Read from January 30 - February 20
Summary
Mockingjay starts off where Catching Fire left off, with district 12 in ruins. All of the refugees from district 12 were taken to district 13, which was thought to be destroyed. President Coin of district 13 wants Katniss to become the mockingjay, the symbol of the revolution. Katniss eventually agrees on the condition that peeta will have immunity. Cinna, Katniss's stylist from the games made her an outfit for the mockingjay before he was murdered. Katniss goes to district 8 and films propaganda videos with its citizens. The capitol then bombs the hospital Katniss was in and kills everyone inside. This enrages katniss and she sends a message to president snow. District 13 was able to hack the capitols tv broadcast and show clips of katniss's propaganda videos, but Peeta warned them they would be dead by sunrise because of it. The capitol then bombs district 13, but everyone survives. Katniss breaks down because she doesnt have peeta, so they hatch a plan to recue them. When they return Peeta tries to kill Katniss because his memories were altered by the capitol. Katniss doesnt want to see Peeta like this so she goes to district 2 to help gain control. The capitols military is inside of a mountain they name the nut, and they must wipe it out. They trigger an avalanche with only one exit, and it is heavily armed. The capitol is now cut off from all of its resources, and it is only a matter of time until they fail. Katniss is put on a star squad that will be filmed in combat. On this team is Peeta, who is still unsure of Katniss. The capitol falls and President Snow is set to be executed, but Katniss kills president coin instead. She spends the rest of her life with Peeta in district 12.
Character List
Katniss Everdeen- Main character, The Mockingjay
Peeta Mellark- Previous Hunger Games winner, Love interest
Haymitch Abernathy- Hunger Games champion many years ago, Trainer of Katniss and Peeta.
Gale Hawthorn- Friend of Katniss, old love interest.
Finnick- A tribute that helped Katniss escape from the arena.
President Snow- The sadistic leader off Panem.
President Coin- The also quite sadistic leader of District 13
Quotes to remember
“It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.” - Katniss Everdeen
“I drag myself out of nightmares each morning and find there's no relief in waking.” - Katniss Everdeen
“Katniss. I remember about the bread.” Peeta Mellark
“She's not here," I tell him. Buttercup hisses again. "She's not here. You can hiss all you like. You won't find Prim." At her name, he perks up. Raises his flattened ears. Begins to meow hopefully. "Get out!" He dodges the pillow I throw at him. "Go away! There's nothing left for you here!" I start to shake, furious with him. "She's not coming back! She's never ever coming back here again!" I grab another pillow and get to my feet to improve my aim. Out of nowhere, the tears begin to pour down my cheeks. "She's dead, you stupid cat. She's dead.” - Katniss Everdeen
Critique-
This is a great ending to the Hunger Games Trilogy. It advances quickly and has an eventful plot that is sure to keep the reader busy. This book has lots of sad plot twists that might make some readers emotional. There isnt a thing I would change about this book. Overall this book is fantastic and I think its the best of the three.
Summary
Mockingjay starts off where Catching Fire left off, with district 12 in ruins. All of the refugees from district 12 were taken to district 13, which was thought to be destroyed. President Coin of district 13 wants Katniss to become the mockingjay, the symbol of the revolution. Katniss eventually agrees on the condition that peeta will have immunity. Cinna, Katniss's stylist from the games made her an outfit for the mockingjay before he was murdered. Katniss goes to district 8 and films propaganda videos with its citizens. The capitol then bombs the hospital Katniss was in and kills everyone inside. This enrages katniss and she sends a message to president snow. District 13 was able to hack the capitols tv broadcast and show clips of katniss's propaganda videos, but Peeta warned them they would be dead by sunrise because of it. The capitol then bombs district 13, but everyone survives. Katniss breaks down because she doesnt have peeta, so they hatch a plan to recue them. When they return Peeta tries to kill Katniss because his memories were altered by the capitol. Katniss doesnt want to see Peeta like this so she goes to district 2 to help gain control. The capitols military is inside of a mountain they name the nut, and they must wipe it out. They trigger an avalanche with only one exit, and it is heavily armed. The capitol is now cut off from all of its resources, and it is only a matter of time until they fail. Katniss is put on a star squad that will be filmed in combat. On this team is Peeta, who is still unsure of Katniss. The capitol falls and President Snow is set to be executed, but Katniss kills president coin instead. She spends the rest of her life with Peeta in district 12.
Character List
Katniss Everdeen- Main character, The Mockingjay
Peeta Mellark- Previous Hunger Games winner, Love interest
Haymitch Abernathy- Hunger Games champion many years ago, Trainer of Katniss and Peeta.
Gale Hawthorn- Friend of Katniss, old love interest.
Finnick- A tribute that helped Katniss escape from the arena.
President Snow- The sadistic leader off Panem.
President Coin- The also quite sadistic leader of District 13
Quotes to remember
“It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.” - Katniss Everdeen
“I drag myself out of nightmares each morning and find there's no relief in waking.” - Katniss Everdeen
“Katniss. I remember about the bread.” Peeta Mellark
“She's not here," I tell him. Buttercup hisses again. "She's not here. You can hiss all you like. You won't find Prim." At her name, he perks up. Raises his flattened ears. Begins to meow hopefully. "Get out!" He dodges the pillow I throw at him. "Go away! There's nothing left for you here!" I start to shake, furious with him. "She's not coming back! She's never ever coming back here again!" I grab another pillow and get to my feet to improve my aim. Out of nowhere, the tears begin to pour down my cheeks. "She's dead, you stupid cat. She's dead.” - Katniss Everdeen
Critique-
This is a great ending to the Hunger Games Trilogy. It advances quickly and has an eventful plot that is sure to keep the reader busy. This book has lots of sad plot twists that might make some readers emotional. There isnt a thing I would change about this book. Overall this book is fantastic and I think its the best of the three.