FIRST LINE (or two):
"I clasp the flask between my hands even though the warmth from the tea has long since leached into the frozen air."
SUMMARY:
This is the second book in The Hunger Games series and picks up where the first book left off. Katniss has won the Hunger Games with her friend/lover Peeta and against all odds and has returned to her home, District 12. While most people of the districts look at her as a hero, how she won the last Hunger Games has caused unrest that she cannot control. She wants the people of the districts to be free of the terror of the Capital but knows it could come at a costly price.
At the same time the Capital and the President blame her for the unrest in the districts. Katniss knows because of this her life and the lives of her family and friends are at risk everyday. On top of this, the book also centers around a special edition of the Hunger Games. By a twist of events, Gamemakers decide to send tributes of past victors into these Games which means that Katniss and Peeta fight for their lives once again.
MY THOUGHTS:
Before I even started reading this book I already knew that Katness and Peeta went in for a second round of the Hunger Games and at first I was a bit disappointed. But after reading the book I realized that the bulk of it is not about the games but everything that leads up to them.
Overall, I did enjoy the book but not as much as the first one. When Katniss and Peeta went into the Games for a second time my initial thought was that it was going to be a repeat of what happened in the first book. But after finishing the book I am glad that the author decided to have the two main characters go in again. Although they were in the Games again things turned out very differently.
I did not care for the ending. Without giving it away, I felt that the very ending of the book was just a summary of why things turned out the way they did instead of those events actually happening. It was almost like the author was tired of writing the book and decided to quickly wrap it up!
RATING:
I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars.
