Mockingjay

Finally finished Book 3 of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy. I enjoyed Mockingjay more than the second book, but was still disappointed overall. So dark and depressing. Dismal, joyless, bleak are more adjectives that come to mind. The heroine seems to be in a perpetual state of confusion and rehabilitation and has become a major, big-time buzzkill.

Catching Fire

Catching Fire is Book 2 of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. I didn't like it as much as the first book. The main character, Katniss is starting to wear on me. I was also surprised—not in a good way—by the plot, which I won't give away here. Let's just say I was hoping the story would focus more on life back at home in District 12 after being victorious in the Hunger Games. Maybe flesh-out the characters more, provide more history of Panem in flashbacks, get more insight into what life is like in some of the other districts. Nope, instead we get a Quarter Quell. You'll have to read the book to find out what the heck that is.

I've just begun Book 3. I'm still annoyed with the main character but starting to get into the story.