Catching Fire |Hunger Games|2

Catching Fire starts off at the same pace as book 1 and again, keeps that pace right through. Collins has a structure to this trilogy, each book has 3 parts and each part has 9 chapters. This book follows Katniss as she is punished due to her act of rebellion in book 1 and she finds herself back in the arena of the hunger games but this time there is a plan amongst other contestants and her peers for another rebellion which she is the face of. I enjoyed this one almost as much as book 1.

Even better than the first one! Great book with a huge twist at the end. At first i didnt get it but then it all made sense. The last five word really caught me in. But it was a cliff hanger which made me want to read more! Dunno what went on in Suzanne's brain but it worked and it was genius!! Definetly the best book ever. go buy it!!!! Never thought id enjoy a book where 12-18 year olds fought to the death but here I am. #TeamPeetniss

Katniss and Peeta are adapting to life after the games, dealing with the trauma they endured and the consequences of it in their relationships and their life in general. There are more hints of rebellion and President Snow says the blame lies with Katniss so she mush convince him and all of the districts that she didn't mean to defy the Capitol. The first half of the book dragged. It was just endless variations of whether Katniss liked Peeta or Gale more. I mean there was almost nothing else going on. Yeah there were the background rebellion stuff but not too much. It only got interesting again once they were back in the arena. The Capitol showed their ruthlessness a bit more but since they already send kids to their deaths it wasn't like you had much sympathy for them anyway. The arena was good but honestly that was basically the plot of the first book. I did like Finnick though. I also liked how Katniss basically had no thoughts of rebellion in her head, it was kind of forced on her and if the Capitol had let her be it probably would have been fine. Anyway I'll read the next one but not looking forward to it so much.

First, I must say this. OMG. This is such a... a... an incredible, amazing, gobsmackingly fabulous book. It was well written, well executed, with so many ideas and clever plots and twists and turns that make me want to scream abuse at the “baddies”, or tear up with pity for Peeta or Katniss, or cheer on the characters that made this story what it is. How Suzanne Collins captured the characteristics of such good people, is a mystery. Before I read this book, I read many bad reviews saying that it was the worst book in the trilogy, and that no one would like it. I disagree with many of these insults, but, however I do have one complaint. Why why why, did she HAVE to invent the Quarter Quell? WHY? It ruins the whole story(and yes, I know I wrote that it was incredible amazing eta, but Y'no what I mean.) there is only 1 Hunger Games. She tried to make another Hunger Games, changed a few rules and called it something else. Not good, it makes it more commercial and totally makes the ACTUAL Games seem petty. The Games where the whole point. The first book revolved around the Hunger Games, and the second was supposed to revolve around Katniss being in trouble with the Capitol, not a stupid spin off of the Games. I just think that it would be a LOT better if the Capitol forces all the earlier victors to compete as a new idea, not something that has been around for a while. The Quarter Quell is a ridiculous idea. That all said and done, the second book in the Hunger Games Trilogy was still mind-blowing, and is worth all the $7 buck it was. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go rush off to buy the third and final in the trilogy. Thank you for taking the time to read my review. I hope it helped gather perspective. Goodbye

I choose a five-star rating because I think this book is uplifting and encourages the reader to never give up hope! It was written for teens and young adults, but it is really a book for all ages! The characters are strong and faithful to each other. I like an ending that can stand alone, but is an easy dove tale into the next book! Catching Fire is such a book! I look forward to the final book in this trilogy. I applaud Suzanne Collins for writing it! AMBER G