Book info

• Title Mockingjay
• Author Suzanne Collins
• Year 2010
• Genre Young Adult

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12.

Thoughts

Overall, this trilogy is great. The first book remains the best and I found them gradually decreasing in my favour, but this final book is still a good way to finish everything off.

I don’t know if it’s because I read the second and third parts back to back, but I did find this one exhausting. Nothing ever goes right, people are always getting hurt, and at one point, even Katniss admits no one should be able to survive what she’s going through. She’s constantly breaking down and having to rebuild herself, just in time for something to break her down again. It is pretty gruelling and draining to read.

I was confident of the ending as soon as I started reading, it seemed quite obvious which way she would go, but I did not predict her greatest loss. It left me feeling that actually, considering why Katniss went into the games in the first place, it was all a bit of a waste of time.

However, I’m happy I read it, I would recommend it, and I still can’t wait to see the film.

Rating: 3 / 5