This book takes place in the secret military bunker called Discrit 13. Katniss has been choosen as the symbol of the revolution. However the Capitol has been winning the war so far. So Katniss volunteers as a soldier and goes deep into enemy lines. She and her squad are successfull in capturing many discrits. But Presidenet Snow has taken her love intrest, Peeta hostage and is torturing her. Eventually they get Peeta back, however, he has been turned against her by the capitol by reprograming him with untrue memories. Soon after her squad gets separated from the others, leading to the deaths of many important characters, including her sister Prim. Eventually, though, she loses it it falls into a state of depression, leaving to a very anticlimatic epilouge.
Review by johnn.b4 (LibraryThing), November 17, 2014 Warning: spoiler alert! I loved both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. I was totally roped in the story and I could not wait to read the next and final book. I had so many expectations and high hopes for this book that were not met. I know that most people loved this book, but for me, it just didn't do it. I was very disappointed. Honestly, the only thing that kept me reading was my investment with the characters and the story. If it wasn't for that, I probably would have stopped reading before the end and looked at the last page. I just felt so let down by the whole book. I can't even begin with all the things I hated about it. First of all, throughout Mockingjay, I more than once felt confused about what I was reading. It almost felt like the author was rushing certain parts and I found myself having to read sections over again to make sense of them. I felt like EVERY other chapter Katniss was unconscious or depressed or pumped full of drugs. That got old pretty quickly. Now, with Prim and Finnick's deaths. I think Prim's death was very unnecessary, because the whole reason Katniss went to the games and then caused all this to happen was to save Prim (plus it was done in a horrible way). And then I felt like Finnick's death was no big deal to the other characters, and felt very rushed and unimportant to the author, even though he was an important (and likable) character. Overall, I just felt like the characters were not acting like themselves from the two previous books. Katniss' character was developed as a strong, tough heroine in the first two books. However, Collins completely lost touch of this and portrayed Katniss as weak, fragile, and depending on others to save her. Also, I felt Gale's actions toward the end did not match his character created in the previous books. After the war was over, he left Katniss and went to another District by himself. Anyone familiar with his character knows that Gale would not just leave her, especially since she was his best friend since they were young and he was (supposedly, I don't know how much if he left her so quickly) in love with her. So Katniss ended up with Peeta, not because she chose him, but because he was the only one who stayed around, and that annoyed me. After all three books, the back and forth between Gale and Peeta and the waiting until the bitter end to make a decision; they were all just disregarded and thrown away like none of it (basically one of the main points of the previous books) mattered. Even though I was on Gale's side, I would have been fine with Katniss choosing Peeta if it were written in a better way, not just because he was the only one there. Plus, by the end of the book, I was so done with it that I really didn't care too much about who she picked. In general, I felt like the characters I knew and loved were ruined, as well as the ending to this amazing series (or maybe I just set my expectations way too high).
Review by michaellakufner (LibraryThing), October 27, 2014 I hated the ending! I know that not everyone gets a happy ending, but Katniss sure needed some happy in her life.
Review by hensley.221b (LibraryThing), October 27, 2014 The Hunger Games Trilogy as a whole has been incredible, and Mockingjay was a very fitting end to the series. IMHO, it was every bit as good as the first two books, only now the fire of revolution has spread through Panem, making the entire country the 'arena' in a battle for freedom and equality. I've noticed that this final installment has slightly lower ratings than the first two, and although I haven't really read the reviews yet to find out why, I can speculate. My guess is that some found the ending too melancholy, and admittedly, it is bittersweet. Happiness and peace is finally achieved, but those who survive the war are forever changed in profound and irreversible ways. The losses are staggering, yet hope still blooms amidst the ashes of destruction, both of physical property, as well as hearts and minds. Mockingjay paints a pretty grim and realistic picture of the cost of warfare, especially the personal cost to those who fight the war, and why striving for peace is so very important. At the same time, it shows that sometimes peace can only be achieved through the confrontation and ultimate destruction of an evil and unjust regime. This entire series is incredibly powerful and emotionally moving, and this final book is a definite tear-jerker. Oddly enough though, I didn't cry while reading it. I think there just wasn't time to process what was happening with our heroine still in an intense battle for survival. However, the floodgates opened after I turned the final page, at which point I think I was grieving along with Katniss for the loss of characters I'd come to care about, as well as the loss of so many innocent lives on both sides of the war. It's very rare for any book to provoke this kind of response from me, but somehow Suzanne Collins managed it. For this reason, and many others I highly recommend this book and the entire series. Katniss is no longer simply the girl on fire. She's become the Mockingjay, a