Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Sep 29, 2010 Jennifer Lane rated it liked it

This book left me with a bereft feeling. Overall I loved the thrilling series, but I wish there could have been slightly more hope at the end. Maybe that would have been too unrealistic, though. I love Suzanne Collins' tight writing style--every word moved the story forward. Her characterization was touching and poignant. The action/suspense was top-rate though the romance wasn't quite as compelling, in my opinion. I look forward to resuming Real Life now that the grip of this intense series has ...more

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Dec 13, 2010 Isabel Vazquez rated it really liked it

I REALLY wish there was an extra chapter in the end about Peta and Katniss. I wanted more of a story behind them getting together. He was so mean to Katniss one moment, and the next to being together with her? Many of my friends agreed we needed more.

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Oct 19, 2010 Danya Bakhbakhi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, fantasy, young-adult, science-fiction, gcas-winners-2010, dystopian, ebooks

W O W. Haven't seen any of it coming. It twisted in every direction and then finally took the best imaginable course. I hated it most of the time for being so unfair and sad but that's the way things are isn't it? Although the end had a ray of hope, not bright or anything but it promised a new, kind of peaceful life to the new race of humans in that world. And maybe this time it'll work out. ...more

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Nov 04, 2010 Marcie rated it really liked it

I've been waiting to read this book since the day it came out. It's been sitting on my shelf since August. I've been avoiding every little mention of Mockingjay. I've not read any reviews for fear of finding out how it ended. My husband even read the book before me but I made him swear that he would not give me one little hint on what was in this book. So when I went on vacation last week I took it with me. I started reading it on the drive to the beach. I told my husband and kids not to bother ...more

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Dec 07, 2010 Carol Oates rated it liked it

The final book in the Hunger Games trilogy. Again packed with excitement that left me wanting more. I think the book did a very good job of reflecting the horror of war and that good people don't always get what they want and bad people don't always come to a bad end. For the opening pages of the book I was so deep into the story I was sucked in to seeing it like a movie in my head, just as with some of my most favorite books. Sadly the use of the names for a couple of characters, Pollux and Cas ...more

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Oct 27, 2010 Mandy Reads Indie rated it it was amazing

absolutely with out a doubt one of my most fav reads of all time...not just this book, but all 3. would love love for there to be a spinoff, sequel something.

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Nov 27, 2010 Jesi rated it it was amazing

I always get sad at the end of a series that I really like. Part of me just wants it to go on and on. I want to know what is going to happen to the characters after the final curtain. So, it was with a heavy heart that I finished Mockingjay, the last book in the Hunger Games Trilogy.

While I really liked this book because I was so invested in the series, I had a few problems with it. Let’s start with what I liked.

Mockingjay finds the country of Panem in a full revolution led by the President of I always get sad at the end of a series that I really like. Part of me just wants it to go on and on. I want to know what is going to happen to the characters after the final curtain. So, it was with a heavy heart that I finished Mockingjay, the last book in the Hunger Games Trilogy.

While I really liked this book because I was so invested in the series, I had a few problems with it. Let’s start with what I liked.

Mockingjay finds the country of Panem in a full revolution led by the President of District 13 against The Capitol. Because of Katniss’s popularity and identification with the rebellion, she is enlisted to become The Mockingjay, the face of the revolution. Peeta is being held prisoner in The Capitol, where he is compelled to give interviews condemning the rebellion. I really think that it is in this book where Katniss goes from being girl to a woman. She is no longer playing a game, but using her skills to further a cause which will change the whole country. This series is a rollercoaster ride of action and this book moves super fast!

Now, for my concerns. We get a chance to see more of Gale in this book, which is nice, but I really thought we would have seen a more intense love triangle. Gale didn’t fight for Katniss, and that seemed contrary to his character. This wasn’t hugely distracting, since this is more of an action series than a love story, but I saw it as a missed opportunity.

My main problem with this book was the change in the writing style. Collins had so much that she needed to pack into this book, that she forgot one of the basic rules of writing – Show Don’t Tell. In between the main action scenes, there were long passages of the author telling the audience what happened, rather than allowing the reader to experience it with the characters.

Overall, I give Mockingjay…

Plot – 4 bookmarks
Character Development – 4 bookmarks
Love Story – 3 bookmarks
Social Commentary – 5 bookmarks

Dream Cast (otherwise known as who I pictured while reading) – Kristin Stewart (Katniss), Hunter Parrish (Peeta), Phillip Kelley, my best friend from high school (Gale), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Haymitch), Megan Mullally (Effie), Tim Gunn (Cinna), Chris Pine (Finnick), Kelsey Batelaan (Prim), Andre Leon Talley (Plutrach) ...more

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Oct 04, 2010 Sheena Renee rated it it was amazing

Fan.Tastic! This may be the BEST series I've ever read! I love my Twilight Saga of course and my Sookies but they never kept me awake at night the way the Hunger Games did. This last book was probably my favorite. The last half had me on the edge of my seat, bawling my eyes out and unable to put the book down. Collins is a fabulous writer and she had me guessing all the way to the last page. I love how she included a bit of what the future holds for Katniss at the end. (I personally would love t ...more

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Jan 05, 2011 Tasha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2011

Mockingjay was the perfect ending to this trilogy. It was amazing!!! I loved everything about this book, especially Peeta's character yet again. I already can't wait to re-read this series. ...more

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Feb 27, 2011 Georgia rated it it was amazing

WAOW. I knew this was going to be good, but not THAT good! I couldn't stop reading! There was non stop action, and by the end, I was balling my eyes out! The last few pages of the book are soaked with tears
I cant believe that it is the last book, if only the series could go on forever! ...more

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