A worthy wrap-up to the Hunger Games trilogy, with the same kind of action and conflict and intrigue as the others. This one left me a little deflated, though. In the end, although the "good guys" do win, some of the casualties late in the story seem almost unnecessary. The loss of Rue in the first book, for example, is an emotional focal point for the whole series; losses of characters we've grown to like and root for late in the story serve only to leave Katniss more lonely and broken at the end than she would have been otherwise. This book, in contrast to the other two, does end with a note of finality, of closure; don't think you'll be left with any cliffhangers to resolve on your own. And it does, thankfully, end with a degree of peace for Katniss, who has suffered so much abuse throughout the series that you're glad to see her finally be let alone to live her own life. 
 If you enjoyed the other two books, you need to read this one to find out what finally happens to Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and all of the other characters you've grown to know and love. I wish it could have had a much brighter ending, but like real life, sometimes a spectacular story has a rather ordinary ending. Then again, an ordinary life is what Katniss has been longing for the whole time, now isn't it?