symbol of hope and inspiration to the rebel armies of Panem. Unfortunately, in this role, she is still little more than a pawn in a political game. They use her to make propaganda videos for their cause and she is a unifying figure, but due to her unpredictability and penchant for getting into trouble, she's rarely allowed into the fight itself. Luckily, Katniss is a very independent and smart girl, who on some level has learned how to play their game and usually only allows them to do what she feels will be helpful in some way to the cause. As with the first two books though, she has a tendency to underestimate her value to everyone and the influence she wields over people who all tend to love and respect her. She only sees herself as an ordinary girl who's nothing special, and without Peeta's encouragement, this is where others like her sister, Prim, and her mentor, Haymitch, step in to be the voice of reason. Katniss is a tough girl who won't take crap from anyone and marches to the beat of her own drummer, but she can also have a compassionate side. She rarely kills unless forced to do so in self-defense or defense of others, and even then, she carries a heavy burden of responsibility on her shoulders for all the deaths that she believes she's caused whether by her own hand or involuntarily. Her first priority is always to keep those she loves safe, and every time she can't, it kills a little piece of her soul. Katniss is a wonderful person with many positive qualities, but as we see in the end, she's not Superwoman. Even she has limits on what she can take and still come out the other side as a functional member of society. However, at that point, we also see that she's no longer just the Mockingjay, but a Phoenix, rising from the ashes of a war-torn home and life, which adds yet another layer to her already complex character. She may never be quite the same again, but above all, she's a fighter who earned her peace and contentment with her own blood, sweat, and tears. Another thing that some readers may not have cared for in this book is the lack of Peeta's calming influence and congenial personality that was such a big part of the first two books. At the end of Catching Fire, we discover that he was imprisoned by the Capitol, and he remains captive for the first half or so of this book. Despite the physical distance though, we can still see him trying to protect Katniss the best he knows how. Even after he's freed, he's no longer the same person because of the torture inflicted upon him by President Snow, which leaves a lot of emotional distance as well. Every once in a while we see glimmers of the old Peeta, but by and large, he's a very confused young man. While Peeta is physically and emotionally absent, Gale takes up some of the slack from a romantic perspective. He makes no secret that he's still in love with Katniss and views Peeta as a rival for her affections. Gale is certainly appealing in his own way, but I must admit, I've never been much of a fan of love triangles. Not to mention, Peeta has held my affections throughout this series and is still one of my all-time greatest literary crushes. It was difficult to have him so distant throughout, but I think in some ways, it was also imperative to Katniss finally confronting her feelings for both young men and figuring out what each of them means to her. For the last several years, The Hunger Games Trilogy has made the ALA's list of most banned/challenged books, but as a parent of teenagers, I would have no problem with teens approximately 14-15 and up reading it, depending on their sensitivity level. The subject matter has become a bit more mature with each installment, but that's to be expected when following characters who are changing and growing with the story. IMHO, the thing that would be most troublesome is the violence. There is admittedly an increase in the violence level in this book as compared to the first two, because revolution has broken out and the country is at war. The reality though, is that war is hell, and that point is definitely hammered home here in the deaths of many innocent people, including some that readers will have grown to care about, as well as trained military fighters. The body count is admittedly very high. Some deaths are seen in real-time; others are just heard about through intelligence and the news. Regardless of how they occur, I never felt like it was gratuitous or inappropriate to the story being told. No matter how heartbreaking they are, each death has a purpose. Also in most cases, they're handled in a relatively matter-of-fact way, with the death occurring and then the other characters moving on fairly quickly. The author doesn't tend to linger in the moment or describe the scenes in gory, bloody details. She relies more on the psychological fall-out to get her point across. Another thing that might be concerning to parents is that several characters carry suicide pills to prevent themselves from being taken alive by Capitol forces and tortured for information. Some of them also have unspoken pacts to shoot each other for the same reason. At one point in the story, Katniss begins to have suicidal thoughts herself, but after all the horrors she's endured, it's pretty understandable. For obvious reasons, these parts of the story might not be appropriate for teens who have suffered from depression or suicidal tendencies, but this would really be my only concern. Haymitch still has a drinking problem, and Katniss describes the effects of being on morphling, but it's been prescribed for legitimate reasons. Otherwise, there is little objectionable content. There are no profanities, and the sexual content is extremely limited. A character mentions being sold for sex, but it's worded very delicately. Katniss shares a couple of tender kisses, one of which stirs some feelings in her body, and there is one brief, veiled reference to love-making (absolutely no details), which might even go over the heads of less sophisticated readers. Overall, I'd say that the positive messages outweigh any potentially controversial content. It's a story about standing up for what's right in the face of pure evil, and trying to create a better world for everyone, no matter the cost. It's about friendship, loyalty, courage, family, love, and compassion for others. Most of all, it's a story about finding hope in the most hopeless of circumstances, that even when it feels like you've lost everything, hope still springs anew and can blossom out of the rubble of destruction. With all this in mind, I personally think it would be a travesty to take these books out of the hands of young people. I can't express just how much of a genius storyteller Suzanne Collins is. She seems to instinctively know how to write in such a way that keeps the reader turning the pages. Every chapter ends with a mini-cliffhanger to keep the reader on the edge of their seat throughout. Mockingjay has the tension of any good psychological or political thriller. In fact, the political machinations in this one are far-reaching with lots of twists and turns, leaving Katniss, and the reader, never truly certain who can be trusted. Throughout every chapter, I felt like I was right there in the thick of the revolution with Katniss, experiencing all the terror, heartbreak, and confusion right along with her. She's one of the most dynamic first-person narrators I've ever read, and I never felt a moment of boredom while reading the entire Hunger Games Trilogy. I truly can't recommend this series highly enough to both mature teens and adults alike. It's an amazing story that's sure to stick with me for a very long time to come and be re-read many times over. Now, I can't wait to see the Mockingjay movies.
Review by mom2lnb (LibraryThing), October 24, 2014 I thought this book was a great ending to the story begun in The Hunger Games. This book was very good, although it was different from the first two of the trilogy. The first two seemed to be really character based, while this one was much more plot/action based. Mockingjay is basically a book about the revolution in Penam – and is a war story. I don’t feel this book is a good stand-alone novel; the reader needs the background information about the characters that is given in the first two books. (I believe that if this trilogy had been written for adults, it would have been a single book.) I feel the author did a very job of ending Katniss’s story, without leaving any loose ends. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire trilogy.
Review by peggy.s (LibraryThing), October 24, 2014 She is a victor of the hungers games and a quarter quell survivor. Katniss Everdeen woke up in a aircraft, with no one around her. When she found Gale, Haymitch, Beete, and Pultrach. She soon learns that they're is no district 12. Katniss learns Peeta is being brainwashed by President Snow. When Katniss is out fighting she loses friends and rescues Peeta. We learn that Snow has a daughter, who passed away leaving him with a grand daughter. Within the last few chapters or so we learn that Katniss watches Prim die from a bomb that Gale built.
Review by JadeR.G1 (LibraryThing), October 23, 2014 Mockingjay is by far the best novel of the series. If Book #1 is Battle Royale, then Book #3 is Dune for the YA group because it's about a figure-head being used to lead a revolution and then just setting up another ruler/tyrant but not exactly. There were battles and the good guys were clear and the bad were clear at the end, making it more palatable to a broader audience. But, the rebellion was a lot more complex than I was expecting, and Katniss had a very nice reflective and active role. It felt realistic, and it was just as fast-paced as the other novels. I didn't feel like Book #2, in which the story felt like filler and characters acted, well, out of character. But, I realize that I am in the minority opinion on this topic.
Review by CassandraT (LibraryThing), October 10, 2014 While I didn't always care for the writing and editing of Mockingjay or the first two books of the Hunger Games trilogy, it's a dynamic and compelling story. Well worth a read!
Review by KateRobinson (LibraryThing), October 4, 2014 The last in a series of three novels centered around young Katniss Everdeen, Mockingjay is also the one I liked least. I cannot really put my finger on why exactly that is, but I guess this novel is just more of the same when compared to the preceding novels in the trilogy. Nevertheless, Mockingjay in itself is not a bad novel. The novel is set after the beginning of the uprising in Panem and works its way through several issues. There is the love triangle between Katniss, Peeta and Gale on the one hand, and the end of the Capitol on the other hand. What is more, as with each successful revolution, the question arises what the new form of government should be and in how far it will be different this time. While this is always a good question to ponder, I think it is explored in a very stereotypical way in Mockingjay. When the Capitol is finally defeated, the new President wants to have one 'last' Hunger Games as a punishment for all those Hunger Games the Capitol made the rest of Panem live through. This, however, is prevented by Katniss, who simply puts an end to the new President's life. While one can argue that providing nothing new is the greatest flaw of this novel, I quite liked the way it does not desperately try to tie up loose strands. Yes, the Gale-Peeta-Katniss situation is resolved in the end. But there is always the feeling that all this is not over yet, that Panem will see another overthrow of its government, that Katniss is still torn and conflicted. On the whole, I have to say that I enjoyed reading Mockingjay. However, the book was neither 'on fire', nor was it really catching. An average three-star read.
