Mockingjay, a book review by Difan Li

 Mockingjay

Book Review by Difan Li

Mockingjay is the final book of the Hunger Games Trilogy, and is every bit as thrilling as its predecessors. Rather than marking the quiet end of an incredibly successful and already action-packed series, this book builds up the conflict to its peak, providing readers with the most conflict and dynamic plot by far. Katniss Everdeen has finally escaped the clutches of the Capitol by her ‘rescue’ to District 13, a district that was seemingly obliterated by the government but had gone into hiding and was now plotting the rebellion. Katniss, the mockingjay, the symbol of the rebellion to each of the districts, is faced with the pressure and danger of her role. Struggling to cope with her own past as well as the loss of those she loves, she channels her hatred of the Capitol into fighting for the rebel cause, despite not fully trusting those she works with. With each blunder, she risks more and more, and finds herself unable to protect all those she holds dear. While the readers are to be devastated with the losses of many well-loved characters, it is almost impossible to not want to continue reading and silently hoping that Katniss pulls through to the very end, though whether that end be of peace and success remains uncertain for the entirety of the story. I would highly recommend reading the final story of this series along with all of the previous books. While this book concludes the thrilling tale, Katniss’ story continues to live on, both in the fictional world and in our own world today. The dystopian genre of the book marks the warning that the story entails to our future, showing the danger of such a fate and the destructive ends that some paths may lead us down.