Title: Catching Fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
Series: The Hunger Games #2
Genre: Dystopian Romance (YA)
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Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with her fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy; after all, they have just won a life of safety for themselves and their families. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge … two people should never win the Hunger Games.
I actually started reading Catching Fire this morning and finished reading it about two hours ago. Just like The Hunger Games, I couldn’t put Catching Fire down and it has earned a place on my Favorites shelf.
Suzanne Collins is a master with imagery and character development. It makes the story seem so real. You can’t help feeling sorry for the residents of Panem, a post-apocalyptic North America, because of the oppression from the Capitol. However, because the themes do seem a little barbaric, she puts in just enough hope, compassion, and romance to balance the story.
I really enjoy the deeper, more adult, themes this series presents. It doesn’t seem like a mindless read because of the implications and horror caused by the Capitol in the ways they oppress the residents of Panem. It’s almost like the world created in Fahrenheit 451, but told in a much more interesting manner and most of the people aren’t oblivious to the Capitol’s efforts to keep its residents in ignorance by oppression.
Anyway, there’s a part of me that wishes I hadn’t started this series until all the books were written. They’re so intense and it’s hard to wait in between each story. I want to know how the series is going to end. I want to know if the characters I care about will triumph over the Capitol and how much of a difference it will make if they succeed.
About Jenni Elyse
and which boy she will choose!
I know. Although, I’m okay with where she’s at right now. I know one boy so well and I don’t know the other boy hardly at all, so I can’t make a good decision. But, I’m okay.
I’ve come a long way since I read Eclipse, lol.
I am definately going to have to read these books. I’ve heard from multiple people that Hunger Games was a really good book!
It was so good! I borrowed your synopsis for FB. Hope you don’t mind. Someone asked me what it was about and you managed to put it into a pretty little package. When I read the question they posted, I just decided to not answer because it would have taken too much to try to explain. So thanks for condensing it for me.
Christie, I don’t mind at all! I’m glad I could help and I’m glad you enjoyed the book too! It’s going to be so torturous to wait until the third book.
Oh man I think I’m gonna have to go buy this one too. It was such a fun read. She really does a good job giving details where they belong and at other times skimming over. The characters are so interesting too considering all they’ve had to deal with. Great great book! Good post.
cant wait to read it!!
Just finished! AWESOME book. I am glad I didn’t wait until the next book comes out. It gave me enough excitement to tide me over for a year!
Glad you enjoyed it too. I also read it mostly in one day. What a fun series.