Review by OscarWilde87 (LibraryThing), September 28, 2014 EXCELLENT! Suzanne outdid herself on this. I won't give a full review because I don't want to "spoil" it for others who haven't gotten their copy yet (seeing as how it was only released yesterday).
Review by ShouldIReadIt (LibraryThing), September 26, 2014 I'm only a few chapters into the book but so far I love it. The setting and premise are different from the first 2 books but I don't think this will be a problem because Collins really knows how to tell a good story. Katniss was rescued from the Quarter Quall and she is now part of the rebellion to overthrow the capital. Even though she hates the capital she isn’t sure the rebellion is any better. Katniss faces her greatest challenge yet in this epic conclusion to the Hunger Games trilogy.
Review by ColinSlon (LibraryThing), September 25, 2014 This one, I think, was the most harrowing and painful to read out of all three and I'm so glad it didn't get a happy, happy, happy ending. It was realistic and I liked it. Even Katniss's nightmares, confusion and depression contributed to this being real. So many books ignores the repercussions that violence can have on it's characters. Finnick. I fell hard for him and then...I was so upset. And to a lesser degree, Boggs which happened so fast. In the blink of an eye. Gone. War sucks. An understatement but I can't think of better words right now. The choice of who Katniss was going to pick wasn't much of a choice in the end was it? And was only given 3 pages at the very end. I wasn't on the team that "won" her eventually but I accepted it. That there wasn't much between her and Gale made this easier even though I was dying for them to be together all the way through. I thought it was funny that Snow's death happened without anyone watching, giving it less importance. I did want to know a little more about the aftermath of Coin's death and the trial though. I wanted Katniss to explain to them her reason for it and see everyone's reaction. I also needed to know some details of the Games with the Capitol's children and Katniss's views on it. I loved this trilogy. Real, or not real? Real.
Review by Cynical_Ames (LibraryThing), September 23, 2014 If I have criticisms of this series, they are of this third book. But it is an ending. Endings are tricky things. At the same time, in ways this is the easiest book to read. I've heard the same thoughts from multiple friends who found the first two books troubling in ways the third was not. The third is a war book. We've all read war books. We think we know what to expect. But this book breaks the script, too. For one thing, our hero starts out the war already broken. Katniss spends much of the first part of the book suffering from some form of PTSD -- hiding in small places and shirking her duties. Once she is engaged in the fight, it's in stops and starts. The big epic battle at the end is lots of waiting, goofy photo ops, then sudden, unrelenting hell, hiding, strategizing, and then, just... over. But all of these things, while they're not generally what we've been trained to expect from big, Hollywood, relentlessly paced blockbusters, seem authentic. They seem to more closely match accounts of battles I've read that were written by the soldiers who were there. Now that I've written this far, I have trouble telling you what my criticisms are. They mostly seem petty. Characters who died who I'd rather see live. An act that was shocking -- though not unrealistic, and indeed, for the characters in the situation, hardly any other outcome seems plausible. Things -- political things, organizational things -- that I wish had been fleshed out better, but certainly they would not be explained to Katniss, so I suppose that works out. All in all, I enjoyed the series. Clearly, as I read all three of them in a matter of days. A very welcome addition to the speculative fiction universe.
Review by greeniezona (LibraryThing), September 20, 2014 A surprising end to a rather annoyingly narrated series. Maybe it's by inability to sympathize with the protagonist, or my jaded bias from all the other book series' gone mainstream. One redeeming quality is the real quality that Collins gives the story. I meant the simple reality that in life there are compromises, and unhappy endings, and that it hurts, but you have to deal with them. This was surprising given the last two books had everyone survive. This gave the story some depth and may have been redeeming for me.
