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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first thing I want to say about this book is: why did Suzanne Collins have to end this book on such a cliffhanger!?
Ok on to why I gave this book four stars...
I don't think this book was quite as good as the first one. Because the first hunger games was amazing, I was expecting this from the second book as well, but I don't think it lived up to the first one. Don't get me wrong, I still loved this book, but I think in some places it just seemed rushed. I look forward to reading Mockingjay, and uncovering everything that Catching Fire left hanging.
But all this said, I still think that Suzanne Collins is a fantastic author.
Ok on to why I gave this book four stars...
I don't think this book was quite as good as the first one. Because the first hunger games was amazing, I was expecting this from the second book as well, but I don't think it lived up to the first one. Don't get me wrong, I still loved this book, but I think in some places it just seemed rushed. I look forward to reading Mockingjay, and uncovering everything that Catching Fire left hanging.
But all this said, I still think that Suzanne Collins is a fantastic author.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Re-read. Though the love triangle got a little old at times, I do understand how a teenage girl fighting for her life may not have the space to figure her love life out promptly. I kind of wish we could have seen her as a mentor, and the struggles that would come along with that. Still enjoyed it regardless.
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Poor Katniss just can't catch a break. After winning the Hunger Games and returning to her family, the Capitol decides to rain all over her parade. So they whisk her away again on the grounds of being required to participate in the Quarter Quell.
This was a very fast read for me, it was exciting and I just had to know what happened!
This was a very fast read for me, it was exciting and I just had to know what happened!
I finished this in a single day, but that's not an indication of how much I liked it. The followup to The Hunger Games covers very little new ground, so you'll probably like Catching Fire (almost) as much as you liked its preceding novel. I found the plot and intrigue pulled me in, but I still had issues with the writing style and this one felt even more juvenile than the first, for some reason. (I'm guessing if I re-read the first now I'd feel the same way about it but it didn't seem so on first read.) Definitely has the makings for a decent bridge-movie in a trilogy, but so far it's the weaker of the two books in the series I've read.
This was a re-read. I love it so much. There was a brief part in the book talking about Haymitch's game. I am curious to see if the new book expands on what the author told us.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes