Scholastic Press – andrea's galley

“You know, you could live a thousand lifetimes and not deserve him.”

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian
Actual Rating: 5 stars
Spicy Meter: 1 fire emojis
Content Warnings: Too many content warnings to name, this book is about children being forced to kill each other, most literally against their will. Contains some romantic content, but nothing sexual.

“Catching Fire” follows Katniss Everdeen once again, a year after she’s been crowned victor along with her “star-crossed lover” Peeta Mellark, after the last Hunger Games took an unprecedented turn—a turn that seems to have ignited the start of a revolution.

Oh my God, now I remember why this book was always my favorite of the trilogy. “Catching Fire” is extremely suspenseful, ending with the twistiest of plot twists. We get to meet a ton of new characters that win your heart almost immediately, we get some more Katniss and Peeta frenemies ensamble, and of course, we get the action-packed show that this series by Suzanne Collins always guarantees. Good thing we now have both all the books and all the movies to resort to after finishing this “Catching Fire” re-read—I still remember how anxious I was waiting for the third book, “Mockingjay” to be published, back in 2010.

I would once again recommend either reading this or re-reading this book ASAP, it is the superior one out of this trilogy and the movie, in this case, truly can’t compare.

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“Here’s some advice. Stay alive.”

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian
Actual Rating: 5 stars
Spicy Meter: 1 fire emojis
Content Warnings: Too many content warnings to name, this book is literally about children being forced to kill each other, most literally against their will. Contains some romantic content, but nothing sexual.

“The Hunger Games” follows Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old who volunteers to participate in a yearly, deadly, pointless, televised competition that pins down 24 teenagers against each other until only one victor remains. Why does she volunteer, you ask? Well, because her little sister, who’s only 12-years-old, had been randomly chosen as that Games tribute and she couldn’t simply let her die. As simple as that.

I rated this book at 5 stars back in 2010, and now, almost 13 years later, I will do it again this was an absolute amazing 5-star read. If I could’ve read it in a single sitting, I would’ve—all the characters are either extremely lovable or extremely easy to hate, so emotions are high and the adventurous, wildly dystopian world that is described does not disappoint. I am rereading this series to get ready to 1) read the prequel and then 2) watch the movie of said prequel, and I just must say that I am so happy I re-grabbed these books.

I would recommend either reading this or re-reading this book ASAP, the movies are pretty similar to the books but it’s a complete different experience—in the movies we see the world as a whole, while in the book we see the world through Katniss’s eyes (which is so so much better, in my opinion).

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