Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

If the first book in the series was about survival this one is about rebellion.

I stayed awake past my bedtime to finish this book. I couldn't stop so close to the end without knowing what was going on. Which reminds me of another thing I like about this series. You are Katniss throughout the entire novel, you hear her thoughts and see the world completely through her eyes. In some books you jump between characters, you hear other peoples thoughts, and you learn things that the main character does not know. But in The Hunger Games you are always by Katniss' side. You worry with her when Peeta isn't near by and you don't know what trouble he may be in. You feel her confusion when she doesn't know who is her ally and who is just playing the game. And you feel her anger when she is left out of the plan, and doesn't understand what is happening around her.

This book took a little longer to pick up then the last one. The beginning is a little slow as you live through Katniss' life after the hunger games. The author gives you time to see how much her world has changed and how it was affected by her victory. But don't stop reading because it picks up later, the action and adventure from the first book is back, but this time the stakes are higher and Katniss has more then just her own life and Petta's to worry about.

As everything has meaning now and is more important to everyone, Katniss struggles more then in the first book. She has amazing survival instinct, but has to learn to think of the consequences before she does anything. The world is full of hidden doors, danger, and mystery. Even if she doesn't know it, her best ally is her love for Gale, Peeta, Prim, Haymitch, and her mother.

Great story, 4/5

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