Rating: 5 stars
Cover synopsis: The success of the rebellion hinges on Kantiss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put away her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockinjay -- no matter the personal cost.
This was a heart-pounding conclusion to the Hunger Games series. I started and finished it all in one day because I simply couldn't stand to put it down not knowing how it ended.
I was, of course, saddened by how some things turned out, but others, particularly the love triangle were handled perfectly. Well, not fairy-tale perfectly, but exactly how I thought it should turn out, and I appreciated the way Collins tied it up without resorting to killing one of them off. Though, I'll admit, with the other big characters she killed off, I started to wonder near the end if she would kill Katniss off herself!
Now I'm dying to go back and read them again. But I think I'll have to wait a bit for my blood pressure to come back down. Seriously, these were intense. Good intense.
