Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Aug 11, 2011 Sarah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: teen-young-adult, sci-fi-fantasy, favorites, 2012, dystopian

Okay, I was wrong about how long it would take me to finish this book.

It is currently three in the morning and I started this book around five in the afternoon; I read this in about ten hours. The fastest I've ever read a book.

Words can't really describe how good this book was! I was on the edge of my seat while reading it wondering what was going to happen next!

I know people say that Twilight is the next Harry Potter, but NO. HELL NO. This series is the next Harry Potter in my opinion. Not in ...more

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Jan 25, 2009 Samantha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, favorites

Have you ever read one of those books that you want to put down and stop reading because every page you read is one more closer to the end? Every great moment is one closer to that last page where you'll have to say goodbye to the wonderful characters you can't wait to read about again in the next story? That's how this story was for me and I'm in denial at the moment, lol.

I won't really go into a synopsis since I'm sure it's explained well enough above. Needless to say, I loved this one and may ...more

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Jul 14, 2010 Logan rated it liked it

Shelves: own-bought-ebook, movie-tv

This second book in the Hunger Games series was a disappointment. Some of the character and writing flaws that I was able to forgive in the first book (due to nice pacing and great action) stuck out like sore thumbs in this one. I was annoyed that we revisit the Hunger Games in much the same way as the first book, and Katniss seemed overly dense for such a capable and smart girl. I also found the Gale v. Peeta love triangle a bit tired this time around. Still, the ending left me interested in wh ...more

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Oct 27, 2011 Hasien rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, dystopia

This was the best of the series to me.

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Apr 23, 2010 PJ rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, 2011-books-i-ve-read

I'm reading this series one after the other. It's great storytelling, but it's a little frustrating how self-involved Katniss is. Still, I can't out it down. ...more

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