Welcome back to the arena, listeners! Character backgrounds are revealed, political subtext is read, everything is poisonous, and Snow is still unable to get over his one crush from high school. Ammu and Zoe praise the incredible Suzanne Collins, look at parallels, and try to find the saddest moment in the book. There are a lot of contenders. Like a lot, guys, this was seriously devastating.

Read along with us next month! Our pick will be yellowface by R. F. Kuang!