You’ve heard the buzz, and it’s true: this is even better than The Hunger Games. Collins comes up with some twists that had my mouth literally hanging open. If you expect sequels to disappoint, Catching Fire is out to rock your expectations. Oh--and Team Peeta, big time.

posted Sep 2, 2009 at 2:37PM

I absolutely love this sequel to The Hunger Games. Like the first book, Catching Fire is gritty, unexpected, and wonderful. I cannot wait for the third installment! Gale or Peeta?!! Tough one...I know I’m torn.

posted Sep 8, 2009 at 9:30AM

Against all odds, sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen won the Hunger Games, the forced battle-to-the-death between twenty-four children from the twelve districts of Panem (the nation formerly known as the United States of America). The Capital holds the Hunger Games every year to remind its citizens of a long-ago failed rebellion, and to make sure the people know exactly who is in charge of not only their lives, but their children's lives as well. Katniss wants nothing more than to get back to ordinary life, living with her mother and sister and hunting with her stoic friend Gale, but Katniss' win was too unconventional to go unnoticed. To save herself and Peeta, the boy from her district who was also chosen to compete, Katniss pretended to fall in love with Peeta, and that lie broke all the rules. Now Katniss has the attention of the Capital officials and the long-suffering people, and both sides are waiting to see what Katniss will do next. Will she toe the Capital line to ensure the safety of her friends and family, or will she use her rebellion in the Games to spark something bigger? Katniss herself has no idea, but a heart-wrenching tour of the outlying districts and a horrific surprise from the Capital will make up her mind if nothing else does. Katniss will have to decide what the consequences of her win will be, and whether or not those consequences can change things for the better or the worse. Catching Fire is the second book in author Suzanne Collin's new trilogy. The first book, 2008's The Hunger Games, focused on Katniss' desperate and action-packed fight for survival. Catching Fire picks up where The Hunger Games left off and opens the story up from the stadium of the Games to the ins and outs of the world outside, with a detailed and suspense-filled focus on the politics of this under-the-thumb dystopian world, and with tougher choices for our intrepid young heroine. Catching Fire is just as thrilling and gripping as the Hunger Games and with even more to think about, and we can only wait with breaths held for the third book to find out how Katniss' superbly told fight turns out this time.

posted Oct 8, 2009 at 3:47PM

gale has a much bigger part thank you collins it’s a really suprising ending love gale and peeta prim is amazing!!!!

posted Nov 3, 2009 at 5:00PM

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