Catching Fire |Hunger Games| (The Hunger Games)

It took me a while to finally finish Catching Fire. I started reading it immediately after finishing Hunger Games and was a little let down by the slow start. I stopped about midway through only to pick the book back up a couple months later to actually start over and focus entirely on this book. The victory tour was sluggish but it served a purpose that needed to be read - rebellion was on the horizon. When the 75th Quell was announced I wasn't surprised because Katniss had to be put back in the games somehow. From that point on though, I couldn't put the book down. Suzanne Collins does a great job writing about the events inside the dome and the twist at the end is a good one although it was something I suspected happening. It's a pretty good middle book that leads into the third and final in the series.

I really loved this one. I've seen the movie so it was fun to see what was added and left out during filming. Obviously the book is better lol. I'm really enjoying the voice narration too. I can't wait to continue to the next book. I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to read these.

I still absolutely love the arena in Catching Fire. It's a very cool concept and is utilized so well in the story.

Gale in this book starts become pretty toxic in his relationship with Katniss, pressuring his feelings on her, guilting her for any feelings she may have for someone else. I get that he's a teenager, but he is the least endearing character of the cast.

Hahaha! There are R.O.U.Ss in the arena.

Absolute favorite book of the series, probably my favorite book of all time

i forgot how little of this one is actually the games, i guess that makes sense though. i like how everything is concealed and revealed in this one. i think it does really well as a second book, transitioning to mockingjay but not changing so much from the first one’s tone that people who read it as it came out were disappointed/confused.

5 stars again but i reallyyyy don’t like this narrator