A review by lermonysnickers
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

I actually don't like this book, but I understand that that was the point. It's supposed to be bleak and uncomfortable and gut you to realize that all the characters you love have become different people. And I hate the ending. It was the right ending for the story and the only conclusion that could be genuine but it still sucks that this is the best it can get for these characters after what they have been through. Mockingjay does not hold back on the real effects of war and oppression and how that trauma destroys people. If you're not up for that, then this book won't be for you.