Thursday, January 24, 2013

"Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

This book series is my personal favorite. It has everything that I could ask for: "An action-packed adventure, amazing characters, a fantastic plot based, at first, around saving your sister, but now from saving every district... so on and so forth." This series is so likable and is definitely one of the most popular series in America, and maybe even world wide. Mockingjay continues right where Catching Fire left off, but this book isn't about the actual hunger games. Katniss is helping the rebels from all districts by supporting them. However, in order for Katniss to help, she makes a deal with them. If Katniss helps them, the rebels have to get Peeta back for her. Katniss does in fact get Peeta back, but he is brainwashed by the Capitol. I would continue to go on with the summary, but that would reveal massive spoilers, and I could talk about the summary all day long. Honestly, I love the plot switch. Instead of entering another annual hunger games, Katniss has to deal with President Snow head on, except with a bunch of friends backing her up. However, the more she helps the rebels, the more friends she loses. This book is much, much more violent in comparison to the previous two books, which is very surprising since both of the books takes place in the Hunger Games where killing people is the goal. Katniss has really evolved as a character over the course of the books, and watching her develop is interesting. She's a very unique character, there are not many fictional characters like her. In fact, all of the characters are different. Ellie's hairstyle is so eccentric, I doubt anyone would do their hair like that! "Mockingjay" is a wonderful addition to the series and a great way to end the trilogy.

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