Catching Fire

For this six weeks I read Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.  It was first copyrighted in 2009.  This book is fiction and is about Katniss Everdeen having to go back into the hunger games.  Katniss won the 74th Hunger Games and this year she will have to go back into the arena to fight in the 75th Hunger Games.  She has to go back into the arena because every 25 years there is a twist on the reaping.  The overall theme of this book is bravery because Katniss has to be brave to get out alive and save her partner Peeta.


The story is told by Katniss in first person.  When Katniss is in the arena her only goal is to keep Peeta, her partner from district 12, alive.  When they are in the arena they become allies with Finnick and Mags.  Mags and Peeta are weak when posinous gas comes and Finnick can't carry both of them so Mags kills herself so Finnick can help Peeta.  The intended audience is kids our ages.  This book is fiction because none of this ever happened and it is not based off a true story.  The author kept me interested because she always kept adding more suspense and it made me want to keep reading.  The author's style is sad but exciting at the same time.  This is somewhat affective to the book because even though there are sad parts you want to keep reading because you know something exciting is going to happen.


This book affected me because it was talking about Katniss' district and how everyone was starving and didn't have any food or anything and this showed me that I need to be grateful for what I have.  It didn't change ideas I already had.  It fits in with my views on the world because I know not everyone has as much as I do.  When I was reading this book I did not think of any other book.  This book was really unique and that is why I liked it.


I really liked how the author always kept unexpected things coming and how the ending was very unpredictable.  I would recommend this book to people who like action or fighting because this book has that.  Also people that like love stories would like this too, because Katniss has a love life in it.


Rachel Nabers
12/18/13
Rating:*****4/5