Catching Fire

    Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is young adult story takes place where the first book in the series The Hunger Games left off. In The Hunger Games Katniss and Peeta are sent to the games where they are forced to fight to the death among other tributes on television. Keep in mind the books in this series take place in future America, which is now called Panem. At the end of the games, there are only two tributes left, Katniss and Peeta. Both not wanting to kill the other, they pick up poisonous berries and are about to eat them at the same time, when the Capitol decides that there can be two victors. Therefore giving Peeta and Katniss the win.
     Catching Fire is about the consequences of Katniss and Peeta's decision to pick up the berries, which the President of Panem sees as an act of rebellion. After winning the games, Katniss gets to return to her family and longtime friend, Gale. Although things don't exactly pick up where the left off, because since the games Katniss and Peeta have to act like they are in love so they are not seen as rebels. The problem with that is, Gale and Katniss have feelings for each other too, causing a dramatic love triangle. To top that off other districts are beginning to rebel against the Capitol, and the reason for that is Katniss and Peeta. As a result, they have to convince everyone, including President Snow, that they are indeed in love or the consequences will not be good.
     Just like the first book, Catching Fire is very interesting and makes you want to keep turning the pages to see what happens next. There are a lot of twists and turns that the reader will not expect making it fun and exciting to read. The books in this series really make the reader think. It is an interesting idea, what will America be like in the future? It brings up issues like how much control the government should have, and clearly demonstrated in this book, no government should have this much control.
    This book is truly great. It is very fun to read, and I really enjoyed it. It was hard for me to put it down! I would recommend this book to anybody that hasn't read it yet. I give it a solid A. But before you read this book though, make sure you have read the first one, not just see the movie, or you will probably be confused.