Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Release Date: August 24, 2010

Pages: 400
Source: Purchased

Rating: 3 stars

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. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.

I thought The Hunger Games was just an average ok book. I liked Catching Fire a lot more. Mockingjay sadly didn't improve to the level I was hoping and evaded the wow factor I waas hoping for. It honestly was disappointing. It simply did not live up to all the hype it had received.

I felt nothing throughout the entire book until about the last 15 pages, then my emotions were running high. With everything that happens in Mockingjay, I thought my emotions would be going crazy. There was no urge to flip the pages as fast as I could and keep reading to find out the ending.

I absolutely adored the last page of the book and the epilogue, but other than that there were no moments I absolutely loved. Sure there were scenes I enjoyed, but after Catching Fire I was expecting a lot more. A lot of parts of the book just seemed under developed. I am just not a fan of the writing. I'm not sure what it is, but me and it simply don't click.

This series really for me came down to Peeta. I almost put The Hunger Games down and didn't finish, but then Peeta walked into the story and played a much more active part. Catching Fire largely revolved around Peeta. The parts of Mockingjay I did like tended to be Peeta scenes. I haven't been crazy about the other characters in the series, except for Cinna, Rue, and Peeta. I really am not a fan of Katniss. I didn't like her in The Hunger Games, but thought she rounded out a bit more in Catching Fire. In Mockingjay, I found myself not liking her.

While I wasn't crazy that crazy about Mockingjay, Collins did a nice job wrapping up the series. It, to me, was a book that was disappointing, and nothing worth rushing out at midnight to get.