Today I finished Mockingjay, and I wanted to cry. Katniss’s squad, led by Boggs (who I really like) began their infiltration of the Capitol. First, they step into land mines that weren’t marked on the Holo (map) and Boggs died, but before he was gone he gave the lead to Katniss. They traveled through the sewers to avoid the pods which held “surprises” inside. The sewer wasn’t much better though. There were pods down there too, and when Snow discovered they still weren’t dead, he sent half lizard half people, mutts, after them. Somewhere around eight people died, including Finnik, a former victor, who I also really liked. But Gale, Peeta, Katniss, and two others made it into the Capitol’s center.

There was a pen of Capitol children in front of Snow’s house, and gift’s began raining down to the children from what was thought to be the Capitol. But the gifts began exploding, and when Katniss’s little sister Prim (who I love)went in to help th injusred children, she was killed too!! I almost started crying. Katniss learned that it was the rebels who let the bombs rain down, and Gale was one of the masterminds behind it. President Coin was thought to be the one to send Prim to the front line (that’s what Snow told her while he was jailed). So when the time came for Katniss to execute Snow, she shot Coin instead, which I did not see coming. Katniss was spared from execution, and after awhile, sent back to 12 to live basically alone (except for Haymitch). Peeta came back too, and I ended up liking him more than Gale after finding out what he did to Prim. And the two of them lived happily ever after (almost). A lot of other things happened in between, but you just have to read the book to understand. Too many things happened to write a full summary.

I really loved this book, but the ending was a major let down. It feels like the author just gave up and didn’t even try to end it. Basically, it was Peeta and Katniss had kids, the end. Gale didn’t even come back! That was a huge disappointment. He just dropped off the face of the earth, along with Katniss’s mother. I would have been even more upset, but Katniss should have killed herself like she was planning, or Gale should have killed Peeta, or vice versa. That would have made for a much better ending than Prim dying and Coin being assassinated. I still really enjoyed the book though, which is obvious after I read it in about three days. The trilogy has plenty of fantastic qualities, but it’s a shame it was the ending of the third book that sucked because it sure left a real sour taste in my mouth.