Having thoroughly enjoyed the first two books, I had high expectations of this final piece of the trilogy. I feel as though in this last effort Collins ends up exaggerating a fair amount, when it comes to what happens both in the storyline and to the characters themselves. You get a feeling, especially towards the end of the book, that the author is really trying her hardest to make it as dramatic as possible, without the need to. The storyline also seems very jumpy throughout and it becomes very easy to get a frustrated at the main character's constant grouchiness and lament. Having said all that, the book IS still easy and fun to read and I'd obviously recommend reading it if you have finished the first two - after all, it would be silly not to!

This book is a real disappointment. The issues of the great first novel are all but absent in the final one, that is what ruined it for me. If like me you have read the first one (and found it great) then found the second one worse do notexpect great things from this novel, honestly the only thing holding you from hating the book after you've read it is that you know the ending otherwise looking back you will say 'that book is awful'. The reason for this is the subplots in the first book grow and grow until they are the real plot and there are no enjoyable subplots for others to at least partially enjoy. (The book recommendations are a lot better than this book)

After reading all three books in the Hunger Games trilogy I have to rate this as my least favourite. It was a good read but found it hard in places to the point where I walked away, unlike the other two. The clash between capitalism and communism grates after a while and seems to slow the pace.

I picked this book up after I had eagerly devoured the other two, and I hoped for an explosive end to the story. However, what I got was somewhat disappointing. Maybe it was the absence of the Hunger Games, or maybe it was the absence of Peeta, or at least the original Peeta that I had grown to love. I thought it was quite confusing in some places, and found myself having to re-read parts in order to understand quite what had happened. The ending was also a disapointment, as it seemed like Collins had just not bothered with a proper ending and taken the protagonist out of the equation in order to avoid writing it. For me, it was a huge anti-climax and the ending makes me see Katniss in a new light, one which I don't particularly like. I felt that it just didn't fit the story, and the relationship which is crafted between Gale and Katniss just seems like a pointless page filler after completing it. I would perhaps put it down to me being slightly older than the target audience, but saying that I thoroughly enjoyed the first two. Still readable, and maybe some people will really enjoy it, but for me it was a far-fetched, disappointing and anti-climatic end to what could have been a fabulous conclusion to the trilogy.

Review: I complete dived into this book after finishing catching fire because I was completely driven by the cliffhanger ending of catching fire and I have to say I was a little diaspointed with this bo overall. I found it much more difficult to get through than the previous two books and when I had finished it, I really didn't find it memorable at all. In terms of the characters and the way that they develope over this trilogy,no felt that with Katniss, it was a bit like one step forward and two steps back for her. She didn't seem to want to be the symbol for the revolution, when she had been so keen to be seen as unique and strong in the hunger games so far. I couldn't seem to work out what, or who she wanted throughout the course of the book and she seemed to have become hardened to any killing or suffering around her which I really didn't think suited her character at all, overall it seemed to be a departure in terms of characteristics for her. I absolutely hated Peeta in this novel as well, gone was the guy I was rooting for in the previous two books and I actually found myself switching off when mention of him came around. As I say, I really didn't find this book memorable and I honestly,y couldn't tell you the story arc of this novel at all, it seemed to peak in different parts and not really have a massively conclusive ending, which I don't really appreciate. Whilst I know that not everything needs to be tied up with a neat little bow, I like to feel a sense of closure whe I finish a book and with this series, I really didn't feel that. I'm going to try and watch the films and see if I get another perspective on this series but I was disappointed by the ending overall. If it wasn't for the massive cliffhanger at the end of Catching Fire, I could have happily stopped there but that book definitely leaves you wanting more, unlike this final book-not for me unfortunately!