The Hunger Games Trilogy
Soooo, I just finished Mockingjay, and after Googling mockingjay "hot mess", found what may be my favorite book review ever, complete with an extended, alternate ending.
...Gale would explain that yeah, he used to love Katniss. But when he realized that she’d always think he’d directly killed her sister just because he had a good understanding of human behavior he realized that he was actually over her. She’d put him through the ringer, and for what? Because she kinda liked this dough boy, too? He didn’t need that shizz in his life anymore, so he did the only sensible thing any of us can do when we realize we’re in a love triangle - he took himself out of it and reminded himself that there are plenty of other awesome people in the world. Then he went and found one that understood how awesome he was and they also made babies together, but they did it with way more orgasms than Katniss and Peeta.
...Gale would explain that yeah, he used to love Katniss. But when he realized that she’d always think he’d directly killed her sister just because he had a good understanding of human behavior he realized that he was actually over her. She’d put him through the ringer, and for what? Because she kinda liked this dough boy, too? He didn’t need that shizz in his life anymore, so he did the only sensible thing any of us can do when we realize we’re in a love triangle - he took himself out of it and reminded himself that there are plenty of other awesome people in the world. Then he went and found one that understood how awesome he was and they also made babies together, but they did it with way more orgasms than Katniss and Peeta.