A review by ms_tiahmarie
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Heavy. Makes one wonder how much a human psyche can endure without breaking. It was not that I enjoyed the first more, but that the first one had so much more hope. While the ending is supposedly one of peace, what the third illustrates is how awful even the 'right' side of the conflict can be. The lies, the PR packaging - it hits close to the bone, which is perhaps Suzanne Collins' aim. The sheer awfulness, including the blood lust 'vote' at the end leaves a huge sense of disappoint even if one can empathise why people are acting as they do. So sad.