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

Feb 16, 2012 Karen’s Library rated it it was amazing

Shelves: re-read-quite-a-few-times, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, favorites

Yup. Catching Fire is my favorite of the Hunger Games trilogy. My reread journey continues with Mockingjay.

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Feb 23, 2012 Rachel Fisher rated it it was amazing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Title: Catching Fire - 2nd Book in the Trilogy
Author: Suzanne Collins
WARNING - SPOILERS INCLUDED!

My personal feelings - LOVED this book! LOVED it. Truly. It's weird, because there is a lot of revisitation, but it's done right. I felt like she was true to Katniss and Peeta throughout. My only beef is that I never really connected with Gale in the first book and still struggled to do so in this one. I give it 5 stars.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Catching Fire - 2nd Book in the Trilogy
Author: Suzanne Collins
WARNING - SPOILERS INCLUDED!

My personal feelings - LOVED this book! LOVED it. Truly. It's weird, because there is a lot of revisitation, but it's done right. I felt like she was true to Katniss and Peeta throughout. My only beef is that I never really connected with Gale in the first book and still struggled to do so in this one. I give it 5 stars.

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In this story Katniss finds herself adrift in the Victor's Village with Peeta and Haymitch, in an uneasy place with her former best friend, Gale. Though he kisses her once, that is their one moment and then they must retreat back into their roles. Gale now works in the coal mines, like all men from the Seam. And Katniss just tries to survive the calm after the storm. Everything changes when a personal visit from President Snow let's her know that all is not well. The Capitol did not like her outsmarting them with the berries and there is unrest in some of the other districts. He warns her to convince the world that she was in love with Peeta, despite the fact that she is not. It is clear from his threat the the lives of the remaining people she loves hang in the balance on her ability to tell the right story and save the Capitol face.

Which brings me to the Quarter Quell. You'd think that revisiting the Hunger Games would be redundant, but it was actually pretty fantastic. You meet all the other Victors and even fall in love with a few. A dangerous thing that, to care for a character in this series. They tend to die off at an alarming rate. The Quarter Quell Games are truly diabolical and disgusting, but all of the preparation leading up to them gives you hints of a hidden pattern, an organization. Though Katniss seems oblivious, even she begins to sense something different in the conversations and interactions with others around her. In the midst of the Games, alliances are forged and Katniss once again has to place her faith, and her life, in Haymitch's hands. Her only goal is to save Peeta's life, a repayment of debt for his sacrifice in protecting hers in the prior Games. Despite her surety that she does not have the same feelings for Peeta that she has for Gale, under the cover of night and in the middle of Hell, they reconnect once again. This time there is no pity, no sickness, no cameras, only Peeta and Katniss and hunger. To say that this leaves her confused is to imply that this is a romance novel. She's not confused, she has no time to be confused! She is trying to stay alive people! So it's a moment, just a moment.

When her alliance begins to figure out the Game Arena, they start to manipulate what they can. They craft a plan to electrocute their two most dangerous remaining opponents, but <<<(view spoiler) ...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Emily rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, 5-stars, read-2012, messed-up-future, science-fiction

I have no idea why I waited two and a half years after my first experiance with The Hunger Games to read this. It was as awesome as the first book. I can't wait to see how the movie will handle it as well. It still does not beat my undying love for Battle Royale however, hahaha. ...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Michelle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I enjoyed this book a lot. I found that it was more unpredictable then the first. Also, with the second book, it ended in a way that made me want to read the next one more so than after finishing the first.

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