Mocking Jay is the final book in the Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The genre of this would have to be Sci-Fi with all the futuristic weapons and governments. The copyright date is 2010 and this is another post apocalyptic book where the government has separated America into what used to be 12 districts but to obtain the power the government, better known as the Capital, must have two people from every district fight to the death in an arena. When Katniss is drawn to go to the annual Hunger Games she starts to realize that being drawn is her chance to over throw the government. In this part of the trilogy is when the whole plan of overthrowing comes together as Katniss leads all the districts to fight back.

                   This story is told by first point of view by the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen as it shows her making further steps to make a movement for everyone to overthrow the Capital. The intended audience is teenagers because it has sappy love triangles and violence and death which maybe to adult for some kids. This book is in the Sci-Fi genre as it has futuristic weapons and vehicles in a post apocalyptic time line. This book is good for me because I am all over Sci-Fi/Fantasy books like mice on cheese. I love futuristic warfare or aliens and all that nerdy stuff. The author honestly didn't keep me very interested at all, this story starts to get bland about half way through the book. I wish love wasnt such a major factor in books i thought were action packed...But I do understand how most teenage girls would love this book and I think Suzanne did a great job reaching the intended audience.

                  Mocking Jay had no major effect on me. Like I said previously this story has lost its pizzazz, nothing too exciting anymore, it is very predictable and sappy and I didn't care for anything like that. The only thing this changed was how i truly realized Suzanne Collins is not as great of an author as she is idolized to being. The memory this brought to me was in second grade when I wrote better books than this. And yes I do know I am completely downing this book but I honestly do not think this is a good book. 

                 This book was not a good read for me. I think Suzanne could have at least written some more advanced literature in this but she is clearly incapable of doing this. I do not recommend this for advanced readers or teenage boys, let alone some teenage girls. I sincerely hope Suzanne can redeem herself with another book if she chooses to write anymore books.

Zach Friedlander

12/18/13

RATING:***3/5