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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

324 reviews

robotnik's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was right when I assumed that Catching Fire was going to be my favorite part of The Hunger Games trilogy. It wasn't that Mockingjay wasn't good, because it was. The problem was that it just didn't live up to the expectations of the two books before it. Maybe if it wasn't following in THG and CF's footsteps I wouldn't have seen it as somewhat of a let down. Maybe I'd think it was amazing because it was still a good book. But, there was a lot of high hopes in seeing how this was going to end, and it just didn't quite each them.

While I enjoyed Katniss' continued journey and the whole characters who were introduced at District 13, there were parts of the plot that felt draggy to me, as if they were only taking so long so they could prolong the conclusion for that much longer. 

Like a lot of people, I found the ending kind of bland. After all the build up of the previous two books and how well done everything was, I expected something more. This book has this slow build up to the climax, only for it to feel suddenly over and everything is done, and Katniss needs to adjust to not being some sort of rebellion war hero. It almost gives you whiplash with how fast it seems to go down. 

Also, hi, Enobaria. Nice to see you're still around. The book killed Finnick and I am not down with that. Gale and Katniss' departure was also kind of bland and invoked no emotion out of me. It was kind of like "oh, ok" and that was it, no more Gale. I mean, that was cool with me. I didn't really like Gale, like ever.

There was an epilogue tacked onto the end, which was about a page and a half long, and that was fine, but probably unnecessary. It was just one of those "oh hey look protag's still alive!" epilogues. 

Overall, Mockingjay was alright, but it didn't seem like a fitting end of THG. I had wanted more from it, but what can you do? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Minor: Torture

octagon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Torture, and Murder

meeileen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Cried multiple times :')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Alcoholism and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

aely's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jonghyun4life's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Just too heavy. Will probably never read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Sexual assault

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

kaptainpastel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A beautiful end to a stunning and thought provoking trilogy!! I genuinely think reading these books has changed my perspective on life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, and War

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual harassment

dani794's review against another edition

3.75

"Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!"

i want to beat gale with a stick, why did he keep appearing :|
the love triangle needed to end like yesterday
katniss' final monologue about choosing peeta about being the dandelion that calms her fire is one of the romantic things i've ever read tho

i do feel like this is the weakest installment, with the action not being as strong as I'd like it to be, but it was still a pleasant read

i like the fact that

coin is actually quite villainous too and gave the ending more nuance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

polyanarchist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

q_bert13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’ve enjoyed rereading this series i enjoyed as a kid. Didn’t remember just how scary it gets, and how Collins can easily shock the reader (especially towards the end of chapters) A great read- super excited to read the newer entries, but am glad the newer additions revolve around different characters- giving Katniss a proper end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Classism