The Review
While I have heard that some people were disappointed by the second in the trilogy, I was more than pleased with Catching Fire. Delving deeper than its predecessor, Catching Fire makes a sticky situation into an impossible situation. A cliffhanger of sorts at the end left me absolutely dying to get my hands on the as of yet unnamed third and final book in the series.

I had no idea how after The Hunger Games the series could continue. The first book wraps everything up in a neat little bow. Unfortunately, the capitol is raging angry in the second book over a particular stunt that Katniss pulls during the Hunger Games. Just when she thinks she is safe, she finds out that her situation is even more perilous than she could have imagined.

Catching Fire moves a bit slower than Hunger Games, but the reader gets to know a lot more about the Capitol and the people that reside in the ultra lush area that rules Panem. At one point Katniss remarks on the fact that the people in the Capitol like to throw up their food, so that they may eat more and taste everything. All the while people in the districts are starving to death, Katniss finds the Capitol to be utterly disgusting.

Even though the book starts out slow, the pace picks up about halfway through and again (if you are anything like me) you will be staying up all night to find out what happens. Don't say I didn't warn you, this book is a drug.

Very well written, oozing creativity, this series is an instant classic. I am really looking forward to the conclusion of the series, and I plan pre-order The Hunger Games: Book 3 so that I know I will have a copy! If you are one of the few people that has yet to start the series, there is no time like the present. Enjoy!

The Book
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.