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Author: Suzanne Collins
Series: The Hunger Games, #3
Genre: YA Dystopian
Rating: 3.25
Pub Date: August 24, 2010
T H R E E β’ W O R D S
Dark β’ Haunting β’ Contemplative
π 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.
π 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.
π R E C O M M E N D β’ T O
β’ fans of the series
β’ young readers
π F A V O U R I T E β’ 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."
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Pregnancy
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Death of parent
Tatiana Maslaney is an INCREDIBLE narrator
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Murder, War
Moderate: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child death, Grief, Toxic friendship