Series: The Hunger Games (#3)
Publication Date: August 24th, 2010
Pages: 390 (ebook: 288)
Age Group: Young Adult
Source: Won in a giveaway
Synopsis
My name is Katniss Everdeen. Why am I not dead? I should be dead.
Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.
It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans - except Katniss.
The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. she must become the rebels' Mockingjay - no matter what the personal cost.
I am not even sure where to begin so I am going to leave here my reactions while reading the book:
I think that in comparison to the other two books this one fell a bit short. I was just in a state of confusion throughout the book (maybe because Katniss was too).
But I do have to admit that you could really connect with the characters and feel what they were feeling (at least before the last chapters)!
Now, is time to talk abou the last chapters. Without giving anything away, the only word I find to describe them is anti-climatic...you spend three books waiting for something to happen and then it doensn't really happen as you were expecting...that really disappointed me.
I did think this series was really original and I really liked Suzanne Collins' s ideas...even if I didn't like this book as much as the other two.
I would still recommend it though, especially if you read the other books in the series and perhaps, what I thought was a very anti-climatic moment, you may find it a nice plot twist!
Agreed. The third was my least favorite out of the series. I liked how she spoke about Katniss later, to get an idea of life after this whole thing, but I was kind of bug eyed the whole time. Not in a great way either.
ResponderEliminarThank you for stopping by! Yeah, I liked the epilogue too! I hope they put that part in the film! :)
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