Blood Moon: The 117th Hunger Games

Blood Moon: The 117th Hunger Games, commonly abbreviated as Blood Moon, is the third spinoff and fifth overall entry in the Bleeding Hearts series. Blood Moon begins just before the Reaping for the 117th Hunger Games, and the majority of the story revolves around the events of the Games and its tributes.
==Premise==
Blood Moon is told from the perspective of Luna Brimstone, a sixteen-year-old girl from District 5. After the death of her mother, Luna's father fell into a deep depressive state, and she was forced to drop out of school to work and support her family. Luna's brother, Damien, was forced to take out tesserae to support the family, but this turned him against his father, and he ultimately ran away from home.
Following the 100th Hunger Games, each of the following 25 Hunger Games were required to include a minor twist that would impact the Games. In the 117th Hunger Games, tributes were Reaped in pairs of siblings. After Damien's girlfriend, Christina Atkins, is Reaped alongside her sister, Damien volunteers to take her place, bringing Luna with him. After being Reaped, Luna and Damien have to get over their rocky past, or they will have no hope of survival in the Arena.
==Characters==
===Main Characters===
	Luna Brimstone - Narrator of Blood Moon from District Five. In Blood Moon, she attempts to reconcile a rocky past with her older brother, Damien, and romantic feelings for Sienna, her ally. Her naive and insecure attitude hurts her in the Arena and leads her to be betrayed when she least expects it.
	Damien Brimstone - Luna's older brother. After being forced to take tesserae for his family, he runs away to start a new life with his girlfriend, Christina. However, when she is Reaped into the Games, Damien volunteers to save her and is forced to face his sister, Luna.
	Sienna Manilowe - Luna's ally and close from District Seven. During Training, she grows close to Colby, which ultimately creates a rift between her and Luna. Although Luna expresses romantic feelings towards Sienna, it is unclear if Sienna shares these feelings.
	Midas Diamanti - A Career tribute from District 1. He enters the Arena with his twin brother, Trent, and he is considered to be the louder, more dominant twin. His big ego leads to a feud with Damien before the Games begin.
	Amanda Russo - A Career tribute from District 2, and the younger sister of District 2 Victor Camilla Russo. Amanda is immediately in the spotlight because of her sister, but her concentration on the Games begins to falter as she gets more and more distracted by Midas, her new ally.
	Clay Manilowe - Older brother of Sienna from District 7. He grows close to Damien in Training, and the pair bring their sisters into the alliance. Once he enters the Arena, the Games start to affect Clay, leading him to make irrational choices.
	Russell Thorsby - The youngest and smallest tribute from District 4. Throughout the Games, Russell defies the odds and uses his healing knowledge and his friendships with the other tributes to carry him far.
	Simon Chung - Luna's mentor from District Five. After the death of the other District Five Victor, Hal Chapman, Simon refuses to let Luna or Damien make risky moves and tries to keep them in the good graces of the Capitol audience as much as possible.
	Laurentia Price - The Capitol escort for District Five. Although occasionally annoying, she has a down-to-earth side and often acts as a nurturing presence for her tributes, especially Luna. It is revealed that she is in a secret relationship with Serena Li, the Capitol escort for District Seven, but the two escorts keep their relationship private for professional purposes.
	Helvius Athanasios - The Head Gamemaker. He is extremely popular in the Capitol and is commonly referred to as "The Prodigy". The 117th Games mark his tenth year in the position. He is known to rig the Games to favor strong tributes, especially Career tributes.
===Supporting Characters===
	Calista Russo - Sister of Camilla and Amanda Russo from District 2. As Amanda's younger sister, she attempts to pry her sister away from Midas, but she is unsuccessful. Amanda often ignores Calista's advice to both of their detriments.
	Trent Diamanti - Midas' twin brother from District One. Although quieter and less dominant than Midas, Trent is considered the smarter twin, making more strategic choices for the Career alliance. His quiet personality often puts him in his brother's shadow.
