Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

 

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, 390 pages,  ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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.

Even though I still rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars, this was definitely my least favorite of the trilogy. I really love the tension that the actual games bring in the first two books, and I don't feel like the tension from the rebellion made up for it this time around. At around the halfway mark I did feel like the book picked up significantly, and I did like the ending even if it wasn't an insane and exciting. War never ends like that, real war always leaves behind a lot of sadness and destruction.