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Chapter 1
Katniss wakes up in District 13, which exists underground and runs on strict schedules. She's been rescued from the Quarter Quell but is broken — Peeta is still in the Capitol's h…
Chapter 2
Katniss meets with President Coin and the District 13 leadership, including Plutarch Heavensbee. They want her to be the Mockingjay, the symbol of the rebellion.
Chapter 3
Katniss agrees to be the Mockingjay, but only after extracting conditions from Coin. She demands immunity for the victors who were captured, including Peeta, and the right to kill…
Chapter 4
Katniss visits the hospital in District 13 and spends time with the refugees from District 8. She also reconnects with Gale, and their relationship gets some attention after weeks…
Chapter 5
Katniss films her first Mockingjay propo in a studio and it's a disaster. She's stiff, unconvincing, and the footage is useless.
Chapter 6
Katniss is brought to a hospital in District 8 that has been set up in a warehouse. She sees the real cost of the war firsthand when she meets injured and dying civilians.
Chapter 7
Back in District 13, Katniss watches the propos that were filmed in District 8 get broadcast across Panem. The footage works.
Chapter 8
Katniss pushes hard to get Peeta rescued, and the leadership of District 13 resists because a rescue mission is risky and Peeta's value as a hostage is unclear to them.
Chapter 9
This chapter centers on the making of a propo that actually works. Earlier attempts at scripted propos failed because Katniss is a bad actress.
Chapter 10
District 13 goes into lockdown after Peeta's warning. Katniss and others move deep underground while the Capitol bombs the surface.
Chapter 11
Katniss watches the Capitol's retaliation against District 8 after her appearance there. The bombing is brutal and immediate, and it shakes her.
Chapter 12
Peeta appears on Capitol television again, this time looking worse and clearly under more pressure. He warns the districts that Thirteen is planning an attack, which the rebel lea…
Chapter 13
Thirteen is bombed by the Capitol, and the entire population retreats to the underground bunkers. The attack lasts hours.
Chapter 14
After the bombing, Katniss is furious and wants to act. She pushes for a rescue mission to get Peeta and the other Capitol prisoners out.
Chapter 15
The rescue mission launches. A small team goes into the Capitol to extract Peeta, Annie, and Johanna.
Chapter 16
Katniss and the squad move through the Capitol's underground tunnels to avoid the pods and cameras above ground. The mission shifts from a media stunt to something that feels like…
Chapter 17
The squad hides in a vacant Capitol apartment while Katniss figures out what to do next. They watch news coverage and realize the Capitol has announced that Katniss is dead, which…
Chapter 18
The squad moves through more tunnels and encounters mutts, which are engineered creatures that look and sound like dead tributes.
Chapter 19
The surviving squad members hide in the shop of a Capitol woman named Tigris, who turns out to be a former Hunger Games stylist who now hates Snow.
Chapter 20
Katniss and Gale separate from the others and move into the crowd outside Snow's mansion. The situation deteriorates fast.
Chapter 21
Katniss wakes up in a Capitol hospital after being shot by Boggs's squad member, Mitchell, who was under Snow's control.
Chapter 22
The squad moves through the underground tunnels beneath the Capitol, trying to navigate toward Snow's mansion while avoiding detection.
Chapter 23
The tar flood kills several squad members and forces the survivors to surface in a Capitol apartment building. Among the dead is Finnick, who is killed by the mutts released in th…
Chapter 24
Hiding in Tigris's shop, the squad watches Capitol news coverage and debates their next move. Snow has announced that Capitol citizens can shelter in his mansion for protection, w…
Chapter 25
Katniss moves through the Capitol streets in disguise, trying to reach Snow's mansion. She gets caught up in a crowd of refugees and witnesses a horrific event: a rebel hovercraft…
Chapter 26
Katniss wakes in the Capitol after the bombing at Snow's mansion. The children used as human shields were killed, along with rebel medics who rushed in to help, including Prim.
Chapter 27
At Snow's public execution, Katniss turns her arrow on President Coin instead of Snow. Coin dies.
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