Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty.
But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Suzanne Collins continues the amazing story of Katniss Everdeen in Catching Fire, the second novel of the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy.
4/5 Genius.
I wans't sure at first how I felt about a sequel to The Hunger Games . The Hunger Games was brilliant and I wasn't sure how it could be topped or carried on without feeling too much like a sequel. Collins pleasantly surprised me with this book. Although the plot felt repetitive in a way, it wasn't pointless. It was very logical and introduced new characters to keep me interested. Collins outdid herself once again on action and suspense that carried a deep, emotional, passionate content that kept me hanging on through the drier portions of the book (which were few and far between). The characters kept their integrity very well throughout the whole book, making me fall farther and farther in love with Peeta and Katniss.
Catching Fire was not quite as good as the first book, but it's hard, if not impossible, to top such an amazing original novel with a sequel. Catching Fire is a well rounded book that added to the story of Panem and kept it moving in a heart wrenching way. Fans of the Hunger Games are likely to love this book, because I sure did.
See Also: The Hunger Games, Mockingjay
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