Book Review: The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I think I’m the last person in the world to read The Hunger Games trilogy but I’ll go ahead and give you a brief summary of the book along with my review. . I’m starting with my review of The Hunger Games today and I’ll post my reviews of the next two books over the following two days.

Katniss Everdeen lives in the nation of Panem, built on the ruins of what was once North America. Once a year, the Capitol forces each district to choose one girl and one boy to send to the Hunger Games. The twenty-four tributes fight gladiator style until only one person is left alive. When Katniss’s little sister is chosen as a tribute, Katniss immediately volunteers to take her place.

This book kept me guessing from almost the very beginning. Every time I thought I knew where things were going, something else happened that I didn’t expect. Katniss is a great heroine. I loved that she is stronger than the Peeta, the boy tribute from her district, in many ways and is his protector. However, there were a few times when it she seemed kind of slow on the uptake. I know it was to build suspense but I wanted to yell at her to get it together. Overall though, the suspense was authentic and I was on the edge of my seat most of the time.

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