After a long wait, I have finally read the final installment in the “Hunger Games” trilogy.  I read the other two books earlier in the year in 2010 and then had to wait for the third book to come out.   Once the book came out (September 2010) I had to find some time to read the book.  Actually, I had to make time to read it.  Reading helps to de-stress and I just needed to do it.  you can read my reviews of the other books here and here (d’oh didn’t write one for the first book).

Up front – this was the third best book in the series.  I was mildly disappointed in this book.  The story was good but was just not as good as the first two.  It seemed to me that the author was trying to develop the story as the story unfolded.  The twists and turns in the plot were minor and mostly the plot was about the Mockingjay recovering from this or that.  It just wasn’t in true hunger games fashion.

It also seemed obvious to me that Plutarch (games master) was busy trying to orchestrate yet another Hunger Games.  That became painfully evident early on but was blaringly obvious when they are in the command center going over the map for Capitol City.  And if there was any doubt in the final chapters as to who did what in regards to a certain bombing event – you weren’t paying attention while reading.

I still liked the book and i still liked the series – I expected more and for it to be better.  If the book was to be another Hunger Games – then play that up a bit more.  It is the how the first two books were written and the description of the games that got people intrigued.

I would still say to go read the book and the entire series though.