Mockingjay

The last of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay is the weakest of the three books. Katniss and Peeta return to the arena, slated to fight to the death against other victors yet again. This time there's a rebellion underfoot and a handful of the victors escape the arena to stoke the flames of revolution. Peeta, however, is captured by the capital and thus, we have angst as Katniss and Gale team up to rescue Peeta from the clutches of the evil capitol, as Katniss takes her role in a manicured broadcast of rebellion. It's a very odd take on revolution and propaganda and unlike the empowered girl of the first two books, Katniss comes across very much as bumbling, meandering, powerless token of forces beyond her control. Her actions in this book seem fairly useless and ultimately contrived by those around her for their own benefit. After plowing through the first two books, I found this one something of a let down. And I hated what Collins did to Peeta. Sadistic bitch.

At any rate, after you've gone through the first two books, you really have to finish the third. And if you're into melodrama, you may enjoy it.