Somewhat, yes. She really did love him, but she didn't realize it until later in the third book Mockingjay. What started out as a game for her slowly become real
becuase Kattniss and Peeta are in love
Peeta is in the same district with Katniss and both go into the Hunger Games but i think while they are in the arena Katniss must prove that she is nothing but in love with him to get to gifts like medicine but no she is only pretending to be in love with peeta
Katniss had not discussed her plan to fake being in love to get sponsors with Peeta so he thought Katniss's love was real.
Ever since Peeta first saw Katniss he was in love with her. Katniss's' first memory of him was when she was starving and she tried looking for food in Peeta's family's bins. His mother chased her away put Peeta purposely burnt a loaf of bread so Katniss could have it. Peeta tells Katniss in the 74th Hunger Games that he remembers that in assembly Katniss was the first to volunteer to sing a song. He declares it in the interview to help Katniss in the arena an made her look more vulnerable. Katniss takes this offensively and accidently injures Peeta. Haymitch then convinces Katniss that this was a good thing.
In the first book of the series, Katniss pretends to be in love with Peeta because she hopes to gain the support of sponsors, so she will be sent supplies while in the arena and will be more likely to win. By the end of the trilogy she is as much in love with him as he has always been with her. She starts falling in love with him during the 1st game. It flourishes in the second book and is tested in the 3rd book.
Katniss is unsure about how she truly feels about Peeta (what is real and what is part of their act) which upsets Peeta. Katniss tells Peeta that "[t]he closer we get to District Twelve, the more confused I get".
Katniss volunteers for Prim at the reaping, Peeta announces his love for Katniss on national TV, two tributes from the same district can win, Katniss kisses Peeta (and it means something), Katniss and Peeta bluff their way into winning by "swallowing" the berries, Peeta finds out that Katniss was acting her love in the Hunger Games
He's looking for the love Inbetween Katniss and Peeta.
She might not have "confessed" her love for Peeta in the cave. She was acting at first, but came to realize that she really did love him. So if there were no cameras, she would've never found out that she loved Peeta. And Gale would still be in love with Katniss. :D
peeta, after professing his love for katniss
Peeta doesn't fear Katniss. It has never been said that Peeta fears Katniss, but he does love her.
His love for Katniss...
peeta
no peeta thought the whole love thing was fake..
His love of Katniss
In the beginning, before she truly fell in love with Peeta,she faked her love just so she could get sponsers.
becuase Kattniss and Peeta are in love