May the odds be ever in your favor

It's a story about a young girl who is forced to grow up fast when her dad, a singer and outdoorsman, dies suddenly in an accident at work and she finds herself taking care of her mother, swallowed in grief, and her younger sister, who depends on her for some sort of stability. The girl sacrifices her future for the sake of her family. She is removed from the troublesome, yet consistent environment of her home and is taken to a place that is cold, dark, and painful. She fights the pain but has a partner with blue eyes and strong hands who looks out for her and keeps her safe. One of them is in love. The other one pretends to be. In the end though, she survives. Oh, and birds are kind of her thing.

I read and I realized.
This is Katniss's story, too.

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