Hunger Games Sequel

If you would like to borrow one of my two copies of this book, post a comment here explaining why you likedHunger Games and/or what you think will happen in Catching Fire. The first two students to post a comment should come see me to claim a book to borrow!

Were you anxiously awaiting the sequel to Hunger Games, but lost track of its release date? Or did you somehow not realize there was a sequel? Well if you answered yes to either of those questions, then I'm guessing you haven't read Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins yet.

The release date was September 1, 2009, and I practically ran to the bookstore to get it. I have to admit I was a little disappointed with this second part of what I think will be a trilogy of books. It started out almost immediately in the place we left Katniss and Peeta, and things get complicated quickly. Those of you who are worried there won't be any action in this one shouldn't worry, but the action comes a little slower than in the first book. I assumed that this book would make Katniss and Peeta mentors to the children of their village chosen in the reaping. I WAS WRONG- SO WRONG! There are also a lot of new characters in this book that I think as a reader, I am supposed to care about, but for the most part I didn't. My real problem with this book was the ending. It was about 100 pages shorter than the first book and it felt it. I feel like the author purposely shut the book down almost mid-story so that she could sell another book in the series. Or maybe I'm just bitter because I really want to know what will happen with these characters. The one thing I have really enjoyed about both Hunger Games and Catching Fire is that when reading them I am completely under Suzanne Collins's spell. I have no idea how I think these books will end or even how I want them to end. I only know that I will read it through to see how she will wrap up this story.