Ratings1,758
Average rating3.8
I'm not sure how much I liked this one, even reflecting on it months later. There was a lot that I liked: the depiction of the PTSD of the Games' survivors, and the different ways that it manifested themselves. The fact that Collins was willing to present the Resistance as nearly as bad as Snow and the Capitol. The action scenes, which again are expertly and entertainingly written.
At the same time, I hate the love triangle that sprang up, especially since I saw Katniss and Gale's relationship as filial, rather than romantic, in the first book. I hate that Katniss becomes little more than a figurehead, a bauble for the revolution - exactly what Snow had wanted her to be for the Capitol. She escapes that by the end, but the fact that she's reduced to that was difficult to read.
Still, it's a strong book, and a good, logical end to the series.