Shocking. Heartwrenching. Brilliant. 
 It feels like I just started these books and now I am at the end. The resonant tones of family, friendship, love and war all worked together to create a story of survival and doing the right thing. But the thing that struck me the most was that the "right thing" is not the same for everyone, even if "everyone" encompasses the people you are closest to and love the most. 
 I can appreciate that this book mirrors some of the events that are happening to us right now. But what I will take from this book is the overwhelming love these characters had for not only their friends and family, but for their homes and districts. That they could continue to be good at heart while facing the atrocities that they did is a testament to the human spirit and soul.