MockingJay (book 3) - Suzanne Collins

Overview: 

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plains--except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay--no matter what the personal cost.

Review: 

This ending caught me off guard slightly, but in a good way. The norm has become that if a heated love triangle should rise that either one person dies off, or there was always a singular lover that shined brighter than the other, yet the left out third wheel isn't forsaken, but given a brand new love of his/her life (usually his) to finish out their days with.

Five hearts once again to Suzanne Collins. She not only found a solid way to pick off everyone who needed to die, but also found a way around making that awkward choice of love with a simple yet believable solution, without killing off the potential lover! That is rare, and I loved every moment of it. She is also realistic in her decisions of who becomes a delusional nut-job and why which is quite hard to hit on the head properly.
 

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Catching Fire (book 2) - Suzanne Collins

**SPOILER ALERT** 

This is a series book, please do not read unless you have read Hunger Games first!

Overview:
Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before...and surprising readers at every turn.

Review:

Wow. Can I just say that? Wow. I am left hanging on the edge of my seat, and luckily I waited for the next book to already be out before reading this one because I was able to pick up the next book instantly and continue the story. We were left off with Katniss embarking on a new journey now that the games were over, only the question was if this journey was with Peeta or Gale. (I personally was rooting Gale) Yet there is the lingering finger of the Capital that so menacingly likes to wedge their way into everyone's lives and push their agendas. (Yes, that is my personal anger rising a level, proof that this book has hooked me rather well)

This review earned five hearts. I was enthralled so well with this book, again I was able to feel the ripple of emotions as Katniss has her dreams shattered, her heart broken and her body fed to the wolves (of the capital of course!) Well done Suzanne Collins for another winner of a book!


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Hunger Games - by Suzanne Collins

Overview:
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister’s place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Review:
Honestly, the reason I haven't reviewed this sooner is simply because I hated the cover. If they had done a cover like this *points to the right* in the states I might have read it sooner. Heck, even the new cover above is more appealing to me than the bland 2D version the originally had. I also have to admit, that this isn't really my genre to read, however  I was thoroughly interested in it.

It earns four hearts since it took so much effort for me to get past the front cover. They obviously know what they are doing in Germany though. I was happily interested in the plot brought in here. I must admit, I had never read a dystopian book before and never really thought I'd like it. No....scratch that....I read The Giver back in 2001 because it was a mandatory read for school, but that was the only mandatory read I've ever had for school that I've actually liked. The characters were not only believable but so well managed in detail such as habits, psyche and mannerisms I could literally smell the booze on Haymitch's breath as he spoke. I was quite happy with the narrator's voice for a change when I listened to the audiobook. She was able to portray so many different people with her voice it was refreshing. Usually I'm left trying to find the words that say who is speaking and who is listening after the dialogue is spoken.

~Raschel

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