Review by waelrammo (LibraryThing), September 14, 2014 Just to get it out of the way - I am not a Hunger Games fan. However, I decided to give the rest of the series a go and yesterday evening I finished off Mockingjay, the last book. There are many aspects which could be pointed out, but I decided to focus on certain points I particularly enjoyed in the trilogy: The fact we have a leader who is a female. And you have a dystopian world where bad things happen not only to the helpless, but to whoever gets picked in a damned raffle. Because the tragedy is covered up with beautiful outfits and ridiculous talk shows where you're supposed to smile, when you know you'll be thrown into a field you won't be getting out of alive. Because speaking up won't do anything. But you have Katniss and her group, who stand up and besides my dislike for her personality, decide, not on purpose, to start a revolution. Katniss is the Mockingjay in command of the destruction of the Capitol, while at the same time suffering from loss, nightmares, fear. And I like this story because it's a story of strenght and war and change. But I am not a fan of the writing style, of the characters or anything else.
Review by sarafwilliams (LibraryThing), September 13, 2014 In the first book, Katniss was written as an unselfish girl who went to the Hunger Games as a tribute to District 12 in place of her little sister. This was a selfless act. Her fighting in the arena and her spontaneous actions were amazing as was her silly flirtations with Peeta and Gale, both of whom were not exactly great catches in themselves. The second book picked up where Katniss left off and cannot stand on its own. I'd definitely call it a sequel to number one, as it dealt more with the rise of the revolution against the dictatorial Capitol with a president of the rebels using Katniss and she resents it fully. The third book was more of the same, but Katniss spun deeper into her own psychoses, not trusting people, not understanding what they're wanting her to do, not getting the importance of public relations (as the grown-ups do) and seems really, a spoiled brat! Later in the story her friends Gale and Peeta, two boys that vie for her affections, are themselves thrown into confusion as Peeta is somehow captured and brainwashed by the Capitol to kill her! Her only recourse is Gale. A man who has his own agenda to perform. The third book (praised by Twilight author Stephanie Meyer, OMG) is rushed, especially towards the last third of the book. Without giving much away, Katniss is really quite a hypocrite. She plans on stealing a device and doing her own thing, for example, as she wants to assassinate Snow (the president of the Capitol and Panem) but the person with whom she would steal has himself given her every courtesy and protection. Then she's conflicted. "I know I should be grateful but...." Most of her dialogue is like this. Another annoying aspect of her dialogue is jumping to conclusions. "He's acting that way because ___________ therefore _________ so I must act thus!" And of course the character is not even close to being or acting that way. The last chapters too don't develop her mother nor her sister all that much either. There is much tragedy with Katniss and she does not hold up well at all. Her screaming and thrashing, the constant nightmares, it gets to be a bit much. The ending is not totally satisfying but is a surprise and the surprise was such that made the ending not predictable which I'm thankful. There is a film for the first book coming out soon. I'm looking forward to it since the first book is really the best. The whole "rebel alliance" stuff has been done to death however and made slogging through the third book a rough go. She's a pawn in a rough game. At the end, she's still a pawn, just surviving, not contributing. Is that all? Bottom Line: Katniss is not the strong female character she started out as in the first book but she is clearly no Bella from Twilight. There are other strong female characters in the book however that may make the book a worthy addition to any female teenager or young adult library.
Review by jmourgos (LibraryThing), September 12, 2014 In spite of the somewhat disappointing ending (not because it was particularly bad, but because I thought it could have been less contradictory), I have no regrets of giving 5 stars for this book, because it has been a long time since I felt like actually discussing a book with my friends. Most of Young Adult books I've been reading have pretty plain stories that don't leave much margin for further discussion. But not this one. This book is one of the good stuff. The one that makes you and your friends argue for hours. OK, maybe not that much, but the fact that it doesn't exactly end in "and they lived happily ever after" for me is a positive aspect. Like Catching Fire, there is non-stop action in the book and a lot of familiar faces. Too much going on. And it's not exactly easy to just put the book down since every chapter seems to end in a dramatic way. On the bright side, like the previous books, it is easy to read and very quick-paced. On the other hand, it's that kind of series that will leave a void in your life after you're done with the series.
Review by aryadeschain (LibraryThing), August 26, 2014 "well, that was depressing" was my initial thought upon finishing. I gave each book three stars but as a whole, I'd give it four. I may go back and add a star to each. Here's my impression of Collins during her writing experience.. tappytappy time to make the audience sad! tappy tap tap hee heee, time to make the audience crrrryyy tappy tap tap tap tappytappy sad time again! ; D! tappy tap OOH!! more cryiing! heeee! My earlier concerns about the cliche love triangle were let go, I like how it was handled over all. I find Collins' writing style to be very comfortable.
