Gathering Blue Chapters Eighteen, Nineteen, and Twenty

            I really enjoyed chapters eighteen, nineteen, and twenty. They were really interesting and had much more action than the previous chapters. Those three chapters of the book, were my favorite set of chapters so far. During chapter eighteen I was really starting to worry about Matt. For some reason I thought he was kidnapped, like Jo, or taken away by the beasts. One thing I have enjoyed through out the book is Matt and Jo's very unique dialect that shows that they both come from the Fen. It reminded me of how in the Hunger Games, Gale and Katniss come from the Seam. Another connection I made between Gathering Blue and the Hunger Games is how everyone's name has to do with something very specific. In the Hunger Games, Katniss hunts and gathers and her name is a plant. Peeta is the son of a baker, and there is a type of bread called Peeta bread. In Gathering Blue, there names express there age. Older people having four syllable names, younger children have one syllable names, and so on. One thing I was a little surprised about, is the fact that Kira is reluctant to have to finish the robe how ever she wants. If I were Kira I would probably hate doing the repairs and be much more excited to be able to do by own thing and be creative. Although the freedom to design the robe would be awesome, I have a feeling Kira will not be able to do anything she wants. I predict that the guardians will probably tell her exactly what to make, the only difference is she will have to make it all by herself. I would give these chapters five out five stars!