Mockingjay

Mockingjay

By: Suzanne Collins
By: John Steinbeck
Reviewed by: Kayleigh , 17
Rating: Really liked it


A person can only take so much. Reality sinks in for Katniss as the ash settles in her hometown. The war has taken its first innocent bystanders. The debris from houses in the Seam and the skulls of those she knew laying on the dirt path are too much for the strong and resilient heroine that we have all come to know and love. The last straw was the capture of the one she loves dearly. All of her loved ones are in peril…all because of Katniss (or so she thinks). But District 13 needs her. They need her power and inspirational image to win against the Capitol. So Katniss must adapt to her new, and unsettling life in order to punish the ones who have hurt her friends and family.

This is definitely the darkest book in the series. We are shown the atrocities of war and the effects war has on the characters’ sanity. I felt for Katniss and there were parts where I started to tear up because of what was happening. Although it doesn’t have the lighthearted feel of the first book and mystery of the second, this book has some gleaming value to it. Best of all, you get to see how things end. I liked this book, however it is nowhere near the quality of the first one.


Recommended to: dedicated fans of the Hunger Games series