Mockingjay is the final book in the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In my opinion this is one of the best dystopian series ever written.It is difficult to describe the storyline of Mockingjay without giving away spoilers from the first two books - so this entry will be more about the overall series and feel of the novel.
Katniss Everdeen of District 12 in Paneem is a character who will give her life to save her sister, she will battle foes to the death, she will learn to love, and she will be the face of a revolution.
The Hunger Games were devised by the Capitol to keep the 12 districts in line. Each year two tributes, a teen boy and girl, are chosen to represent their district in a fight to the death on live television. In book one when her sister is chosen, Katniss volunteers to take her place. Through an amazing turn of events and circumstances, Katniss survives the Hunger Games.
In the second book, Catching Fire, because it is a 25th anniversary of the Games and the rebellion they are meant to remind people of, there is a twist. Contestants who won in the past will be put back in the arena to fight again. But the games do not end the way that the Capitol has written.
In Mockingjay, the rebellion that the games are meant to keep suppressed can no longer be contained. By the end, either the rebels will be forced back into their near-slave roles they have been assigned, or they will take over the whole of Panem and create a new government.
Suzanne Collins is a genius. This series is amazing. Readers who like suspense, action, great writing, compelling characters, and more would do well to run to the bookstore or library right now and start reading the series!
Collins, Suzanne. (2010). Mockingjay. New York: Scholastic.
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