Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) in YA and Beyond

Dec 26, 2011 Laci rated it it was amazing

First and for most I have to tell you that the synopsis does not do justice for this book. When I first read the synopsis I could not figure out why everyone was ranting and raving about these books. One of my friends would ask me every time I saw her if I read them yet. I would tell her no not yet but I will very soon. I am so sad that I waited so long!!!

Katniss is back and she is living at Victor's Village with her family and Peeta. She doesn't know what to do because she is supposed to be mad First and for most I have to tell you that the synopsis does not do justice for this book. When I first read the synopsis I could not figure out why everyone was ranting and raving about these books. One of my friends would ask me every time I saw her if I read them yet. I would tell her no not yet but I will very soon. I am so sad that I waited so long!!!

Katniss is back and she is living at Victor's Village with her family and Peeta. She doesn't know what to do because she is supposed to be madly in love with Peeta but Gale is showing feelings toward her. I don't know about her, but I would jump on Gale like no other. I mean this is the guy who has been there for everything! They are best friends! UGH! Any way she has to go back on tour for the Hunger Games and she really just wants it to be done and over. President Snow makes a surprise visit to her to tell her that she will be with Peeta and not with Gale. He tells her that she will marry Peeta! What do you do now....she has to portray this image that she is madly in love with Peeta. Which she is in love with Peeta but there is Gale..... What to do, what to do..

Well it is the year of the 75th Hunger Games and that means that it is not just any other Hunger games, it is Quarter Quell. Every 25 years it is a special Hunger Games. There is basically no rules if you really think about. And this year to the Capitol is special. This year is going to the game of games. This year all the previous victors are going back to the area. I personally could not believe it. I never saw this coming. This is what I thought was going to happen in Catching Fire:

Katniss was going to go back to District Twelve and she was going to live in Victor's Village with Peeta. About a year down the line she was going to make it perfectly clear to Peeta that she loves Gale and she wants to be with him. The Capitol was not going to like it, but they don't own her anymore so what could they do. She was going to have a decent life in District Twelve with Gale. They were then going to have kids, and when there kids were old enough they were going to have to go into the arena.

Boy was I wrong. This book had so many twist and turns it was unbelievable. I could not put it down. It had everything you would want in a book and more! Thank you Suzanne Collins for one amazing read! YOU ARE THE BEST! Now on to book 3! ...more

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Mar 12, 2012 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-fiction-urban-fantasy-supernatur, read-in-2012

I'm just completely speechless...What an intense crazy story. I loved this book...with every word you could feel the roller coaster of emotions this book brought forth. It grips you from page 1 and doesn't let go. ...more

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Jun 22, 2011 Lalaine *myficbookreviews* rated it it was amazing

What a breath-taking sequel. I'm sure most of you have read this book already, so no need for a long review, and I do think that most of you will agree with me that this is just a clever and riveting book as The Hunger Games.

Katniss, as usual was all I would ever want for a heroin, she's just as courageous as ever. I grew loving this girl. I mean she's high-spirited person, flawed but that makes her perfect doesn't it? I admire her for swearing to protect Peeta in the Arena, his life for hers. H ...more

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Feb 17, 2012 A.B. Shepherd rated it really liked it

When I reviewed The Hunger Games I likened it to the Tomorrow Series by John Marsden which is one of my all time favorite book series. Reading this second book in The Hunger Games trilogy I still feel the same way.

Read more of my review here: http://abshepherdsreinventedreader.bl... ...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Lisa Consiglio-Wolff rated it it was amazing

It is official! I blew my book budget for the month! I finished Catching Fire and I have to say book 2 was as thrilling as The Hunger Games!

The ending I truly didn't see coming. I kept trying to guess as to how the author was going to venture into a third novel now, I know!

I am looking forward to starting Mockingjay as soon as possible. I have heard mixed reviews about others feelings about this ending novel but I want to see for myself how I will feel.

I hope it doesn't disappoint and that I w ...more

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May 16, 2011 ❀ ℓu-ℓu-ℓuna ❀ rated it really liked it

Shelves: time-contemporary, read-to-review

A wonderful second to the Hunger Games... there is nothing more breathtaking than the action packed imagination that Suzanne Collins relayed through her novels... this is perfect for everyone even the men for its not your typical chick lit alhough the subtle remnants of romance still makes all girls swoon for Peeta's and Katniss' story. This proves that girls can play it down and dirty... ...more

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Jun 07, 2011 Melissa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya, books-i-own, favourite-series, owned-books-read, re-reads-2015, 25-book-challenge-2015, 50-book-challenge-2025, re-reads-2025

November 24th, 2015
I just finished rereading this for I think the fourth or fifth time... However, it's probably been four or five years since I've reread any of the books in this series.
Reading this now as an adult, I find myself loving it even more than I remember! I always considered this my favourite of the series, and now I remember why! ...more

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