Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) Suzanne Collins. 2009. 391 pages. [Source: Library] [5/5 Stars] [Dystopia, YA]
First sentence: I clasp the flask between my hands even though the warmth from the tea has long since leached into the frozen air.
This is THE year I am rereading all the Hunger Games books. It has been over a decade since I’ve read the original trilogy. I do watch the movies every few years. I was SHOCKED (though I shouldn’t be) how much doesn’t make it into the movies. I was reminded again that the books are so much better than the movies. I think because I do enjoy the movies so much, I forget how different the experiences are from one another. Hence why I didn’t reread the series for so long. But the books offer SO much more depth and substance.
Premise/plot: Peeta and Katniss should be safe now that the seventy-fourth hunger games are over. But they are far from safe since their controversial win in the arena. President Snow has MANY thoughts and opinions. His mind is made up–despite his offering Katniss an out, essentially. Katniss and Peeta’s mere existence is an ongoing threat to “peace” in Panem. But he and his cohorts have a plan for the seventy-fifth game….
My thoughts: Catching Fire IS my favorite of the trilogy. I love and adore this book so much. I like the other books in the series. I do. But this one has EVERYTHING. I love, love, love, love FINNICK. I do love Peeta and Katniss. (Not such a big fan of Gale, though I’m not sure if that’s legit because of the first two books or because I can never forget book three). Reading the book for the first time in such a long time–over a decade–was like reading it with fresh eyes.
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