Catching Fire

Title: Catching Fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
Pages: 400

***Please note that this ENTIRE review contains SPOILERS for the book The Hunger Games***

(NON-SPOILER INFO FOR CATCHING FIRE)
At the end of The Hunger Games, Katniss had pulled a stunt to save both herself and Peeta and for the first time in the history of Panem, the Hunger games had two winners. But now she has returned home and must deal with the consequences of playing such a dangerous game. First, she must confess to Peeta that most of her actions in the arena were for the benefit of the cameras. But does she love him or was it really all an act? And how will Peeta feel? And there is Gale to think of. Gale, the boy she left behind in district 12, her best friend, and her other half. What will Gale make of what happened in the arena? Will he be able to forgive and forget? But the worst is yet to come, when President Snow arrives on Katniss’s doorstep to talk to her alone and the word “uprising” and “rebellion” are whispered. Can Katniss save Gale, Peeta, and her family? What will become of District 12? Can she stop the uprisings and save them all? Or should she fight the Capitol and the President and free them all?

(SPOILER INFO)Katniss and Peeta have returned as victors of the Hunger Games. But in a ploy for survival for them both Katniss pulled a trick in the arena and the Capitol is not happy. Upon arriving home, Katniss gets a surprise visit from President Snow. And the President knows the truth about Gale and Peeta and the berries and is worried about uprisings and rebellions. So President Snow, threatens Katniss. Her first duty while she and Peeta are on the victory tour is that she must convince everyone, including the President, that she really is crazy in love with Peeta. There is even talk of a wedding between Katniss and Peeta. While all this is going on, the capitol is planning the 75th Hunger Games, which promises to be the most brutal of all. But despite his assurances, President Snow has evil plans for them all. When the 75th Hunger Games are announced, it is with horror that he says each district must send two of its victor’s back into the arena. This means, since Katniss is the only female victor for District 12 she is going back into the arena, just one year later. She must decide if she wants to fight the Capital and lead the rebellions or will she try to make a run for it? But how do you fight the Capital? Will she live through the arena again? And if she does survive, what becomes of Peeta, Gale, her family, and her district?

VERDICT: 4 out of 5 stars! LOVE! I can’t wait to see what happens in book 3.