The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

This book review is on a widely-known/widely-popular book series, The Hunger Games. Written by Suzanne Collins, this book is in the first-person. It is set in the future, and 16 year-old Katniss Everdeen is the subject. Katniss gets sent to.... You know what? I'll just copy and paste what google books says about it. Normally I would use the back of the book, but my Hunger Games books are ebooks so I can't do that. I don't intend on breaking any copyright rules, so here is the link I got this information from:

http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Hunger_Games.html?id=Yz8Fnw0PlEQC

"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the other districts in line by forcing them to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight-to-the-death on live TV. One boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and sixteen are selected by lottery to play. The winner brings riches and favor to his or her district. But that is nothing compared to what the Capitol wins: one more year of fearful compliance with its rule. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her impoverished district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. Acclaimed writer Suzanne Collins, author of the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles, delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in this stunning novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present."


Sounds good, huh?
Well, not only does it sound good, it is good! Actually, scratch that, it's not good AT ALL. It's absolutely fantastic! Phenomenal! Extraordinary! This book is just WOW. I zipped through it. I just sat down, started reading it on the iPad I'm typing on now, and I fell head over heels in love. I quickly got the 2nd and 3rd book, called "Catching Fire" (2nd) and "Mockingjay" (3rd). Although the series didn't end the way I liked, I still loved it. I mean, if it ended the way I'd hoped then that means it would be predictable, and what kind of good action book is predictable?

I would call this an all-ages book. My mom loves it, my older sister loves it, I love it, and I know a friend who has a little sister who has a friend in 4th grade that loves it. Some parents don't like their children to read the series until their older, though, and my friend's parents don't want her to read it, and she is 12. If your parents don't want you reading it then you should respect that they are just trying to protect you.

Let me know what you think of the book, whether you've read it or not. Does it sound good to you, if you haven't read it yet? If you have, are you on Team Peeta? Team Gale? Team Haymitch? Team Cato? Team Finnick? Team Effie? Are there any teams I missed you want to tell me about? Why are you on that team? I can't wait to hear from you! Did you find this post (or any other of my posts) helpful? I'd love it if you took a little of your time to write to me. You can leave a comment right below this. I promise to write back, I always do. Please, share your thoughts!


Read On!!


-Kris T.