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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

28 reviews

paigeinabook's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Drug use, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, War, Child death, Eating disorder, Blood, Addiction, Dysphoria, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

barnacle's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This series should be revisited by us who read it as kids. I cannot believe the new truths and unfathomable horrors uncovered by reading it again 13 years later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Body horror, Gaslighting, Child death, and Death

mbayram's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Ableism, Child death, Torture, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Trafficking

marthadude's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I feel like I vibed with this one less than the other two but still a worthy entry. The last line goes so hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Blood, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Self harm, Medical content, Murder, Child death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Grief, and Gun violence

tabbed_reads2much's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I cried more than expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Classism, Toxic relationship, War, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Boy, these content warnings are a beast

daisytrails's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Gun violence, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Addiction, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, War, Trafficking, Torture, Police brutality, Gore, Blood, Abandonment, Mental illness, Murder, Medical trauma, Child death, and Alcoholism

theirgracegrace's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Mockingjay completes a trilogy in a crescendo of violence and trauma. Katniss has survived two Hunger Games, but recovering from the trauma and finally defeating the Capital is a burden that she can barely bear. The frank discussion of the PTSD and mental psychosis that comes from so much death and devastation in a teenager is a breath of fresh air from how many childhood traumas are handled in fiction. The ending is bittersweet but offers hope for a future of healing. A riveting and visceral ending to a series that has changed how I see the world for the better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Vomit, Xenophobia, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Classism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Oh my gosh, where to begin? This story made me realize how fortunate I was with life. The people in the districts struggle for their basic needs like food, and it always breaks my heart. Katniss was badass until the end, damn, my girl, you're unstoppable and inspiring❤️ Prim😭 It's a good thing, she eventually was with Peeta and their kids💕 I liked that this has a hint of reality tv because it made the story fresh. But damn, the characters truly struggled a lot, Peeta seeing Katniss as a villain and all that. There were a lot of deaths and it was a pain to read😭 Overall, a great trilogy✨ Fast-paced and gripping❤️ Thank you, Suzanne😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Violence, War, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Torture, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

themadbloodstone's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

A great end to the trilogy. A lot of important characters deaths and plot-points felt a little brushed over or not as impactful as they should’ve been, but the aftermath and Katniss’s mental health and recovery are well-written and heartbreaking. 
The Hunger Games is definitely one of the few pieces of media that survived the slow death of the YA dystopian era and stood the test of time. I’ll be revisiting it again one day, and I am now excited to read the prequel book soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, War, Medical trauma, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Drug abuse

luminifera's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A good sequel and good closure for Katniss. Would like a sequel focused on another character too, showing what happens to Panem next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Gore, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Police brutality, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Child death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Vomit, Pregnancy, Classism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Gaslighting

Heaviest book of the three. The main cast goes off the deep end. One of the character sacrifices themselves for the others. Several characters die.