viacrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, and Classism
orchidlilly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Medical content, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, War, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, Confinement, and Mental illness
Moderate: Misogyny, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Body shaming, Dementia, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Drug use, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexism, Animal death, Classism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Ableism, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty
marisbockshelf's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Death, Child death, Murder, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction
lucilaroife's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Gun violence
valereads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'll begin with the positives; I appreciate the way Collins discusses how the trauma from the events of the first book has affected the protagonists and the accurate and thoughtful way it is portrayed (with a couple of exceptions). In addition the feeling of hopelessness Collins creates in the reader even when you know where the series is going, felt real and all-consuming in parts of the first half.
The pacing of this book was off. The first half was boring and tedious, enough that I gave up 1/3 of the way in on my first read through. The second half is much more fast paced but forgettable and never seems to be going anywhere until the end and the ending was weak.
Continuing from the first book, the romantic relationships were once again one of the weakest aspects of this novel. The only reason I do not consider them the weakest part overall is because the rest of this book was lacking.
Honestly, I can't say I recommend this book unless you really want to read on to Mockingjay.
Content warnings: animal death, death, gore, violence, medical content, police brutality, violence, addiction, alcoholism, animal cruelty, child death, ableism, drug abuse, drug use, slavery, suicidal thoughts, torture
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
anne311's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Suicide
Minor: Kidnapping and Mental illness