I found this fic from a link somebody posted on Twitter (The Black Games) and I haven’t been able to tear myself away from it, even after staying up until 3am to finish.

I was a HUGE fan of The Hunger Games trilogy back when it came out, and reading these fics felt like I was reading those books again for the first time. The character arcs felt so organic to the themes of Collins’ books, and I loved all the parallels you drew between the Avatar universe and Panem. You did a great job capturing Katara’s voice; her trauma, rage, hope, and grief, and the romance between her & Zuko is just absolutely heart-wrenching.

I can’t wait to read the final installment.

So, this is my 3rd re-read, just because I needed to remember everything to try and finally finish reading The Phoenix Queen (which I just noticed it was completed since 2019. Boy, am I behind in my to read list).
So far, I can't remember if this was asked before, but I feel like Rox is based on Aunt Wu, or it's her, but her name hasn't been disclosed yet.
So, there, that's what I'll keep wondering until I finish the trilogy.

How wow, that actually made me tear up lol

Ngl, seeing people ship Bowen with Katara gets me a lil heated, cus it doesn’t make sense to me. Bro sleeps around with all these women, and people think bowen and katara makes more sense than Zuko and katara? Idk but it’s throwing me in a loop, I just don’t see that appeal. I HOPE There’s no love triangle

The way you write Katara and how she thinks is so badass lol. I love her attitude and how tough mentally she is.

It's almost unreal how you've managed to craft the perfect sequel to this. Bowen almost fills up the hole that Sokka left, and the characterization of Katara is beyond words, which is ironic considering how this is all words. That is literally how good this is. It defies the laws of nature. Brilliant fic, really enjoyed reading it.

Gahhhh I cried a little when Hama volunteered for Katara ;-; I absolutely love what you’ve done with her character in this story, considering how she was portrayed as low-key evil in the original series. It totally makes sense that Katara would see her (and bloodbending) in a completely different light when their stories are set in the world you’ve created here. Like, Katara has no reason to fear bloodbending when she’s trying so hard to survive and I love how you’ve made that super clear here without needing to spell it out, it’s just a really cool detail.

Really enjoying this trilogy, thank you for writing.

as much as i love this story, sometimes i just dislike the way katara reacted to everything

Aww why did Hama have to die? I wanted more from her and for her.

Oh Monk Gyasto may he Rest In Peace.

If I had to guess who would win I would choose Zuko. He’s more ruthless than Katara is aware of. I’m not saying Bowen isn’t skilled, doesn’t have the experience, or that he isn’t a take no prisoners type of fighter. But I still say Zuko, but I think it’s going to be close.

What are Rox riddles? Who is Rox?

Look I wanted to see Bowen and Zuko’s fight as much as the next person, but that is second time Hama doesn’t get the attention she deserves from Katara. Like has Hama had any visitors? Anyone who cares about her?

Wait she didn’t visit Hama? Sometimes Katara frustrates me.

Okay now I’m confused the way you explained who can and can not be reaped and who can and can not volunteer. “ Ozai is a previous victor, so he did not have to put his name in, but he had to put his child in. Hope that makes sense. :P”. But Iroh name was put in there and he was also a previous victor like his brother.