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A review by robotnik
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
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?
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.
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?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
Minor: Torture