Mockingjay *FINISHED*

So, I just kind of finished Mockingjay, the third book in the Hunger Game series. I don't really know what to say or how to respond... other than CHORD OVERSTREET SHOULD STILL PLAY PEETA MELLARK INSTEAD OF JOSH HUTCHERSON.

Mockingjay lacked that "familiar" vibe you got from both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. In the first two books, Katniss (KATPISS SADKFJ ALSKDFJAD) had a home to go to. She had her mother, Prim, Gale, Peeta, Cinna, Madge, and everyone else who might have been special to her. In this book, all of that changes. Cinna, we learn, had died while being harshly beaten by the Capitol. Madge had died during the District 12 bombing, and Prim was killed during President Coin's planned children-murder scheme that just didn't make sense. Other important people that were killed include Finnick (decapitated by the lizard/human mutations), Boggs (excessive bleeding due to bomb in Capitol), and many, many, many others. The first 80 pages of the book are slow. In summary, Katniss, Gale, Prim, the Mother, and thousands of other of people that aren't Peeta live in District 13. Oh wait, did I tell you? Peeta was being held by the Capitol for most of the book. When they finally got him back, he was brain washed. In other words, he wanted to kill Katniss and was at high risk of losing every loving memory they've had together. Ugh. That reminded me of some stupid, twisted, cliche'd Korean Drama. Overall, I thought the book was very good. I don't know how else to describe it. It's not like it was THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ, but nor was it THE WORST BOOK EVER. It was just way better than I expected it to be. On a scale from 1-10 (1 being some really bad book [can't think of any] and 10 being Hunger Games [of course]), I would rate it a 6. Honestly, I felt like it was a huge waste of a story. The whole idea of the hunger games, Panem, and the Capitol is genius. Suzanne Collins could've constructed such a better ending to the series than the ending to Mockingjay. I mean, Mockingjay had a very captivating storyline (although I feel like it could've been better), but to end the series like that just disappointed me... BIG TIME. After I finished the book, I literally threw it on my bedroom floor, got out of my chair, and cooled down by watching Spongebob. I was pretty mad.

Another thing that I've been annoyed about for the past few hours was how depressing Mockingjay was. I mean, everyone dies. That's kind of the story. Meet a new character. BAM. Dead. Meet a nice person. BAM. Dead. Meet one of the best friends you ever had. BAM. Dead. You take your sister's place in the Hunger Games so that she doesn't die and she can live a full life because she's one of the most amazing and understanding people of your life. BAM. Your sister's dead.

Hey, sorry if you didn't read the series yet because I just sort of ruined it for you.

P.S. If you're mad at me for spoiling the whole series for you, another thing you should know is that Peetah and a mentally insane Katniss get married and have children. Oh yeah, and Gale practically ditches her, gets a nice job in District 2, and forgets about her.