Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games Trilogy #1)

The Hunger Games takes place in a futuristic place called Panem, made up of a wealthy Capitol surrounded by twelve districts. Each year, one boy and one girl from each district are choosen to compete in the Hunger Games, a fight to the death. The last living player wins fame and fortune.

The main character, Katniss Everdeen, lives in coal-mining District Twelve, the poorest district. She struggles to support her healer mother and sweet, animal-loving younger sister, Prim by illegaly hunting outside of hr district's boundaries with her fried Gale Hawthorne. She can keep what she catches for herself or sell it at the district's black market.

When Katniss is taken to compete in the Hunger Games, she is desperate to win - for her sister, for her mother, for Gale. But winning isn't as simple as it may seem. Katniss may be at a disatvantage, and she while she owes her life to Peeta Melark, the boy who came with her, she may have to take his...

This book was very suspenseful and original - I couldn't put it down! Katniss is a strong, capable heroine that everyone will be rooting for. However, the many politics in the story were sometimes confusing, and there were times when the plot went a bit too fast. There were also several questions the book left unanswered, although they may be answered in the sequel. Overall, four out of five stars.

For those of you looking for more, the books were also adapted into a movie.

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