Catching Fire

The book that I read was called Catching Fire; the author is Suzanne Collins. The reason that I chose this book was because in class we read the first book in the series (The Hunger Games) and I loved it, so I figured that I would read the sequel to this great first book. This is the second book in the Hunger Games series. The setting for the events is: the characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Malark, District 12 tributes, have to visit each District on the Capitol’s victory tour. The tributes have to do this because against all odds, they won the Hunger Games.
In this book Katniss and Peeta return home to District 12. That day they must start thier “victory tour” to visit all of Panem. President Snow explains to the two tributes how much he didn’t like when they threatened to kill themselves at the end of the 74th Hunger Games so that they could both live. Snow says that on the victory tour, they must prove their love to each other. Snow also threatens to kill Katniss’s family and friends if she cannot prove to everyone that her love was out of the love for Peeta and not out of defiance of the Capitol. During the tour Peeta publicly proposes to Katniss, hoping to settle the disagreement between Katniss and Snow. When Peeta and Katniss come home to District 12, they learn that for the 75th Hunger Games 24 victors from all of the previous years will have to compete in the Quarter Quell. The Quarter Quell is an annual event that occurs every 25 years. Knowing that Peeta and Katniss will have to compete once again, Katniss devotes herself to protecting Peeta. Later during the Games, Peeta and Katniss join up with Finnick, a 24 year old, and Mags, an 80 year old mentor. Both are from District 4. After Mags dies, Katniss and everyone else join up with Johanna Mason, Beetee and Wiress. Then they construct a plan that has many different outcomes which are good and bad. This complex plot is full of excitement, adventure, and surprises. This keeps the reader going!
Two things that I liked about this book are that it is paced perfectly, and it has a great plot. In my opinion there are no negative parts in this book. This book is appropriate for all ages, and I would recommend this book to everyone because everyone would love it.