#ronjar

 by @ronjar

Reading the comments on Ronja's TCYDT on AO3 is half the fun of the fic reading experience. Some of them are hilarious. Honestly I'm glad that Ronja isn't easily offended. I would be frustrated by now. 

At the time I'm writing this Ronja has two longer works in process which she is updating regularly. Usually you can expect a new chapter every two weeks or so, and they tend to be fairly long. She doesn't seem to have a tight schedule or update on certain days in the week, so finding a new chapter is always a nice surprise. For some reason she is updating the newest chapter on AO3 first while her fanfiction.net profile is behind one chapter. Be prepared for pain, conflict and angst. Labyrinth - A story that was started in the beginning of 2014 and is currently at 15 chapters. Once more, the premise is actually something that is quite common in THG fanfiction. Katniss and Peeta are forced to marry for real. The revolution doesn't happen. In Labyrinth Ronja experiments with an interesting idea. She skips between times, meaning she alternates between chapters in the past (beginning when Katniss and Peeta marry) and the present (17 years later, when Katniss and Peeta mentor in the Hunger Games). Their nephew is reaped in the 91st Games in the first chapter and that has consequences on their relationship. But how did they even get that far and what happened in those 17 years? The past chapters answer these questions. This experiment works well. You just can't wait to find out what happened to them in the past, and the present is exciting as well, as you don't know how the 91st Hunger Games will work out. Give it a try, it is definitely worth it. The other story she is writing was started in June this year. It is called The chance you didn't take - There aren't many fics around where the reviews are almost chapter length themselves, but you can find that here. It is probably not the best story for you if you're hardcore Everlark and can't stand to see them with other people. But that's Ronja for you. If you've read The Greatest Sacrifices you should know that she doesn't shy away from confrontation. In this story Katniss must come to terms with the fact that Peeta is not in love with her anymore, while she very much is. Is he really over Katniss? I don't want to tell too much about this story and it is not finished yet. I recommend this story for all those who enjoy conflicting emotion and heartbreak. Ronja announced that she's writing a few chapters/chaplets? in Peeta's POV. I'm looking forward to see where she is going with this and how she'll tackle Peeta's issues. I honestly can't tell you which story of Ronja's I enjoy the most. They are all special, they are all great. What do I like when it comes to this author generally? First of all she doesn't transform Katniss and Peeta into saints. Especially Peeta often comes off as such a saintly guy in fanfiction that it is unrealistic. In Labyrinth I'm kind of angry at him at this moment, but I really enjoy that she can make me feel this way. And Katniss ain't much better. She is really quite unaware in Ronja's stories. I see Katniss and Peeta that way, I imagine them that way and I think she stays pretty near the perfect characterization. As this is fanfiction you can counter argument with the usual chorus of OOC or they would never do this or that. For me Ronja's characterization is top notch. Also she possesses the ability to create interesting original characters that never overtake the story but are realistically interwoven into the flow of each chapter. Usually I'm not a big fan of original characters in any story, but they are often needed in THG fanfiction, because the cast is not that big. I even care for some of her original characters and that does mean something! This post became quite the novel in itself it seems. Deservedly so in my opinion. Do yourself a favor and read her stories, you'll probably cry or rip your hair out but if you enjoy drama and conflict you won't regret it. Ronja is the One!