Hunger Games

Yes, the latest craze sweeping the nation. I've decided to put off my Hunger Games review until I finished all three books.

I’ll try to keep to not reveal and spoilers, but it may contain a few minor ones. So if you haven’t read the books, be wary.

Hunger Games

The first book was very good. Some parts of the plot were kind of not what I was expecting. But it’s very obvious from the very start that Katniss is going to win the Hunger Games. I loved Haymitch. He was my favorite character.

Catching Fire

I honestly liked this book the best, which, I know I’m like the resistance because everyone says that they hated Catching Fire. I read it in six days, which is the fastest I had read any of the books. At first I really didn’t like it because it was just Katniss whining, then once they got into the Quarter Quell it was like crack. I didn’t want to stop reading. And honestly, the ending was no as predictable as I thought it was going to be. I was pleasantly surprised.

Mockingjay

I hated this book. Again, I feel like the resistance because everyone loves that book. It just was so boring. Katniss really didn’t do any fighting or doing anything to survive. She was being protected and told every thing she had to do. It was long and drawn out and I hated the ending. Though, I was shocked by what Katniss did in the end, I was just really upset by the situation she was put in afterwards. I feel like that would be a terrible way to live out the rest of your life.

Thoughts overall

It was a good series, one I would definitely recommend. The only real complaint I have overall is that I think writing it in first person was a poor choice, because it’s very obvious that at least Katniss is going to survive in the end if she’s the one telling the story. How could she tell the story if she were dead?

Lyrics of the day: “When the battle is lost and the slain ones are chosen, valkyries will guide us home.” ~ Valkyries – Blind Guardian