rayne_1906 's review for:

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

4.5

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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Audiobook - I find this book extremely powerful. When I was younger I read it simply as a slightly slow action novel, but now it feels entirely different. This book shows the struggle of a girl thrust into the midst of a war, being treated as nothing more than a glorified puppet, and how she deals (or doesn't) with her new role. The last few chapters I find absolutely heart-breaking. However, the epilogue feels like it falls flat, and I can't help but feel it is a borrowed ending from Harry Potter - I feel like the epilogue slightly takes away from the final chapter, which feels like a perfect epilogue in itself. On the other hand, this book as a whole is a very emotional, action-packed finale to the trilogy and the rebellion Katniss started with a single spark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Pregnancy