Mockingjay (Hunger Games III)

This book was just as good as the other Hunger Games novels!  (Read Catching Fire and Hunger Games first).

Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins, 390 pages

               Imagine having to lose many close ones, while millions of others die too because of an act performed by the viewer!  Katniss Everdeen is in exactly that situation in Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay, which is the Hunger Games series's third and last part.  Katniss learns in between the 2nd and 3rd book that District 13 is an existing district that is completely underground.  Since District 12 has been completely demolished, that is where the survivors including Katniss now call home.  The revolution picks up speed, and Katniss becomes the symbol of it.  However, Katniss's mental state is horrible, and when Peeta is rescued from the Capitol, she realizes that he has been treated with anti-Katniss venom, but throughout the book he gets better.  Many people die throughout the revolution, and Katniss feels that it is all her fault.  Will Katniss and the other rebels be successful? Mockingjay was a great novel, and it wraps up the series pretty well although it can get pretty depressing.

Catching Fire (Hunger Games ll)

Welcome to part two of the Hunger Games!  This one was really good too, although at parts of it I thought of The Hunger Games were better.  (Read my Hunger Games Blog first).

Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, 391 pages

               Imagine being the cause of a revolution in a nation.  That is the situation that Katniss Everdeen faces in Suzanne Collins's Catching Fire, the second part of The Hunger Games.  During the Capitol's cruel "Victory Tour" for winning the Games, Katniss and Peeta learn that when Katniss pulled the berries to save both of them, everyone perceived it as an act against the Capitol, thus creating a revolution.  Then, it is time for the quarter quell Hunger Games, which are basically a glorified version of the Hunger Games that occur every 24 years.  It is announced that this time, past winners shall be competing against each other.  With Peeta's help, Katniss trains for the games, but Katniss's goal this time is only to save Peeta.  Will she succeed in keeping Peeta and maybe herself alive?  Throughout this adventure packed novel, Katniss Everdeen shows courage and perseverance.  If I were Katniss, then I wouldn't even have existed for any longer than the first page of the book.