Review of 'Catching Fire' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I'm impressed! I could pick nits, but this is great storytelling, good ideas, and a real page-turner.
391 pages
English language
Published Feb. 27, 2009
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
4 stars
(4 reviews)
Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge.
Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.
Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. …
Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge.
Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.
Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.
In Catching Fire, the second novel in the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before...and surprising readers at every turn. (front flap)
Review of 'Catching Fire Movie-Tie-in-Edition [Paperback] [Nov 10, 2014] SUZANNE COLLINS' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Katniss saved Peeta, and together they were the first two winners of the "Hunger Games". However, the Capitol sees this double victory as an act of rebellion and not one of survival. As the Capitol grows uneasy, Katniss and Peeta must play along to keep their dear ones alive. But will it be enough to satisfy their president's need for revenge?
I liked the first book a lot, but it did not enthral me the way this one did. I simply could not put it down! Sometimes I think Katniss is too rational and lacks sensibility, but at the same time, it is the only way she knows how to survive in her world. Where Katniss is the soul, Peeta is the heart and therefore he is the one keeping them all together (whether they like it or not). I thought it would be easy for Katniss to lead a …
Katniss saved Peeta, and together they were the first two winners of the "Hunger Games". However, the Capitol sees this double victory as an act of rebellion and not one of survival. As the Capitol grows uneasy, Katniss and Peeta must play along to keep their dear ones alive. But will it be enough to satisfy their president's need for revenge?
I liked the first book a lot, but it did not enthral me the way this one did. I simply could not put it down! Sometimes I think Katniss is too rational and lacks sensibility, but at the same time, it is the only way she knows how to survive in her world. Where Katniss is the soul, Peeta is the heart and therefore he is the one keeping them all together (whether they like it or not). I thought it would be easy for Katniss to lead a revolution, but the story is way more well thought than that. It is now obvious that Katniss is not a leader and that the Capitol would never let her roam free. The way the author decided to continue this story made it incredibly real to me. I cannot wait to know the end of this trilogy, what a fantastic sequel!
