"After 2 practically sleepless nights I finished this book in a frenzy."
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The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Genre: Young Adult
Book Synopsis
A fight to the death - on live TV. The game show where you kill or die, and where the winner's prize is survival. In District 12, where Katniss Everdeen lives, life is harsh and brutal, ruled from afar by the all-powerful leaders of the Capitol. The climax of each year is the savage Hunger Games - where twelve boys and twelve girls from each District face each other in a murderous showdown. When sixteen-year-old Katniss is chosen to represent her district in the Games, everyone thinks it's a death sentence. Only one person can survive the horrors of the arena. But plucky Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature... (from Amazon)Rie's Rating
Rie's Review
I have heard about this book EVERYWHERE. Originally released back in 2008, it has taken a while to build the hype around this book, but with the up coming release of the movie at the end of next week it had reached fever pitch and I couldn't ignore it any longer.
Hunger Games is the first book in the YA (young adult) series by Suzanne Collins set in a fantasy dystopian world ruled by the Captol. To remind the 12 surrounding districts of their place, they get them to sacrifice 2 people from each district as tributes to fight to the death for their entertainment. Sounds bad, it gets worse - they are all between the ages of 12 and 18! This book it too good for just teens, no matter what your age you will enjoy this book!
The story follows the protagonist of Katniss, who volunteers for the games to save her 12 year old sister, Prim. Accompanied by fellow District 12 tribute Peeta, they are groomed, trained and flung into the Captol controlled arena. With only days worth of training behind them they must use everything that they have to offer to just stay alive, never mind win. With just the right amount to blood, death and romance this book draws you in and doesn't let you go.
After 2 practically sleepless nights I finished this book in a frenzy. It is superbly written to make you think about feel what the characters feel, and you begin to believe you are one of the people sat back at home forced to watch their children fight to the death for other peoples entertainment, and it feels so wrong, but you just keep reading. Collins is a fantastic author, and Katniss has been crafted into a well rounded a likable character that any one can relate to without neglecting any of the other key characters. "It took me only seconds after finished the first book to jump on to the Amazon store on my Kindle and download the second book, and I am sure it will reach the top of my TBR pile sooner rather than later!
I am sure you can tell by the tone of this review I am in love with this book and could give it nothing less that 10/10.
Thanks for reading,
Love Rie x
Disclaimer: May not be appropriate for children due to violence. Although this is a YA book it does have some scenes of violence and death.
