Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Mocking Jay, by Suzanne Collins *****

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins's groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.

This is the last book in the Hunger Games series, which I read back to back. I loved it. Admittedly, there were a few brief chapters near the beginning that were a little slower than the rest of the series. Just when I started to think that maybe the third book wouldn't measure up to the others, the story kicked in and it was great.

I'm a little surprised that a YA book contained so much death, but it wasn't overly detailed about the violence. I would suppose that most kids are exposed to more violence and gore by watching TV or playing video games.

Excellent, well written book, and I've told a tonne or people to read the whole series.

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