Catching Fire and Mockingjay

    

       I finished the Hunger Games Trilogy this week. I just thought I would add my reviews of those books to my blog. Overall, I really enjoyed the trilogy. Catching Fire was amazing. It picked up right where the first book left off. Katniss and Peeta have both survived the Hunger Games. Which is a problem since since the games can only have one winner. However, since Katniss and Peeta claimed to be lovers and were about to commit suicide at the very end of the tournament, they were allowed to live. However, even though it was as act of love(maybe, at least for Peeta) it was a way of rebelling against the Capital. Districts start questioning and rebelling against the Capital. In order to end this rebellion, the Capital celebrates the seventy fifth Hunger Games by choosing victorious tributes from each district. These tributes are not all young. Many of them are older. Of course Katniss and Peeta have to go into the game again. Overall, I thought this book was more exciting then the first book. I was a little bit distracted by the love triangle that they put with Katniss, Peeta, and Gale (a friend from Katniss' district). I felt like it was a cop out to Twilight fans.  There are characters such as President Snow and Gale that become more involved in the story. The character of Finnick starts off as a tool, but you later see that is is quite a complicated character. This is definitely a sequel that surpasses the first one. Will they be able to survive against ruthless people who have won the games?Will they still be able to convince Panem of their love to survive again?  Does Katniss really love Peeta? What will become of this rebellion? Find out by reading Catching Fire.

       I really enjoyed Mockingjay. It was very different from the rest of the books. Instead being about the Hunger Games, the book was about the districts rebelling against the Capital. The rebellion was lead by District 13 (a district everyone was led to believe was destroyed). Katniss, Gale, and Finnick start out living with District 13 and training for the rebellion. Peeta has been captured by the Capital. Peeta is tortured throughout the book. When he is saved by the rebels, it is found that they broke his mind. They altered his mind to believe that Katniss was evil. It takes most of the book to recover. Peeta and Katniss have some very beautifully sad encounters. After seeing what the Capital has done to Peeta and to the other districts, Katniss makes it her priority to rid Panem of President Snow. This book was the most exciting of the trilogy to me. And yes, I did keep wondering if Katniss would end up with Peeta or Gale. You will be able to figure out by simply reading into the text. You can see which one she has her funny and sweet moments around. The Hunger Games Trilogy is very chilling. However, it is definitely worth reading. The ending will not disappoint you. It has a wonderful ending. I am very excited to see the movies. I have no doubt that Jennifer Lawrence will do an amazing job as Katniss. She was wonderful in X-Men: First Class as Mystique. She added a lot of depth to a non talking character that basically just walked around and killed people in the other movies.

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games

Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique Darkholme in X-Men First Class