This is the second book in The Hunger Games series (Book #1 reviewed HERE) but I'm sure you already know that. You need to be living under a rock not to know about this trilogy.
I loved The Hunger Games last month. I loved Catching Fire this month. Fluff reading, I'll totally admit - which is funny in light of my uber heavy read I just reviewed - but exactly what I've been needing.
This was a worthy sequel to The Hunger Games. Catching Fire had the same elements that drew me into the first book and some new elements and characters to keep it fresh. My only (minuscule) complaint would be that it ended so abruptly. I just wasn't feeling the big cataclysmic build up to the end. Yes, it was surprising. But I just didn't feel that "the end is near" feeling that you're supposed to get with these books. Maybe because the entire book is so "the end is near" that there's not much room for a climax.
You're not going to get a spiritual jolt from this one, or even learn huge life lessons (I suppose you could...) but it sure is a fun read.
(Note: I'm on to Mockingjay - #3 in the series - and not loving at much as the first two...time will tell.)
2 comments:
I felt the same way about Mockingjay, but it gets better. There are some parts that will really grab you... wait for it. :)
I love fluff when I'm in the mood for it, so no apologies needed! It's one of the reasons I write my humorous Birder Murder Mystery series - to make myself and my readers laugh at ourselves.
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