adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging medium-paced
adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

How dare susan collins make me feel things again! Ahhhh
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

help I’m stuck at the restaurant, crying over another book by the evil mastermind that is Suzanne Collins
adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Solid adventure, good pacing
adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

So far the best of the series.
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A good YA caper - lives up to my memory from childhood. I think I first read the book in middle school, but there is a lot for adults here. The world-building is fresh and imaginative - if creepy. It leans into classic YA factionalism tropes, but it has some very subtle and unexpected themes of real-world economic inequality and political instability that develop slowly over the whole series.

The prophecy poem framing keeps you engaged, thinking about how it will all play out.
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I liked this third installment. It was a bit slower than the first two but still an enjoyable listen.