Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

87 reviews

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The love triangle continued to be annoying but otherwise I liked the story. It reminded me a lot of ATLA in the way it addressed what lines should be crossed when handling enemies. The epilogue rubs me the wrong way because it sounds like Katnis was coerced/worn down into having children. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child death, Death, Classism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Miscarriage

inkysplodge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Death of parent, Vomit, and Drug abuse

eyescanbecruel's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Addiction, Grief, Torture, Medical content, and Drug abuse

Minor: Trafficking

raisinreads's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Police brutality, Self harm, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Child death, Classism, Drug use, Body horror, War, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Confinement, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and War

jadeilona_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, War, Blood, Grief, Murder, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Genocide, Violence, Classism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Torture

michaelholdenismyhusbandtyvm's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Alcohol, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Gun violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Violence, War, Child death, Death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Kidnapping, Vomit, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kelly_e's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Title: Mockingjay
Author: Suzanne Collins
Series: The Hunger Games, #3
Genre: YA Dystopian
Rating: 3.25
Pub Date: August 24, 2010

T H R E E • W O R D S

Dark • Haunting • Contemplative

📖 S Y N O P S I S

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.

💭 T H O U G H T S

Every now and then I decide to pick up a YA novel for a quick, palette cleanser and when the mood stuck this time I decided to close out The Hunger Games series with Mockingjay. I didn't quite know what to expect heading into the final book of the trilogy and since I am reading these years after all of the hype, I hadn't really seen any reviews.

My main takeaway after finishing was a feeling of unsatisfaction. Throughout books one and two there is a forward progression of characters development, particularly when it comes to Katniss. However, in book three there was a sense of stagnation, which seemed odd and just disappointing. There isn't a whole lot of hope, rather this is filled with doom and gloom. I understand the reason behind all of this, but at the end of the day I'd have been okay with just one book.

Suzanne Collins has certainly created something worth reading with this trilogy. However, Mockingjay is hands down my least favourite. It felt drawn out, at times with not much going on, yet somehow the ending was rushed. It just didn't make sense to me.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of the series
• young readers

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart."

"Some walks you have to take alone."

"Closing my eyes doesn't help. Fire burns brighter in the darkness." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Violence, Gore, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Body horror, Ableism, Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Pregnancy

tayler_marie_brooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Blood, Violence, War, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, and Suicide

biab00's review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, War, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Blood, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide