The Hunger Games (Book Review)

 

24 tributes and only one gets to live.....

In the shambles of a place once known as North America lies the country of Panem. Panem is made up of one shining Capitol and 12 districts surrounding. The Capitol is tyrannical, cruel and keeps all of the districts in constant fear by requiring them to send one male and one female above the age of 12 to the Capitol to fight the other districts tributes to the death on live TV. Everyone in the Capitol finds the games entertaining. The reason for the games? There had once been a rebellion and the Capitol uses the games as a reminder to never rebel against the government again. 

When 16 year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers for the Hunger Games in place of her sister, she considers it as a death sentence. But she can hunt. She does it every week. This is different though, these are real people.

The male tribute for 12 is Peeta Mellark, the boy who gave her bread when she was starving.Haymitch, a previous Hunger Games victor, is Katniss and Peeta's mentor. Under Haymitch's guidance Katniss and Peeta act out a fake romance, but does Peeta truly love her? Katniss must make decisions that weigh her own survival over morality, and even love over her own life. 

"May the odds be ever in you favor...." 

I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it a down, I finished it in two days. It was just so thrilling and unique. One book tied in sorrow, pain, romance, adventure and action. I liked how it was from Katniss's perspective as well, that made it even more cool to see the thoughts going through her head and to understand her character. Suzanne Collins is such an amazing author and really draws you into the kind of world that she is writing about. 

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I would give this book a 9.5 (Just to conserve the 10 :)

I recommend this book for mature teens due to heavy content

Happy Reading!

-Ariana :)