Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
Synopsis:
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.
Review:
Katniss defied the Capitol by denying
them their “winner take all” victory in the Hunger Games. She
refused to kill Peeta and forced the capitol into naming two winners.
The President of Panem is not happy about Katniss's defiance, and he
feels the undertone of rebellion in the districts following Katniss
and Peeta's victory, so he declares new rules in the next Hunger
Games.
This year's games includes all past
tributes. Katniss and Peeta just survived and recovered and now they
are forced to return to the capitol and do it all over again, but
this time the creators of the Hunger Games have kicked it up a notch.
The arena is brutal and the contestants all battle trained veterans
of past games.
This book has all the action that the
first book has, but it goes further and it delves into the politics
and unrest in Panem. There is also the introduction of the romantic
pull that Katniss feels between her, Peeta and Gale. This book is a
little darker than the first and as the book gets darker, so does
Katniss. Her spirit is in a negative decline in this book and after
seeing her being so strong and brave in the first book, it's a little
disappointing.
If you read and liked the first book,
read on and finish the series but be prepared to be taken into a
darker direction.
Intended Audience: Teens and up.
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