Okay, being that it's 2012 (the time this review was written), everyone knows the plot of The Hunger Games - 24 teenagers go into an arena in the nation of Panem (which was once America) and they have to kill each other until one person is left. And this is broadcast on national T.V. But, on the Reaping Day of the 74th Hunger Games, our heroine Katniss Everdeen volunteers for her sister, Prim, who is only twelve.
To be honest, I didn't really want to get into the Hunger Games trilogy. But, as steam for the movie picked up, I became more intrested in it. Then, I won the book trilogy at a raffle at school, and so I read the books, finishing the entire trilogy in a week (since it was around the beginning of spring break when I read it).
Needless to say, I fell in love with them, and I couldn't put the books down. Here's what I have to say about the books:
The Hunger Games: For the first book, it was pretty good, especially after Rue dies and things get really intense. However, my only problem with this book is that Katniss' quest for water was way too long. I didn't like that scene.
Catching Fire: This one's my favorite in the trilogy for some reason. Not only do things get really serious in Panem, this book brings in some of my favorite characters (Beetee, Wiress, Johanna, and, of course, Finnick).
Mockingjay: Oh, Dear Lord. This is what happens when the Anamorphic Personifications of Tearjerker, Despair Event Horizon, and It Got Worse got together and wrote a book. Even though it had my favorite scene in the series (Finnick and Annie's wedding), it was the most depressing book in the series. I cried for fifteen minutes straight after reading the Bittersweet Ending, and I was depressed for the rest of the day. Thankfully, One Piece remedied any sadness I had over the trilogy.
The Hunger Games is not only heartwrenching and dark, but it will also stay with you forever. That's how powerful the book trilogy is.
Tragic and Heartbreaking, But Suspenseful
Okay, being that it's 2012 (the time this review was written), everyone knows the plot of The Hunger Games - 24 teenagers go into an arena in the nation of Panem (which was once America) and they have to kill each other until one person is left. And this is broadcast on national T.V. But, on the Reaping Day of the 74th Hunger Games, our heroine Katniss Everdeen volunteers for her sister, Prim, who is only twelve.
To be honest, I didn't really want to get into the Hunger Games trilogy. But, as steam for the movie picked up, I became more intrested in it. Then, I won the book trilogy at a raffle at school, and so I read the books, finishing the entire trilogy in a week (since it was around the beginning of spring break when I read it).
Needless to say, I fell in love with them, and I couldn't put the books down. Here's what I have to say about the books:
The Hunger Games: For the first book, it was pretty good, especially after Rue dies and things get really intense. However, my only problem with this book is that Katniss' quest for water was way too long. I didn't like that scene.
Catching Fire: This one's my favorite in the trilogy for some reason. Not only do things get really serious in Panem, this book brings in some of my favorite characters (Beetee, Wiress, Johanna, and, of course, Finnick).
Mockingjay: Oh, Dear Lord. This is what happens when the Anamorphic Personifications of Tearjerker, Despair Event Horizon, and It Got Worse got together and wrote a book. Even though it had my favorite scene in the series (Finnick and Annie's wedding), it was the most depressing book in the series. I cried for fifteen minutes straight after reading the Bittersweet Ending, and I was depressed for the rest of the day. Thankfully, One Piece remedied any sadness I had over the trilogy.
The Hunger Games is not only heartwrenching and dark, but it will also stay with you forever. That's how powerful the book trilogy is.