Review by sraedi (LibraryThing), August 24, 2014 3.5 Stars. As much as I enjoyed the other books and the beginning of Mockingjay, I found the end to be rather disappointing. After reading a mixed bag of reviews, I knew someone died but it was sort of wanting to know how it happened and what was the aftermath. It was...disappointing. It all ended too neatly and conveniently for my tastes in spite of how dark the rest of the book seemed. Granted, it was never going to be a happy ending, but it was still a let down. The bulk of the book was dark, intense and gripping. I started this book in November shortly after I finished Catching Fire, though it wasn't until I saw the Catching Fire movie that I picked up Mockingjay and made a decent dent in it. Already having Kindle book versions, I bought the new shiny cover UK editions hoping maybe a paperback would make me pick the book up and finish it. (I had been putting off finishing it for ages sort of because once I knew I finished Mockingjay it would all be over.) Even though I wasn't overwhelmed by the ending, I'm still glad I read the books.
Review by sunset_x_cocktail (LibraryThing), August 20, 2014 What an amazing way to end the series. Even though I'm a Gale fan (or was, until this book) I'm happy with Katniss ending up with Peeta. Still very sad about Prim.
Review by Mirandalg14 (LibraryThing), August 18, 2014 Edited review: As I've been going about my day replaying this last book in my head I am growing less and less impressed with it. I have changed ratings on books before and I think, given some time, this rating and review will probably change again. I feel let down. This book was surprising in many ways. And frightfully predictable in others. The series itself is a wonderful idea. The characters have amazing depth and strength. I particularly liked the secondary characters; Prim, Haymitch and Finnick. I was lost in the story, felt the emotions of the characters loud and true. It was great. That being said... If approached with this in a workshop scenario I would tell the author two main things. Make time pass in a manner that is easier to follow. And stop using people passing out as a crutch. Ok, three things. Love triangles suck. I feel like she keeps walking away quickly when the book almost gets to the things I want to see. A battle is brewing, I'm really caught up in it and BAM! Katniss is knocked out cold and waking up on an IV drip. Which brings me to the first thing I said when I was only two chapters into the first book. This should have been written in third person. A close third, perhaps, but third. She should have slowed down. These characters are well-developed and the plot intriguing enough that if she had taken her time readers would have gladly spent their time with them. No one would have complained about the length if this last book had been longer as long as they got the story out of it. And they didn't. They got a half-developed cop-out ending that doesn't truly bring anything together. Katniss changed the entire world, yet it doesn't get her anywhere. She isn't even given a chance to explain why she chooses the recipient of that last arrow, to defend herself in trial. She isn't the war hero she should have been, she is merely a pawn. She has always been a pawn. A static pretty faced pawn. Everything in her life was controlled by the capitol and it is still controlled. And she doesn't fight that? She doesn't stand up and say, "let me choose something here!" I understand that Katniss has been through hell. She has had to live through things most people would have long ago crumbled under. But her strength is the reason she is the Mockingjay, yet her strength is shoved under a rug in this last book. Instead of growing more in control of her life in this new world she ends up with less control. What has any of this brought her? What good has it done? Does she not get to keep any of her convictions?! And the love triangle thing. A message to all authors of science fiction/fantasy/dystopian YA novels. Just don't. We are over love triangles. Believe it or not, though... I still would have to say I enjoyed this series. Even with this review...
Review by KRaySaulis (LibraryThing), August 13, 2014 Loved this book. Was beautifully written. Sad the trilogy is over.
Review by Tiffy83 (LibraryThing), August 11, 2014 This was probably my least favorite of the trilogy. I found the story to be drawn out a bit, which made the book a little bit frustrating. That being said, I did like the book. It was nice to see how some of the characters have evolved, and have grown up in the process. I felt that the ending did not do the Katniss justice, however; but maybe I was just looking for a different kind of ending. It still a book worth reading, especially to round out the trilogy. People will still enjoy it.
Review by CATCubano (LibraryThing), July 31, 2014 It's hard to decide which I love better - this book or the first. I actually love them equally as each is different in its own way. While the first was immaculate in setting the stage, this book was immaculate in concluding the series. There are touching moments in this book and once again, as Collins is so good at doing, we are drawn in to feeling what Katniss feels. Anyone who has been through what she's been through would react the same way. I think that's what I loved so much about this series - it was so believable. I think it was Katniss' relationship with Gale and Peeta that really surprised me. I wasn't expecting it to turn out the way it did. I don't want to give the story away by saying anymore, but I do highly recommend reading this book.
Review by Leena_Duncan (LibraryThing), July 30, 2014 Out of the 3 books, I liked Mockingjay the best. Maybe because I listened to it, I don't know, but it evoked the most emotion from me. Excellent, excellent book.
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