Having read the first half of the book a year ago, it took me a while to get back into the story. There are a lot of things that need tying up - the rebellion, the final confrontation between Snow and Katniss, the healing of Peeta and choosing between him and Gale.
I found it all too rushed.
The rebellion is happening without Katniss, as she is being used for propaganda. There are lots of Hunger Games type traps set around the streets of the Capitol, however, which heightens the peril for Katniss and her team.
As always with a civil war, it is the general innocent populace that suffers most - yes, they enjoyed wealth whilst the other Districts suffered, but are they responsible for the political actions of their leader? They die caught in the crossfire and as a result of the callous traps that take anyone regardless of faction.
Most of the pages are spent being chased or avoiding death, to the detriment of the characters.
