Catching+Fire

review by Scott S.
 * Catching Fire**, Suzanne Collins

//Catching Fire // is the sequel to //The Hunger Games//. It takes place in the future United States, now called Panem. The main character, Katniss Everdeen, is now rich and famous. She and her family now live in a restricted area called Victor’s Village, only for people who win the Hunger Games. There are riots everywhere that the President claims she has triggered by making the Capitol change the rules of the Hunger Games. The President wants her to continue to pretend to be in love with Peeta, and not with Gale to try to stop the rebellion. The Capitol comes up with the idea of making the previous winners of the Hunger Games compete against each other. Katniss and Peeta must now fight for their lives again in this obvious sequel.

I would recommend //Catching Fire// only if you have already read //The Hunger Games// because it is the sequel. But, for those who have read //The Hunger Games//, it is a good sequel, but not nearly as good as //The Hunger Games//. There is not as much suspense in //Catching Fire// as there is in //The Hunger Games//. I only finished reading the book because: 1. I have a book report. 2. It was the sequel to //The Hunger Games// which I had liked tremendously. 3. I thought the author, Suzanne Collins, would throw in a surprise at the end. I was correct and //Catching Fire// was even more of a cliff-hanger than //The Hunger Games//. I hope Suzanne Collins can get it together and write a finale that is worth reading.