Evil Government Conspiracies, Take Two

So when Suzanne Collins sequel to The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, comes out on September 1st you will undoubtedly be standing in line to get your copy. As you should. You're probably wondering, "Is it as good?" and, of course, it is, almost. In The Hunger Games almost every step of the story reveals yet another surprise and, while Katniss and crew continue to develop as characters and the government is revealed as even more despicable than you could have believed in Catching Fire, once you've been amazed by the original story it's hard to be that amazed ever again. CF is more about the bigger picture, the world outside of Katniss, where THG is more about Katniss's internal struggles and changes. I don't want to talk too much about the story itself because the biggest part of the fun is seeing where Collins takes it. And she takes it in some surprising directions.

Good for 10 and up. Give it to all your adult friends too.

Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, 978-0-439-02349-8