The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, 387 pages, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weight survival against humanity and life against love.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weight survival against humanity and life against love.
There's not much to say about this book that everybody doesn't already know. These were the first book series I ever finished as a kid(preteen really) and these were THE book series for me. I decided to do a reread on the series after watching the newest movie and I'm so happy that it's holding up for me so far. I was worried that because I'm older now that the story would feel juvenile or outdated, but I loved it just as much as I did when I was 13!
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