Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins

I wrote a review for this last year, but I wanted to give it a shot again. This is more of a rant than a review as well. Sorry.

SPOILER ALERT.

My name is Katniss Everdeen. Why am I not dead? I should be dead.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans - except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss'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 aside her feelings of anger and distrust. she must become the rebels' Mockingjay - no matter what the personal cost.

I had really high expectations for this book, mostly because of how amazing The Hunger Games and Catching Fire was, but I was very disappointed. The book just had too much going on, I couldn't keep up with it at all. One second they were here, next second they were there. It probably was an okay book, but because there was so much happening I got confused reguarly. And there were also so many new characters, like Jackson, Leeg 1 and Leeg 2, that died off like something that dies off really fast, so it was basically "Here meet this guy here and watch him die 2 chapters later in a very gory way,". I feel that there were alot of unnecessary deaths as well. I mean I understand Boggs death was necessary for Katniss to get the pod, but Finnick Odair? And Prim's death was completely pointless and she didn't even get a good death. I mean Rue, who we only knew for a good 5 chapters had half a chapter dedicated to her death, and Prim, the reason behind the entire revolution was killed in one sentence. I feel I would have enjoyed the book more if it was split into 2 books, because there really was too much happening.

Overall I think this book would get a 6/10 because I still am not quite sure that I fully understand the book.

The summary I got off Goodreads.