Review: This is the story of Katniss Everdeen. It's time for the reaping again where two children, boy and girl, are chosen from each of the 12 districts of Panem to fight to the death in the Hunger Games. 24 children go in and only one survives. Katniss and Peeta are chosen from district 12. They don't want to kill anyone, only survive. In the arena Katniss and Peeta make some decisions to save each other which begin a rebellion in the country of Panem. This causes a full on war between the Capitol and the other districts.
These books are written in present tense first person which is my least favorite writing style. I really don't like it. It takes a while for me to get used to. However, the stories are so incredible that I'm able to overlook my pet peeve and get absorbed into these books. I started reading The Hunger Games before Catching Fire was out. If you've never read these, make sure you have all three of them. The Hunger Games ends with a few loose ends but Catching Fire ends with a monstrous cliff hanger. It was horrible waiting for MockingJay to come out. What torture! I have read this entire series 3 times and each time I find myself staying up into the early hours of morning because I can't put the books down even though I know what happens.
Author: The following information is from Goodreads: Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children’s television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. For preschool viewers, she penned multiple stories for the Emmy-nominated Little Bear and Oswald. She also co-wrote the critically acclaimed Rankin/Bass Christmas special, Santa, Baby! Most recently she was the Head Writer for Scholastic Entertainment’s Clifford’s Puppy Days.
While working on a Kids WB show called Generation O! she met children’s author James Proimos, who talked her into giving children’s books a try.
Thinking one day about Alice in Wonderland, she was struck by how pastoral the setting must seem to kids who, like her own, lived in urban surroundings. In New York City, you’re much more likely to fall down a manhole than a rabbit hole and, if you do, you’re not going to find a tea party. What you might find...? Well, that’s the story of Gregor the Overlander, the first book in her five-part series, The Underland Chronicles.
Suzanne also has a rhyming picture book illustrated by Mike Lester entitled When Charlie McButton Lost Power.
She currently lives in Connecticut with her family and a pair of feral kittens they adopted from their backyard.
The books she is most successful for in teenage eyes are the Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. These books have won several awards, including the GA Peach Award.
Rating: ***** Five Stars
The reason I wanted to re-read these again is because on March 23 the new movie for The Hunger Games is being released in theaters and I am BEYOND excited for it!! YAY!!! Here's the preview:
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