Another Trilogy down...

So I read the Hunger Games...and over the course of two days this Thanksgiving weekend I also finished Catching Fire and Mockingjay....good? YES!

So I previously blogged about the Hunger Games...and the next two books wrap it all up.  In Catching Fire we follow Katniss and Peeta as they tour the districts as victors of the reaping but also to help subdue an potential uprising.

Then in Mockingjay we continue with Katniss and Peeta as they prepare for the 75th Hunger Games knowing they will have to help mentor the next pair of kids for the annual reaping....or will they? In an odd twist (as punishment for Katniss' disobedience) the next hunger games will include a pair of victor's from each district...meaning that as the sole female for district 12 she will be in another game.  How will this one turn out and what is this we hear of a District 13?? 

I liked the books - loved the story.  Could Suzanne have done better in Mockinjay?? YES!!!  I wanted more Katniss, more Peeta.  The Epilogue leads us to the future...but alas it would have been nice to see it blossom a bit more.

Read them...the movies are coming out soon.  And if you were an Outlander fanatic....The Scottish Prisoner is coming out this November 29th!!  Jamie Fraser here I come......look out for my future post about "Inheritance" by Christopher Paolini.

Another book down...

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.....

Needless to say I was enthralled.  I read this book before I went to sleep....thought about the story as I laid in bed and wanted to read it the second I woke up. 
I haven't been this passionate about reading a book since - maybe either the Outlander series or The Inheritance Cycle.  Side note - Inheritance is now out and my book will be arriving next week!!!

The story takes place in the future in a city called Panem that's made up of 12 different districts. Set in what used to be considered the Rockies of North America.  As punishment for the district's rebellion many years ago - each district must send one boy and one girl to a tournament to the death in which there is only one survivor. 

Unexpectedly the main character Katniss finds herself District 12's female contestant along with the District 12's male contestant Peeta.  So how will the two fair as they say goodbye to their families and try to survive the deadly games against the other district competitors.....

So if you haven't read the book - read it.  I give it two thumbs up and have ordered the next two books in this trilogy.  If you like action, adventure, romance and a lil sci-fi then this is your kinda story.....