** spoiler alert ** 
 This book left me feeling sad and bittersweet for days. The ending is not happy, and yet it is. Katniss and Peeta are left emotionally, physically, and mentally disturbed. But the Capitol has fallen, and everything is mostly okay. So many characters died, though . . . (Finnick. *sob*). But I supposed all the deaths made it more realistic -wars can kill pretty much anyone. I didn't like what Susan Collins did with Gale. But, aside from that, I couldn't put the book down, and enjoyed the bits of grim humor. A good end to a marvelous series.