Recap - Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

I never actually reviewed Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay here, although I reviewed the earlier books in the trilogy, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire.  At the time I read it, I had flown home, and left the book for my nephews.

So, here's a quick summary of the final volume in the best young adult series I've read in years.  In a future North American, Katniss Everdeen and a friend from District 12, Peeta Melerk, have twice survived the Hunger Games, a televised competition that pits young people from each district against each other.  However, each time Katniss survived, she found herself at odds with the people in power in the capitol, while she was viewed as heroine by the people in the districts in the country of Panem.   Now, in Mockingjay, Katniss must decide if she'll accept the responsibility of becoming the symbol of the rebellion, a rebellion that will change the course of Panem.

When I turned this book over to my nephews, I left it with young men who were seventeen and twenty-five.  And, they each had friends who wanted to read it.  Collins' series, as I said earlier, is one of the most riveting, original series I've read in years.  I know other adults who have read and loved it.  But, I also know this series was popular with young men who like to read exciting fantasy books.  You might want to consider this series as a last minute gift.

Suzanne Collins' website is www.suzannecollinsbooks.com

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.  Scholastic, Inc., ©2010. ISBN 9780439023511 (hardcover), 390p.

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FTC Full Disclosure - I bought my copy of the book.