy?

On another note, you did a wonderful job with the epilogue. Astraea's was a good POV to choose. And Falco - oh my goodness, the continued love story is so tragically, horribly beautiful. (Also. The detail of him supplying the hologram. Yes.)

Perfect last lines. I teared up a little in the earlier chapters, first when Cashmere said goodbye to Falco going into the arena and again when Gloss covered her ears in the jabberjay section of the clock (speaking of scenes to rip your heart out ... and Enobaria! Anyway.). But the last scene. Falco and Narissa's last rebellion. And needing to speak of Cashmere in the past tense, because finally she's just a memory ... well, you know all that. The point is, it was exactly the right conclusion to your trilogy.

Thank you so much for writing and sharing this.

Lovely... absolutely lovely. I miss cashmere so badly though. Also i cant help but grieve with falco. It's funny, because most people who write stories this long make the endings happy. Not you though. I guess that's what makes you such a good writer. You stay true to the story, no matter where it leads you. Anyway, great job! You truly made me fall in love with a character i once despised.