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: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Injury/injury detail, Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Medical content, Vomit, War, Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Stalking, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Deportation, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Genocide, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Ableism, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Cursing, Infertility, and Sexual assault
dqhvr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Classism, Grief, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent, Gun violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
zombiezami's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Death, Ableism, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Gore, Police brutality, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Torture, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Classism, Child death, Confinement, Dementia, and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy
Saneismvalereads'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