Amelia's Book Room: Mockingjay

Last week I told you about the latest and (sniffle) final Hunger Games book, Mockingjay. I finished it not long after that post. So, let's talk about it! It's pretty impossible not to spoil the events of Catching Fire, so if you haven't read that, you probably shouldn't read this.

When we pick things up in Mockingjay, everything seems to be falling apart for Katniss. District 12 is destroyed, Peeta has been kidnapped by the Capitol, while Katniss, her family, Gale, and the remaining survivors of 12 are refugees in District 13. Everyone wants her to be the Mockingjay of the rebellion, the face that will encourage the districts to fight back. What will make a reluctant Katniss step up to lead (albeit for show) the rebellion? The sight of Peeta on a Capitol broadcast, being used by President Snow to regain power over the districts.

This is a very dark, serious time of battle and loss for Suzanne's series; prepare to get your heart broken many times over. While the end is slightly dissatisfying for some, all in all Mockingjay is worth the read, with lots of suspense and drama.

I hope you've all been reading Scat by Carl Hiaasen; it looks like we'll be discussing it on the blog next Sunday! Stay tuned for details!

Amelia's Book Room: Just Released: Mockingjay!

I'm afraid I don't have a regular review this week; I'm too busy reading the final Hunger Games novel!

If you're even a little into young adult books, chances are you've heard of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Today, the third and last book in the trilogy, Mockingjay, came out. I've been reading it pretty much all day since I got my copy in the mail, so hopefully next week I'll have a full-fledged review for you. So far, I'm liking it a lot!

Don't forget; we're reading Carl Hiaasen's Scat for the Dekoposh Reading Club, and will probably have a meeting to discuss it near the end of August! Happy reading!

Amelia's Book Room: The Hunger Games

Hiya, guys! Before I forget, I finally got Maximum Ride: Fang on Wednesday last week, and finished it that night! It was pretty good; I didn't enjoy it quite as much as book 5, because there was a lot of crazy stuff going on, but overall it left me anxious for more--which, sadly, I'll have to wait for for another year!

Anyway, back to this week's book. Avid readers everywhere have been falling in love with Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games series! Beginning, of course, with The Hunger Games, we get to know 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, and the world she lives in. In a post-apocalyptic world, Katniss lives in the poorest of twelve districts controlled by the overpowering Capitol. Every year, the Capitol chooses two children from each district to compete in the devastating and dreadful Hunger Games: a fight to the death for survival, and there can be only one victor.

Katniss has always fought to keep her family alive in District Twelve; the people she cares most about are her widowed mother, her best friend Gale, and her little sister Prim. So, when Prim is chosen to compete in the games, she has no choice but to put herself in her place.

This great trilogy is continued in Catching Fire, and the last book, Mockingjay, will be released August this year! Definitely a must-read, and they really live up to the hype.

Before I go, I have to mention one non-book-related thing: it took me forever to get around to writing this today, because I have found a new addiction: owl-watching! I love all birds, but one of my favorite kinds is Barn Owls, and I have found a very unique way of watching them with this live owl box feed from San Marcos, CA. Living in this owl box, set up by Carlos and Donna Royal, is Molly, a proud new mother, and her eggs; two of which have hatched. The father, McGee, stops by at night to cuddle and bring food, and we get to watch little owlets Max and Pattison grow! It really is amazing and addictive.

OK, I'm done now. Happy reading, folks! See you owl--I mean, all, later!