Catching fire

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It took me over a month (instead of a week to read), so it didn’t really pull me in like the first book. Since it’s the middle book, it’s kind of like a place holder, developing a story line linking the exciting first book, and the grand finale of the last book.

The beginning is just a quick recap without really telling us what the return from the Hunger Games really was like.

The middle is like Hunger Games revisited. I was mad they had to do it again and I was kind of bored reliving it all again, even though it was slightly different this time.

I was disappointed by the lack of character development for Katniss. She became a vague character. I loved her courage and strategic way of thinking in the first book, but in the second one that basically stopped, and frankly she just started getting on my nerves.

But I did like it! I just didn’t *love* it as much as the first one. And have been told that the last book of the series is good so I am definitely going to read on.

What I liked:

I liked knowing what happened next after the Hunger Games.

The first 75% of the book was uneventful, but the end was very good! I was surprised by the turn of events and was excited to finally be sucked back into the story in the very last chapters.

Nothing really catches fire, literally… but all the events of the book set up a lot of conflict. Their world starts to “catch fire,” causing the end to be a cliff hanger. It sets readers up to go read the final book, so I am looking forward to reading it and finally finding out the results of the love triangle (I’m on Team Gale) and the rebellion against the Capitol.