Catching Fire

The 2nd book in the Hunger Games series, I started reading this one the day that I finished the first, just could help myself. This one starts 6 months or so after Katnis and Peeta have won the Hunger Games and are back home in District 12. Nothing is as it was before the games except the fact that the district is better fed and in better spirits now that they have 2 champions. Gale is more distant, now that he is working in the mines with only one day off and Peeta is as well after the games, while Katnis is still trying to sort it all out and deal with all the issues that she has from surviving the games. On top of that the Victory tour is drawing near and she receives a visit from the President of the Capitol telling her that he isn't happy with her for the stunt with the berries and that during the tour she had better convince him that she and Peeta are in fact very in love. So starts the drama...

The victory tour starts and the two discover that much is going on in the other districts that they never knew. The defiance that they showed in the games has fueled the fire of the districts and has started a rebellion that the capitol is trying very hard to cover up. While on tour Peeta and Katnis try and put aside the hurt feeling that came out of the charade and support one another because something that they never expected is about to throw their whole world upside down.

This year's Hunger Games is the Quarter Quell in which they have decided instead of choosing tributes the usual way they will be having past champions compete in the games which of course means that Katnis being the only female winner from District 12 will indeed be returning to the arena. Peeta volunteers to take Haymitch's place so that he can protect Katnis in the arena. For their 2nd Hunger Games Katnis and Peeta are much better prepared and they meet the other players who are equally ready for this. The trials that they face are much crazier then the first time around and the competitors all have their own agenda planned. Without ruining the end, this book kept me on the edge of my seat and I was so surprised at the end, I had to read the last chapter again. If you loved the first book, this one is great as well. Big thumbs up from me :)