	Ross Carmichael - The Host of the Games. He acts like a very standard Host without much notable personality outside of his on-screen persona.
	Colby Radborn - One of District 9's tributes. One of the stronger tributes, his good looks catch the attention of Sienna, and the two grow close in Training. Although they initially enter the Arena separately, Colby and Sienna plan to reunite later in the Games. Colby proves that he is willing to kill in the Games to progress further.
	Casper Radborn - Colby's younger brother from District 9. He is kindhearted but is weary of his brother's relationship with Sienna, as it pulls the brothers apart from one another.
	Lindsay McBride - Luna's first ally in Training from District Three. After Luna leaves her behind, she is stuck with her brother, Jax, with little hope of going far in the Games.
	Lily Thorsby - One of the strongest tributes in the Games. Hailing from District Four, she is six years older than her brother, Russell. She is extremely protective of Russell and does everything she can to ensure he survives as long as possible.
	Serena Li - District Seven's Capitol escort. It is revealed that she is in a relationship with District Five's escort, Laurentia Price, but the two women hide their relationship for professional purposes.
	Tina Vasquez - A District 10 tributes who works hard to protect her younger brother. Her relationship with her brother, Mickey, makes Luna jealous in Training.
	Mickey Vasquez - One of the youngest tributes from District 10. Mickey clings to his older sister, Tina, and becomes close friends with Russell in the Arena.
	Jax McBride - The male tribute from District Three. Although he attempts to impress the Career tributes in Training, his attempts are in vain and he is left with only his sister, Lindsay.
	Camilla Russo - Victor of the 116th Hunger Games from District 2. She is in the spotlight this year, as both of her younger sisters have volunteered as District 2's tributes. As Amanda's mentor, she struggles to keep her sister in line.
	Maroon Anderson - Midas Diamanti's mentor from District One. After Damien makes defamatory remarks towards Damien in his interview, Maroon verbally accosts his mentor, Simon, threatening Damien and say that he will be killed in the Arena.
	Tantalus Snow - The current President of Panem. He announces the twist of the Games at the start of the story.
	Ciara Poverly - Luna's best friend and coworker from District Five. She works as a member of the cleaning staff in a power plant. When Luna is sent to the Games, she checks on Luna's father for her.
	Christina Atkins - Damien's girlfriend from District Five. When she is Reaped into the 117th Games, she is saved when Damien volunteers to take her place. She is the mother of Amala Brimstone.
Additional Characters
*Hal Chapman - The Victor of the 114th Hunger Games from District 5. Although no longer alive in Blood Moon, he is mentioned often, with his story being a learning lesson for Luna and Damien. After speaking out against the Capitol and refusing to follow their rules, he was killed in a Peacekeeper raid.
*Darius Brimstone - Luna and Damien's father from District 5. After the death of his wife, Darius sank into a depressive state and was unable to function, forcing his children to drop out of school and work to support the family.
*Lavinia - Luna's stylist from the Capitol.
*Jossie Poverly - The older brother of Ciara and a friend of Damien's. When Luna and Damien are sent to the Hunger Games, Jossie helps admit their father into the hospital.
*Amala Brimstone - The daughter of Damien Brimstone and Christina Atkins.
*Sloane Atkins - The sister of Christina Atkins. The two girls are Reaped together into the Hunger Games, but they are saved when Damien volunteers, bringing his sister Luna with him.
*Dawn Manilowe - Sienna Manilowe's twin sister and younger sister of Clay. She is smarter and better liked than Sienna, leading to some tension between the two.
*District 6 Male and Female - A pair of siblings from District 6 Reaped into the 117th Games.
*District 8 Females - A pair of sisters from District 8 Reaped into the 117th Games.
*District 11 Females - A pair of sisters from District 11 Reaped into the 117th Games.
*District 12 Males - A pair of brothers from District 12 Reaped into the 117th Games.
==Plot==
To explore the plot of Blood Moon, make sure to give it a read - links are posted at the top of this article! Events of the 117th Hunger Games are described in moderate detail here:
*117th Hunger Games
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