Synopsis: Winning will make you famous.
Losing means certain death.
In a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called the Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed.
When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sister’s…moreWinning will make you famous.
Losing means certain death.
In a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called the Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed.
When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sister’s place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.
Review: I tried to read this book and got through 15 pages the first time… I couldn’t grasp that it wasn’t set in the here and now (which didn’t help that I was reading Jodi Picoult books before hand) and really didn’t give the book a chance if I am honest. And there is a lesson to be learnt here for us all…… because I loved this book SO much when I picked it back up and tried again. And honestly, I am glad I did because this book was a little gem! The book had a story line similar to the movie Battle Royale for those of you who have seen it. The idea was that the games would be filled with 2 people from each of the 12 districts, so 24 youths under 18 fighting it out to the death inside giant “game” arena.
As terrifying as the idea of it sounds, it wasn’t as gruesome as one would think to read. There was adventure and certainly a lot of action, but most importantly the biggest appeal of this book is the relationships formed. The relationships between Katniss and Gale, Peter, Rue, Hamitch and Primrose these are the things that you keep coming back for.
An instant page turner, I read this then moved straight on to the sequel and the third book in the series. And actually got sad when it was finished. I went from a skeptic to loving it. I think this book has a little bit of something to offer to many people, and even though it is aimed at young adults, you really don’t need to be one to enjoy this book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
