Mockingjay

I am finally done reading the trilogy! It has been a great journey to take with Katniss Everdeen - The girl on fire!

Here is a small excerpt from the Wiki article -
Mockingjay is a 2010 young adult dystopian novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is the third and final installment of The Hunger Games trilogy, following 2008's The Hunger Games and 2009's Catching Fire, and continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to lead the rebellion against the rulers of the futuristic society of Panem. The series was inspired by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and the Roman Gladiator games. Reviewers have noted that it tackles issues such as loyalty, war, and poverty, as well as what is real and what is not.

Spoiler Alert if you haven't already read this book -

 

I am pretty sure that I am not the only one who wanted Katniss to pick Peeta over Gale. Peeta loved Katniss on a level that Gale was never able to. I know that I probably sound like a teen as I say this. But living in a currently "almost dystopian" society as ours, happy endings are definitely coveted over sad ones. Books are an escape into what can be, and endings that promote the quality of hope over despair are the ones that we need to get past everyday drudgery. I have to admit, though, that I did not like Prim being killed off towards the end. To me it was a bit pointless since the whole population was suffering enough and so was the very confused teen, Katniss. What's the point of bringing more misery into the storyline? Oh well...

I would still recommend this trilogy to anyone who has yet to read them. Books like these also seem to bridge the generation gap between us and our kids with deeper undertones and a deeper understanding of what the world is hurtling towards if we don't stop and think about the planet we are leaving for the future generations.