Catching Fire |Hunger Games|

Name: Catching Fire |Hunger Games|
Rating: 8.63 (1194 reviews)
ISBN: 9780545586177

The second book in Suzanne Collins's phenomenal and worldwide bestselling Hunger Games trilogy is now available in trade paperback.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just earned for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules, and now there are rumors of rebellion in the districts. Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

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Published Jun 4, 2013

400 pages

Average rating: 8.63

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Readers say Catching Fire builds on the thrilling Hunger Games world with strong action, suspense, and surprising plot twists that deepen the story be...

njlbo1

Jul 18, 2023

10/10 stars

Draco_star

Apr 09, 2026

10/10 stars

Amazing book, I loved the ending where Katniss gets saved by District 13

thehungergames51

Mar 28, 2026

10/10 stars

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

nfmgirl

Mar 08, 2026

10/10 stars

When I started this book, I crossed my fingers and toes, closed my eyes, and chanted, "Please let it be as good as the first, please let it be as good as the first." Well, it wasn't. It was even better!

This book picks up in the lives of Katniss and Peeta following their win of The Hunger Games, and their win over The Capitol. They live on eggshells as they try to keep The Capitol pacified, but unrest is rising in the districts. And The Capitol is not happy-- not one little bit.

I don't want to say too much, as I don't want to give up the twists and turns that make this book so much fun. Katniss remains as spirited and impulsive as she was in the first book. Poor Gale is in torment over the relationship between Katniss and Peeta, but is still strong and convicted. Peeta and Prim remain as sweet and good and pure as driven snow, and Haymitch remains the antithesis of them, tied up and buried under his past with the help of a drunken haze. The mysterious entanglements of the districts, their history, The Capitol, and underground movements slowly begin to unravel and reveal themselves.

If you've read The Hunger Games, and you enjoyed it, please, please, please crack open Catching Fire today. You won't be disappointed!

doubleokay

Feb 22, 2026

8/10 stars

i think maybe the thing i miss the most about reading that i haven't been able to capture as a adult is the location memory that comes with a book. catching fire is so 7th grade laying on the floor of my parents bedroom waiting for my mom to flatiron my hair into the the desirable volume-less style of 2009.

anyway shout out to peeta for still being the best boy