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Kosogłos by Suzanne Collins

103 reviews

ladystardust1979's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Alcohol, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Murder

trintrin's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

I'm very confused.

Katniss went from being The Girl On Fire to The Girl Who Was Set On Fire By Someone Else — just a shallow puppet version of herself. I understand her sadness to everything that happened, the anger, the hollowness, and I even enjoyed most of the parts where she's broken and depressed and just roaming around aimlessly. But for the most part it felt like she couldn't think for herself at all.

At least she had a moment of clarity and shot Coin in the end (even if that was Snow's brainwashing and not her own thinking), kudos for that. 

Why was the Capitol's fall told, not shown? All that build up lead to nothing at all. I don't understand the whole broadcasting-everything-they-do plot point. A majority of the rebel plot was confusing, I couldn't tell what direction it was going in. Gale vs. Peeta ended so conveniently, Katniss didn't even get to choose. Maybe it was because I got spoiled, but Finnick, Prim, and Castor's deaths didn't hit quite as hard as I expected it to. The epilogue was unnecessary but I kinda predicted it would be there from the very first book. Effie and the prep team getting spared when Cinna wasn't seems like a cop out. And I'm still mad we didn't see the Capitol's downfall.

Moving on to things I liked — I liked that Katniss ended up with Peeta and not Gale (though I do like him). I liked that Katniss shot Coin and not Snow. I liked that Snow had an unmemorable death. I liked how almost everyone has some form of trauma even after it ends. The way Katniss reacts to the scent of roses, Joanna to water, Peeta to just about anything, and how they found a way to cope with it like Finnick and his ropes, the Real or Not Real game were a nice touch. The war, the question of how far you'll go and how low you'll sink in the excuse of it, what is right and what is overdoing it, what can be justified and what is inhumane were all really enjoyable. Katniss's reaction to Prim's death was realistic. If only Katniss was there for the taking over of the Capitol, it would've been a 5 star read.

Maybe I just had high hopes for the conclusion of such a well-loved series and set the standards too high.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Torture

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Dysphoria, and Eating disorder

tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

I cried more than expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Classism, Toxic relationship, War, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Boy, these content warnings are a beast

jayden_314's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Vomit, Gore, Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, War, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

hayley98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Alcohol, and Drug use

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

we could all live a hundred lifetimes and still not deserve peeta

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Torture, War, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Gun violence, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Death, Child death, Alcohol, Grief, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Minor: Incest

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Mockingjay completes a trilogy in a crescendo of violence and trauma. Katniss has survived two Hunger Games, but recovering from the trauma and finally defeating the Capital is a burden that she can barely bear. The frank discussion of the PTSD and mental psychosis that comes from so much death and devastation in a teenager is a breath of fresh air from how many childhood traumas are handled in fiction. The ending is bittersweet but offers hope for a future of healing. A riveting and visceral ending to a series that has changed how I see the world for the better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Vomit, Xenophobia, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Classism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder

moonys_marsbar's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

Oh my gosh, where to begin? This story made me realize how fortunate I was with life. The people in the districts struggle for their basic needs like food, and it always breaks my heart. Katniss was badass until the end, damn, my girl, you're unstoppable and inspiring❤️ Prim😭 It's a good thing, she eventually was with Peeta and their kids💕 I liked that this has a hint of reality tv because it made the story fresh. But damn, the characters truly struggled a lot, Peeta seeing Katniss as a villain and all that. There were a lot of deaths and it was a pain to read😭 Overall, a great trilogy✨ Fast-paced and gripping❤️ Thank you, Suzanne😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Violence, War, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Torture, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

k1313's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, and Alcoholism

Minor: Miscarriage and Suicidal thoughts