For YA fiction, this is pretty intense. Quite a few bloodstains to clean up. Overall, though, I was somewhat exasperated at the recycled use of the premise from the first two novels. I felt like whole "extreme makeover: warrior edition" thing might have worked really well in the Games arena, but when the Mockingjay takes on the Capitol itself, it seems to come off a bit thin and worn out. To buy that a 17 year-old kid with bad skin is the pivotal player in a war between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance (ooh, see what I did there?) is perhaps a little too YA for my taste. But in the end, this book does pull through for me--it offers up a surprising climax and a dark and stormy conclusion that leaves plenty to ponder.