I used to love the series with [book: Hunger Games] and [book: Catching Fire] but with what came out of Mocingjay, I was just disappointed. First, there were a lot of happenings twas sometimes hard for me to catch up. The whole book wasn't memorable. Then there were a lot of sacrifices just for the utterly stubborn girl like Katniss. To think she should be at least grateful enough for all the killings that happened just for her to survived. The only character I loved was Johanna Mason. I would be happier if she was the Mockingjay.
Then I hated the love triangle. Katniss should have chose between Peeta and Gale from at least the middle part of the book. But wisely the author keeps everyone hanging until the very end. Til the last three pages. A piece of trick to keep the readers turn the pages. But it didn't work for me like that. I just finished this one for the sake of the first two books. And she ended up with Peeta! I was really against it 'cause it just reminded her of the Hunger Games and she was better with Gale (but maybe not Gale with Katniss. Come to think of it I would be happier if she did end up with neither).
The ending wasn't satisfying enough. It didn't make me think that it settles everything. It just ended the story for the sake of ending it. The words were happy but the tone wasn't, almost tragic. Did the author intended that way? Katniss sounded sad and exhausted in the epilogue.
Maybe I did expect too much from this book and my mood as I read it didn't help either. Oh well, good thing the series ends here 'cause I wouldn't bother to read another installment.
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