The first book The Hunger Games is set in a post America country called Panem, where a plush city called the Capital rules over 12 districts. Each year, in order to remind the 12 districts of a failed rebellion against the Capital 74 years ago, the Capital holds the Hunger Games. Every kid in each of the 12 districts between the ages of 12 and 18 must enter their names into a drawing. A male and female is drawn from each district and those two become the districts tributes. Then the 24 tributes are put into an arena where they fight to the death the game is over when only one tribute remains. The whole thing is broadcasted on live TV so those in the Capital are entertained and those in the districts are reminded about what happens when you mess with the Capital.
The main character, 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, is the main supporter of her family. After her farther died in a mine accident Katniss had taken to hunting illegally with her friend Gale. She brought food to her table and learned valuable hunting skills that kept her, her younger sister, Prim, and her mother alive. Katniss dreads the Reaping Day, the day the tributes for District 12 are drawn, mainly because this is the first year Prim will be in the drawing. Female tributes go first, and the name drawn out is Primrose Everdeen, Katniss's sister. Unable to watch her sister walk to her death, Katniss volunteers to take Prim's place as tribute.
And so Katniss is now a Hunger Games tribute, which, in her terms means corpse. Her and her fellow District 12 tribute, Peeta Mellark, are sent to the Capital to train for a week before being put into the arena nether of them expect to come out of.
Things are hard enough on Katniss knowing that she will probably never see her family again when Peeta announces on live television that he is deeply in love with her. Their mentor, Haymitch, expects Katniss to play the role of love struck teenager so they can get more sponsors. So now Katniss and Peeta have to pretend to be madly in love in a game where only one of them can make it out alive. The problem is that Katniss is starting to have trouble understanding which of her feelings are pretend and which aren't.
The Hunger Games is a great book, full of surprises, action, love, fury, and friendship. I loved this book and is on my top 5 series list. Suzanne Collins has created a wonderful world between those covers. She writes so beautifully and so descriptively that you see everything that goes on, and I'll even admit that I cried at least one time during this book. It's an amazing book despite how unappealing it might sound to read about kids killing each other.
The second book in the series, Catching Fire, is just as good as the first. I'll try not to give away any big secrets but I'll tell you a little bit about it. The beginning I'll admit to being a little bit slower than the first book was, but it really is necessary. The middle has the biggest twist I have ever seen and if you can guess what it is, then good for you, because I never saw this coming. The book also has a cliff hanger that is both frustrating and amazing. The main character is still Katniss if you're worried about the book changing point of views. Other than what I have already told you, I will revel no more about Catching Fire other than that it is also an amazing book, beautifully written and very well thought out, full of suspense, action, love, desperation, and twists.
The Hunger Games Trilogy is a must read for teens and adults. Get it and devour it as fast as you can because in the Hunger Games you may not live to be around tomorrow.
The Hunger Games By: Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire By: Suzanne Collins
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