Book Review

IThe Capitol is in control, there is no other way… but it’s catching fire, and that control might just be loosened soon enough. Maybe there is hope after all.

This is the second book in the series, and after everything that happened to Katniss in the previous book, it’s now gotten even more messed up. Didn’t think that was possible? Yeah, no one did. But now, there’s another game yet again, and there’s a twist. Katniss and Peeta were supposed to be safe after the last game as victors, but on the anniversary of the games, that might no longer be the case. What can they do… except survive?

The first book was great, and this one was no different (even before I finished it). The Hunger Games made you care, and now Catching Fire brings even more emotion when something happens to those characters that you’ve come to care about. You root for those characters more, and because the new games are about old victors (who are famous), they have a bit more personality and reputation than the characters in the last book (no offense to those characters). You start to care about some of the new characters before the games even start, too, since everyone somehow knows them (and it’s not just what Katniss knows about them, but it’s also what Haymitch knows). They got to know each other before the games, care about each other (somewhat), and that makes it even more difficult to see people die in the games (which is inevitable).  

I must say that this one is better than the others in the series so far. Somehow, there’s more going on even with less action. There’s the uncertainty of who to trust, but also the fear of trusting since people could betray you or, even worse, not betray you, and instead become someone you care about, which makes their falling even more difficult. 

This book deserves a 5 out of 5 clocks. I read this book in about a week and a half, and it’s definitely worth the read!