Thankfully the ending of the second book wasn't AS MUCH of a cliffhanger as the ending of the first book, so I was able to get a good night's sleep in between finishing the second book and picking up the third.
I read a bunch of other reviews of this book and I don't agree with what the consensus seems to be - that there were far too many loose ends left open at the end of this book. I felt it helped tie up any and all loose ends rather well.
Everything makes perfect sense by the end of the book, but of course....that's getting ahead of ourselves. The Questions we have at the beginning of the book about District 13 and what goes on there are quickly answered. There's even mention of the runaways we meet in Book 2 and whether or not they ever made it all the way to 13 with the rest of the exiles who have run away over the years.
A friend who was into the series as I was posed a question that Katniss posed as well about why 13 wasn't as involved as it had been throughout the other two books and how if they have the resources they appear to have why they weren't more well known throughout the other districts other than the source of myth and legend that they've become. I don't agree with my friend on this point, I think the books offer up a very valid explanation of these things and there really isn't anything left to question on that front. But I suppose I would be considered a very Coin like thinker in that sense. I happen to agree with the leadership of 13 in their belief that making themselves known too soon, despite how much it may have helped others throughout the districts would have only led to more trouble and suffering for the rest of the districts, and sadly the residents before anything could be done to help them, and despite their resources, if they don't have the people to hold the weapons and plan the attacks then there is no point in acting at all. They would be crushed immediately and then any advantage they may have had would be gone.
This was the biggest point for me, as almost everytime the conversation comes around to these books between me and friends and family they all seem to make this statement about how 13 should have been involved more throughout the series and throughout the years leading up to the series but it's one that I'm in complete defense of Coin on. I don't agree with all of her decisions and choices, but on this particular issue I think she acted exactly as she had to and had no other choice but to act as. But apparently, I'm one of the few people who see it this way. I think she did good.
And overall, now that I've finished the series, I'm eagerly anticipating the movies. But as my friend stated after reading only the first half of the first book "I'm already fearing the differences the movies will make to the story I am already madly in love with".
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