Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Feb 06, 2010 Larissa rated it it was amazing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. *Might contain minor spoilers if you haven't read The Hunger Games!

After hearing so much about this series and the cliffhangers it has, I am really happy that i bought both this and The Hunger Games at the same time. I read them back to back and now I’m just dying for the third and last installment of this amazing trilogy.

Catching Fire starts off a couple months after the events in The Hunger Games and only we learn what happened in this period through flashbacks. I found that was a great way to ...more

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Jan 21, 2010 Kit rated it it was amazing

After reading The Hunger Games yesterday I hurried to get into Catching Fire today and I was not dissapointed. This book picks up Katniss' story where Hunger Games leaves off and again we see Katniss' growth. Having survived the hunger games, Katniss now struggles to find her place back home in District 12 as well as struggles with the realization that she has unwittingly become the rally cry that leads the revolution. When she is thrown back into the arena she has to decide whether she will def ...more

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Dec 05, 2009 Inga rated it it was amazing

It was an excellent sequel to the Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins is fabulous writer!
She take the story of Katniss and Peeta to the next step who after winning the Hunger Games have to come to the arena again. In the end of the Hunger Games book Katniss and Peeta were willing rather to die than kill each other and that act is seen as very rebellious towards the Capitol.
As a punishement Katniss ends up on the arena again and Peeta volunteers for Haymitch. So the games start again, but this time the ...more

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Feb 22, 2010 Elizabeth *Swords for Fighting* rated it it was amazing

Before re-reading Catching Fire, I forgot how much I loved it! I do not know how she does it, but Suzanne Collins has done it again. It is as good if not better than the first book, The Hunger Games. This series is extremely addictive. I could not put done this book even though I have read it before and know what is going to happen. With all of the action, it is such an exciting book. No wonder it was a quick read.

Like the last book, the characters are just amazing! Katniss is the same as the la ...more

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Mar 22, 2010 Kaitlyn rated it it was amazing

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the sequel to the New York Times Bestseller The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games revolves around sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen who lives in Panem, which came about after the destruction of North America. Panem consists of 12 districts (the 13th was destroyed after a rebellion) and is run by the Capitol. Every year the Capitol selects one male and one female between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the districts to participate in the “Hunger Games” to remin Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the sequel to the New York Times Bestseller The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games revolves around sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen who lives in Panem, which came about after the destruction of North America. Panem consists of 12 districts (the 13th was destroyed after a rebellion) and is run by the Capitol. Every year the Capitol selects one male and one female between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the districts to participate in the “Hunger Games” to remind them of the rebellion of District 13 which occurred 74 years earlier. Each tribute must adapt to fighting and surviving in an arena until only one tribute remains. It is the ultimate fight to the death. The Hunger Games are somewhat Survivor-esque with twists and turns thrown at the tributes from the Gamemakers. The arena changes with each Hunger Games so no one knows what to expect. As another unpleasant event, everyone at home is forced to watch the Hunger Games on television. The winner of each Hunger Games receives safety, food and security, which is not common in Panem. Even this basic rule is bound to change. The results of the 74th Hunger Games ultimately leads us into what is the second book in the trilogy, Catching Fire. While survival seems to be the word in The Hunger Games, rebellion seems to be the word in Catching Fire. All of the rules of the Hunger Games are about to change and we are taken along for the ride.

Katniss is a tough girl who has been taking care of her mother and younger sister ever since the early death of her father. District 12, where Katniss is from, is quite small and rarely produces winning tributes. I guarantee you will fall in love with the characters in The Hunger Games and they will not disappoint you in Catching Fire. They are back with bells on and we even get to add some depth to quite a few more of them. Suzanne Collins isn’t afraid to talk about controversial issues and you end up loving the book even more for it. I devoured Catching Fire in no time and I will be on the edge of my seat until the next installment is released next year. Warning: the cliffhanger at the end does not help with this feeling! Rumor has it that Lionsgate has bought the rights to The Hunger Games and it will be made into a movie in 2011. To say I am thrilled about this would be the understatement of the century!

I really, really enjoyed this book (and the preceding one) and I strongly suggest you to check both of them out! Make sure you have an open schedule when you pick them up to read because you are not going to want to put them down! You feel immersed in the world of Katniss and the supporting characters to a point where you can almost see their situation as being a reality. I am still on a post-reading high (I started writing this review mere minutes after I was done reading) and I am so glad that this one did not disappoint. I will probably add another book to this month’s bookshelf since I devoured this one only four days into the month. I look forward to hearing what all of you think of Suzanne Collins’ fine books-please take a chance on them!

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Nov 30, 2009 Ange (Our Epic TBR List) Schmelzer rated it it was amazing

Katniss, Peeta and Haymitch are at it again. We find them in the Victor's Village trying to survive their lives of extreme privilege while continuing to watch the others around them in District 12 suffer each day of existence in Panem under the Capitol's rule. All are waiting for the 3rd Quarter Quell to begin which marks the 75th anniversary of the Hunger Games and the Capitol's revenge and domination. What will the Capitol have devised this Quarter Quell as a way to keep the masses under contr ...more

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Feb 09, 2010 Sandy rated it it was amazing

Okay, the beginning - i hated it - a very tense and kinda emotional beginning but once i got to the middle the book it became remarkable

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Mar 08, 2010 Pamela English rated it it was amazing

OMG!!! I loved this book. I really didnt think I would like this series, but WOW!! I just fell in love with all the characters, and can not wait to see how it will end.

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