Review Number 11: Mocking Jay (The Hunger Games # 3)

Mockingjay (The Hunger Games # 3) by: Suzanne Collins

Published August 24th 2010 by Scholastic Press

ISBN: 0439023513

Genre: Fiction

Summary from Goodreads: 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 plains - 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 finally finished this series, and now I'm a little sad that it's over. It's that good! This final installment was probably my favorite of the series. So much happened. Love, heartache, death. And of course there were some unexpected twists that blew me away. I was reading in bed one night and I actually said out loud, "Woah. I did NOT see that coming. At all". The Hubs just looked up from his episode of "Deadliest Catch", rolled his eyes, and muttered, "Enough with those books already"! Humph.

I was a little disappointed with the ending because I wanted Katniss to end up with the other guy. I expected it, so of course when she went the other way it threw me for a loop. However, at the end of the day she was happy, content, and cared for so I guess that's all that matters.

I can't believe I'm talking about her as if she's real. Have I mentioned that she's one of my favorite characters?

This book earned 5 stars from me. I'm debating on re-reading them so that I can catch all of the details I may have missed. I've loaned them out to my sister and I've instructed her to get busy reading so that she will be ready for our movie date. Yes, our "Twilight" group has turned into fans of "The Hunger Games". We're diverse that way.