** spoiler alert ** 
 I didn't want to review this book until I had a really good chance to sit down and take it in for all that it is. 
 I entered into this trilogy with very high hopes for the series. And after being slightly disappointed in the progression of the initial story in the second book, I REALY hoped to see an epic ending for this series in this one. 
 But I ended up walking away from this trilogy very disappointed and after giving myself 24 hours to sort through the reasons why, I'me ready to attempt a review. 
 First off, I can't review this book for what it essentially is (a war novel) because it was disguised as a YA novel and I went into it expecting such. So the things that have disappointed me and caused me to drop my rating can arguably be considered "besides the point" but I can't help how I feel. 
 In The Hunger Games, Katniss was a firecracker. She was young, powerful, and in control of her destiny. But as the series progresses, we watch all that power get taken away from her; essentially drowning her in doubt, and defeat. I didn't like reading through this depressing portail of what war does to the human condition. It's just not my thing. But did Suzanne Colins capture the uselessness of war to a T ? Absolutely. But that doesn't change the fact that it seemed like her initial vision of a dystopian world got side tract by her side notes of what brought the Huger Games on. And although I know WHY she killed so many supporting characters in such useless ways, I still can't help but be upset by the deaths. Especially that of Prim and Finnick's which really left me emotionally drained and incredibly depressed. 
 And it has to be mentioned that the love triangle so carefully created and maintained throughout the first two novels essentially went absolutely nowhere in this one. And although the final result was to my liking, the way it came about was disappointing. Katniss just ended up with Peeta because he was the only one who stuck around... Gale just gave up and walked away, and Peeta was there to pick up the remaining pieces of Katniss' mental instability even though throughout most of this entire novel there isn't really a connection between the two at all. 
 Maybe someday, I could try to reread this book knowing what I know now; So that I can really take it in for what it is. But for now, THIS is all I can say about it, and that will just have to do.