Book 3 in the Hunger Games trilogy.
Katniss is out of the arena, but is distraught when she realises that not only is Peeta in the Capitol's hands, but her home, District Twelve, is bombed and broken. All the survivors have been taken in by District Thirteen, but the rebellion is past the point of return, and she needs to decide if she will be the Mockingjay that everyone wants and expects, or whether she will accede to the Capitol's wishes and try and defuse the situation.
This book is the best of the series, as final books often are. I like this one because it branches out from Katniss in some ways, bringing in more victors, but also homes in on her, while she is struggling to cope with the knowledge that anything she does will be taken out on Peeta by the Capitol. I like how they don't shy away from describing her difficulties, and it makes her pretty easy to relate to in some ways. It also draws some interesting parallels between the Capitol and District Thirteen, in how Katniss is treated as a TV star not a rebel.
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