I enjoyed the reality of the impact that a war and its atrocities can have on someone. A lot of heroes in books are barely changed after tragic events and I am glad that Suzanne Collins went beyond that. (view spoiler)[ Apart from that, I was kinda rooting for Gale to win our heroine's favor since he is more likely to understand her but heh. But can we resist Peeta after all he's been through? (hide spoiler)] 
 Reading this book a second time made me upgrade its rating. It's like a whole different book. I uncovered some layers I hadn't before. And definitely team Peeta this time around. (view spoiler)[Though I am rather disappointed that after 2 and a half book of making evolve Katniss and Peeta's relationship, Collins couldn't spend 2-3 pages to mention how they grew back together at the end... It's one of the reason I rated this book 4 stars the first time around. (hide spoiler)] But let's face it, this book is way better then a lot of my 4 stars books so.