So surprisingly enough I didn't cry at all because I'm a heartless monster.

I haven't read Mockingjay or watched either of the movies since I first binged the series in seventh grade, so it felt more like reading it again for the first time with a vague knowledge of how it would end.
Seventh-grade me did not grasp the gravity of some of the situations in the book. I remember thinking it was boring, and while I still think that this is my least favorite novel from the trilogy, there are parts of it that I actually understand the importance of now and I still found it entertaining.
Once again, we get a found family dynamic with Katniss and her squad when they raid the Capitol, and honestly, I forgot about most of those characters but was glad to be reacquainted with them. I'd also forgotten how much I really didn't like picking sides in the love triangle debate, and while I do believe that Peeta is better than Gale, I still wish Katniss would've ended up alone. Her character arc throughout this book intrigues me a lot, and I think that the love triangle didn't help her explore that at all.
So even though I didn't like this Mockingjay as much as I liked the previous two books, I still think it's a great finale to what has to be one of my favorite dystopian trilogies.
4.25/5