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makoyiTitle: Cause We Belong To the Hurricane
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deathmallow
Fandom: Hunger Games
Genre: AU, Chosen Families
Pairing: Haymitch/Johanna
Length: Epic (292,454+ words)
Author's Summary:
The rebellion doesn't belong to one person--it belongs to us all. When disaster strikes in the arena, the rebels are left scrambling to recover, and turn to an unlikely inspiration: Johanna Mason.
Review:
One of the best romances I've ever read - two damaged people finding themselves and each other on their own terms after so long being controlled - and all the better in that it's not even really a romance fic. It's beautifully written and definitely publishable quality (barring the rare typo) - I think this fic is better than Mockingjay, or as good but in different ways maybe. And while the romance arc is amazing, all those character development arcs are even better still - Johanna's and Haymitch's of course, but really all the Victors are trying to find their way. I like the chosen family element between the Victors. The story centers most around Johanna and Haymitch who are both really interesting characters - I particularly like Johanna's voice and Haymitch is a mess, but an incredibly strong one. I was a little disappointed to get to the end of the second book (of canon) and realize how much had been happening without Katniss (and therefore us) knowing - it really killed my enjoyment of the story in exactly the ways that this fic is built around so finding such a wonderful story that looks at that is great. And then it goes further with 'what if Katniss hadn't survived' and gives us plot alongside the character development as everyone struggles to make the revolution successful.
Cause We Belong To the Hurricane (on AO3)
Author:
Fandom: Hunger Games
Genre: AU, Chosen Families
Pairing: Haymitch/Johanna
Length: Epic (292,454+ words)
Author's Summary:
The rebellion doesn't belong to one person--it belongs to us all. When disaster strikes in the arena, the rebels are left scrambling to recover, and turn to an unlikely inspiration: Johanna Mason.
Review:
One of the best romances I've ever read - two damaged people finding themselves and each other on their own terms after so long being controlled - and all the better in that it's not even really a romance fic. It's beautifully written and definitely publishable quality (barring the rare typo) - I think this fic is better than Mockingjay, or as good but in different ways maybe. And while the romance arc is amazing, all those character development arcs are even better still - Johanna's and Haymitch's of course, but really all the Victors are trying to find their way. I like the chosen family element between the Victors. The story centers most around Johanna and Haymitch who are both really interesting characters - I particularly like Johanna's voice and Haymitch is a mess, but an incredibly strong one. I was a little disappointed to get to the end of the second book (of canon) and realize how much had been happening without Katniss (and therefore us) knowing - it really killed my enjoyment of the story in exactly the ways that this fic is built around so finding such a wonderful story that looks at that is great. And then it goes further with 'what if Katniss hadn't survived' and gives us plot alongside the character development as everyone struggles to make the revolution successful.
Cause We Belong To the Hurricane (on AO3)