Catching Fire

By: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Teen Fiction
Stars: 5 out of 5
In the second installment of The Hunger Games, Katniss thinks that life is going to become simpler. The Hunger Games are over and both Katniss and Peeta are victors for District 12. All they have to do is finish the victor’s tour and go back to their lives, essentially. However, what Katniss did with the berries in the Hunger Games has caused there to be rumors of uprisings against the Capital. With a threat on the man that she loves life from the President, Katniss is ready to run away – until the Quarter Quell’s reaping requirements are called. All tributes are to be picked from the victor’s that are still alive in each district. That means Katniss and Peeta must enter into the Hunger Games one more time. With the districts causing unrest these Hunger Games are going to be a challenge, especially since Katniss’ goal is to keep Peeta alive. Will Katniss succeed and will the Capital start to crumble?
The second book in the Hunger Games trilogy is certainly another page turner. Chapter after chapter you just have to keep going to find out what is going to happen next. I didn’t think I would read the second book in one sitting like I did for the first, boy was I wrong. Collins just knows exactly how to keep you on the edge of your seat, anticipating what is going to happen to these characters next. And I know this is going to sound girly but I love the side love triangle as well. At the end of the novel, it just ends with a cliffhanger so unpredictable that I cannot wait until the final book comes out! So make August come faster so then you and I can read Mockingjay!