Hunger Games

In the past three weeks I started and completed the first two books in the Hunger Games series. Katniss Everdeen is the main character who is a teenage girl struggles to feed her mother and sister, but when the all ruling capitol draws tributes for the 74the annual hunger games, Katniss's worst fear has occurred. Her innocent sister has been chosen to participate in the blood bath of the hunger games, and Katniss must volunteer in her place. With a background of hunting illegally, she catches many off guard and becomes one of the favorites to win the game. In the ever adapting games Katniss struggles for survival and a new twist forces Katniss and Peeta (the male tribute from district 12 together). These two "star crossed lovers" survive to the end of the games and are the last two alive. But because there can only be one winner the two defy the capitol. They are pulled from the games and declared winners before they have a chance- ending book one. In book two, the Quarter Quell is opon them (the 75 anniversery of the games where Peeta and Katniss and thrown back into the games with previous winners where rebellion in the districs turn the tide against the capitol-putting an interesting spin on the games.
I am in the process of reading the final book and will blog in three weeks about my thoughts.

I must say was entrapped by the action packed plot of Suzanne Collins and I even enjoyed the love struggle of Katniss Everdeen where she has to choose between Peeta and Gale. I think that the books show a struggle for democracy in a world where the Capitol rules over 12 districts like an overseer. It is a series of hope for the future and taking a stand on what you know is right. Like the millions of others who have read the series, I would reccommend these books to anyone.