Yes, the mutant wolves and killing off 22 characters was bad. And yes she did it in Catching Fire too. Well, Mockingjay is worse. Well, no, she doesn't kill off as many characters, (only about half of what she had left). She just makes you like them more. My complaints about who dies would spoil the book so I won't get into it. Oh, but their deaths are much worse, sometimes seemed pointless to me, and so close together you have no time to absorb it or mourn them. Half the time Katniss doesn't have a chance to mourn them. And then there is a lot more talk about torture. And getting horribly injured. And about killing children. And being insane. I seriously thought Katniss was going to go insane a couple times there; she basically is by the end. Last bad thing; I hate the name Peeta.
Good Stuff; it kept me captivated right to the end. I felt everything Katniss felt, I wanted to know what would happen, I understood why she picked who she picked at the end even though I had previously rooted for the other guy. I did enjoy it, I just think I'll enjoy it a lot more the second time when I know what's coming.
I'd say, if you liked the first two, read the third and be prepared for nightmares. I think the worst part about her books is that I found none of it unrealistic. Half of it is based on the past... I'm on the brink of going too deep but this is my first review and I'm going to save that for now; next up, Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry. Or maybe Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey.
Rating? Good, probably great the second time
Read again? Definitely.
You read? If you enjoy the first two then yes, of course. Otherwise, I would encourage you to try the first two (skip the stuff about clothes if you have to); just be ready for the realistic consequences of war and human nature.
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