That was the whole of the third book, and I think it's actually really important that it was written that way. Too many books don't show the aftermath of war. It's not all glory and success and loss and triumph. It's all the pain that follows you afterwards for the rest of your life. I think it's incredibly well-written, and I've never seen another story that does it as well. That's what I didn't like about the movies: since you're watching the characters rather than being in their head, I don't think it could communicate Katniss's emotions and feelings nearly as well.
The author shoehorning in a romantic ending set in the future in the last 5 pages was shit, though.
Isn't the ending "And then the revolution faltered and the protagonist had a shitload of PTSD she never really recovered from?"
The fact I don’t even remember the last book whatsoever is testament to its drop off
That was the whole of the third book, and I think it's actually really important that it was written that way. Too many books don't show the aftermath of war. It's not all glory and success and loss and triumph. It's all the pain that follows you afterwards for the rest of your life. I think it's incredibly well-written, and I've never seen another story that does it as well. That's what I didn't like about the movies: since you're watching the characters rather than being in their head, I don't think it could communicate Katniss's emotions and feelings nearly as well.
The author shoehorning in a romantic ending set in the future in the last 5 pages was shit, though.