Catching Fire By: Suzanne Collins

The second book of the book series, The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins is narrated by a girl named Katniss Everdeen. After the first book, The Hunger Games, she fights in the arena to survive, breaks the capitols rules, and falls in love, but is she really? Or is it just a act to stay alive? In this book the main characters are Haymitch, Ditrict 12's male mentor, Effie Trinket, District 12's female mentor, Peeta Mellark, Katniss' new "Stars crossed lover" and winner of the Hunger Games, Gale, Katniss' best friend and hunting partner, and Prim Everdeen, Katniss' younger sister.

In Catching Fire Katniss Everdeen once again gets into a whole new scary, heart breaking, and shocking adventure. Katniss and Peeta go on a Victor tour which is a visit to each district. When President snow makes a visit to her Victor home in District 12 everything goes wrong. He forces her to prove to Panem that she is head over heels for Peeta Mellark. Panem is starting to rebel against the capitol and Katniss is diffidently the sign of rebellion, or at least the Mokingjay is. After what Peeta and Katniss have done in the arena they may have helped create this uprising. Katniss should be happy there is an uprising right? After all she does despise the Capitol, or is she afraid of what might happen to her mother and sister? Gale? District 12? Or anyone she's ever loved? When Katniss and Peeta what Haymitch's arena tape they learn that Haymitch is a whole new person. Will this help them if they were to... be put back into the arena?

I chose to read this book because The Hunger Games kept me on the edge of my seat and i thought maybe the sequel will too. Catching fire caught a hold of me and I'd recommend it to anyone who are interested in the themes of love, action, mysteries, peace and war, journey, survival, or betrayal. If you get as attached to books as i do Catching Fire will diffidently make you cry, laugh, and feel like a new person. What i didn't like about this book is that the beginning is sort of boring and it looses me at first but i slowly get into the book as i read. Once i pick it up i just can't put it down. Anyone who reads this book should for sure read Mokingjay.

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