is the third book of The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins and it
had me riveted from start to finish. I can't remember the last time I
was caught up in a series of books, to the extent that I would read them
in bed - IN THE MORNING!
Why was Mockingjay so addictive? I guess it was the ongoing love triangle of Peeta, Gale and Katniss. And the end of Catching Fire left us with a cliffhanger, which was very clever. It made you want to grab Mockingjay immediately!
Then there was the desperation to know that IF she survives, who will Katniss end up with? Peeta, Gale? Or neither of them? Would any of them die? What about the other characters who made it through The Hunger Games and Catching Fire? People like Haymitch and Katniss' family - even the hideous, so inappropriately named cat Buttercup? Would they make it to the end of the story?
Following her rescue by the Rebels from The Arena in Catching Fire, Book 2 of The Hunger Games Trilogy, District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen discovers that District 13 does indeed still exist. Still shocked and upset by the capture of Peeta Mellark by The Capitol, Katniss is told by Gale Hawthorn that District 12 has been destroyed and many people, including children, have been killed.
Pressure is brought to bear for Katniss to represent the symbol of The Rebellion and she finds out that before his death, her stylist Cinna had manufactured a Mockingjay suit for her to wear. In return for agreeing to the wishes of President Coin, Katniss demands that all previous Hunger Games Victors are granted immunity and she also wants the right to kill President Snow, assuming either she has the opportunity or he is captured.
Realising that Katniss is more likely to co-operate with what she wants, President Coin orders the rescue of Peeta and the others captured by The Capitol, including Annie, the girl loved by Finnick Odair, who allied himself with Katniss in the 75th Hunger Games that took place in Catching Fire.
However, Peeta has been tortured and altered by the use of Tracker Jacker venom, to turn him against Katniss and he no longer knows the difference between real memories and those forced on him by The Capitol. As a result he tries to kill Katniss and at first her love and concern for him turns to hate..
The story wends its way through several journeys. The journey to try to recover Peeta's true character and memories and the journeys to various Districts to complete the rebellion and ultimately The Capitol itself.
Each stage of the journey brings more hardships and more deaths. Katniss finds it hard who to believe and who to trust and ultimately she ends up in command of a small group that she deceives in order to convince them they must go to The President's Mansion so she can kill Snow.
However, one last death plus a conversation with President Snow opens up Katniss' eyes that in a way President Coin from District 13 is as ruthless and untrustworthy as Snow - that she too will stop at nothing to get her own way.
The final twist to the story is a shocking as some of the other deaths and it is not until the final pages that you find out what happens to Katniss.
source: http://www.squidoo.com/mockingjay-review
Why was Mockingjay so addictive? I guess it was the ongoing love triangle of Peeta, Gale and Katniss. And the end of Catching Fire left us with a cliffhanger, which was very clever. It made you want to grab Mockingjay immediately!
Then there was the desperation to know that IF she survives, who will Katniss end up with? Peeta, Gale? Or neither of them? Would any of them die? What about the other characters who made it through The Hunger Games and Catching Fire? People like Haymitch and Katniss' family - even the hideous, so inappropriately named cat Buttercup? Would they make it to the end of the story?
Following her rescue by the Rebels from The Arena in Catching Fire, Book 2 of The Hunger Games Trilogy, District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen discovers that District 13 does indeed still exist. Still shocked and upset by the capture of Peeta Mellark by The Capitol, Katniss is told by Gale Hawthorn that District 12 has been destroyed and many people, including children, have been killed.
Pressure is brought to bear for Katniss to represent the symbol of The Rebellion and she finds out that before his death, her stylist Cinna had manufactured a Mockingjay suit for her to wear. In return for agreeing to the wishes of President Coin, Katniss demands that all previous Hunger Games Victors are granted immunity and she also wants the right to kill President Snow, assuming either she has the opportunity or he is captured.
Realising that Katniss is more likely to co-operate with what she wants, President Coin orders the rescue of Peeta and the others captured by The Capitol, including Annie, the girl loved by Finnick Odair, who allied himself with Katniss in the 75th Hunger Games that took place in Catching Fire.
However, Peeta has been tortured and altered by the use of Tracker Jacker venom, to turn him against Katniss and he no longer knows the difference between real memories and those forced on him by The Capitol. As a result he tries to kill Katniss and at first her love and concern for him turns to hate..
The story wends its way through several journeys. The journey to try to recover Peeta's true character and memories and the journeys to various Districts to complete the rebellion and ultimately The Capitol itself.
Each stage of the journey brings more hardships and more deaths. Katniss finds it hard who to believe and who to trust and ultimately she ends up in command of a small group that she deceives in order to convince them they must go to The President's Mansion so she can kill Snow.
However, one last death plus a conversation with President Snow opens up Katniss' eyes that in a way President Coin from District 13 is as ruthless and untrustworthy as Snow - that she too will stop at nothing to get her own way.
The final twist to the story is a shocking as some of the other deaths and it is not until the final pages that you find out what happens to Katniss.
source: http://www.squidoo.com/mockingjay-review
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