#everlark re-read

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The Ashes of District Twelve

by @silvercistern​

A friend recently asked me to recommend some in-panem growing back together stories, and my mind immediately went to this incredible six part series by the super talented @silvercistern​  first published in 2012 and completed in 2013.

The Ashes of District Twelve Series is the fourth book to me. It became my headcanon for everything that what happened after the epilogue of Mockingjay.  If you haven’t already discovered this incredible series,  I think it is truly unmissable.

Link to the Series:  The Ashes of District Twelve

Part 1 -  The List 

Part 2 -   ragged edges

Part 3 -   The Good Wife

Part 4 -   legal matrimony

Part 5 -   The Grandmentor

Part 6 -  The Many and Varied Adventures of Young Fletcher Mellark

As always, my thanks to the author, @silvercistern​ for gifting us with their words. Though this author no longer writes for The Hunger Games fandom, I highly recommend you check out their other everlark works via their profile on AO3.

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This month I am re-reading....

Be Still And Know I Am by @therebelliondies​  

Summary: Modern AU. After receiving a life-altering call from home, Katniss returns home to a tiny rural town in Illinois. She doesn't expect old feelings for Peeta Mellark to arise when he walks back into her life, but she slowly comes to realize that she wouldn't be able to survive this without him.

Rated: M (FFnet)  / E (AO3)  - English - Drama/Romance

Chapters: 8 - Words: 92,750 

Updated: Apr 28, 2013 - Incomplete.    

I was reminded of this incredible story by a recent post on @everlarkficquestions If you haven’t read this one, I think it is truly unmissable.  

It is a modern AU set in a small town, and follows Katniss and Peeta through their troubled on-again / off-again relationship, which begins in high school, though the college years and beyond.  Trigger warning for the illness and death of a major character which is a big driver of the plot.  There is a lot of angst, and a lot of tears, but a lot of love too, which makes it all worth it.  It also has a strong, platonic Gale & Katniss friendship, which I personally enjoy in a fic. 

Though the story remains incomplete, it is left in a good place.  Maybe a few new reviews might encourage the author to return and post that final chapter  :) 

As always, my thanks to the author, @therebelliondies​ for sharing her words.

Available to read on FF.net and AO3

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This month, I am re-reading...

Unjustly Accused by Salanderjade

(also known as “the jeans made me do it!”)

Summary: Katniss has to pick a guy out of a line up but she keeps getting distracted by the way guy number 4 fills out his jeans.

***cover courtesy of Ro Nordman

Language: English

Rated: M - Romance/Humor

Chapters: 9 totalling 47,175 words

Published: Nov 28, 2013  (Complete)

Though not a very long story, this beautifully written modern AU by Salanderjade packs a punch that carries a lot of emotional weight.  It also has what I think is my own personal favourite characterisation of Cinna.

A perfect story for a weekend re-read.  As always, my thanks to the author, @salanderjade​ for sharing her words with us. 

Enjoy.