From the comments on Mark Reads:

Just gotta say that Katniss + Peeta = Best Portmanteau Couple Name ever…. Peeniss lol

I about died laughing when I read that!

Hahahahaha!

SHE KILLED PRIM??? WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK.

WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK.

And there it is. Welcome to the nadir. The most pointless, grim part of a book filled with pointless grimness. Okay, Collins, WAR IS BAD. We GET it.

yeah...that pissed me off.

Welcome to the nadir.

That's at least heartening.

I was close enough to the end that I thought I could just finish, but I just read enough into the next chapter to confirm what had happened and was like, you know what, I really can't go on right now. What the hell.

Oh P-C, right there with ya, even though it's been over a month since I finished it. I think I may have tossed the book across the room.

Steph, I'm over half way with Mortal Coil, and OMG I don't think I like where this is going. I can only read 5 or 10 pages a day 'cause it's my lunchtime reading but man, I'm afraid!

I think I may have tossed the book across the room.

I felt like doing that! And the thing is, I actually like the way the scene was written, and I admire Collins for being so hardcore (I can just imagine that the Hollywood adaptation will not be so hardcore), and it's not like it was completely random, as we knew Prim was being trained to be a medic, so there's a deliciously horrible irony at play, especially given that this entire goddamn series was kicked off by Katniss's trying to save Prim's life, and now Prim dies in the rebellion Katniss inspired.

But seriously. Jesus Christ.

I totally agree. I also really admired her for just not being afraid to kill her off. IT did makes sense, Prim was in training to be a medic, and she would have wanted to be there to help. And the fact that it's the double-exploding bombs that Gale and Beetee had been designing that got her, just...... ouch. Although, I know that Katniss doesn't even decide herself at if she thinks Coin or Snow who authorized that attack. They were certainly both capable. I know I have my opinion on that front, but, I was shocked that she went there. It's incredibly harsh, but I sort of appreciate when writers don't pull punches, which is probably why I liked this series so much.

And the fact that it's the

Oh crap, I didn't even pick up on that, holy shit. I couldn't figure out who the hell authorized the attack either, and I gather by your response it's not supposed to be clear? Because the Peacekeepers were surprised, which implies that either it was the rebels or that Snow is a giant asshole who likes blowing up kids for no reason, but the rebel medics went in immediately, which implies that they were standing at the ready to provide medical attention after they blew up a bunch of kids. I don't know why Snow would blow up the kids, and I don't know why the rebels would have sent the medics in if they were responsible since they would have known the bombs were going to go off again. Incredibly poor communication/planning? Coin doesn't give a shit about anyone anymore? But it must have been the rebels, if they were the bombs Gale and Beetee designed.

It's incredibly harsh, but I sort of appreciate when writers don't pull punches, which is probably why I liked this series so much.

I can appreciate it too, but I don't have to enjoy it.