Catching Fire (Hunger Games 2)

Catching Fire indeed freezes our brain, raises our adrenaline and makes us sweat, justifying its title as we get burnt by the pages of the book. The Hunger Games is over, the winners have been perched high and they have returned back to their new normal. A new normal where they are being watched through close surveillance by President Snow himself. The coy smell of blood and roses fills Katniss’ nose and she is bound to believe that nothing is over! In fact, the accolades and prizes for winning The Hunger Games had been already given: a position to train the next competitors, their new house along Haymitch’s lane, a victor’s pride tour! But was everything given away when the new duo emerged as the victors instead of One? No! Was everything given away when they started the revolution by their victory in several districts? No! Did they think everything was over when places were blown and people were restrained? No! What awaited them was the Quarter Quell! Well, with the symbol of the Mockingjay laid out in different forms and the coincidence of Quarter Quell was surprising but never too short for the uprising.

The 75^th Anniversary of Hunger Games where President Snow reads out what it meant! Written before ages, the new challenge sets out a shocking revelation, that most of the former victors are bound to! Katniss, Pete and all the other former victors from each district are once again bound to play the Hunger Games, one man and one woman! The same perilous practice, more threats and more of the ‘firsts’ continue until they are thrown into the field yet again! What awaits Katniss who wishes Pete to win is a mystery until she learns the plot! With an ‘unwanted’ yet a mandatory act of a love phase put up, The Hunger Games garnered viewers attraction along with the lie phase! Different lies were discussed for the ‘lovely’ couple to get out but with every turn, all Katniss received was a shock and some attributes she wasn’t good with!

As pages turn, some bytes turn out to be predictable while some are unique and hysterical. When the play to fight every person who stands for them continues, the acoustic ring of drama never lets anyone down as they play to destroy, defeat and give up! Playing the Quarter Quell with a new twist Capitol has never made, the book lashes out in an open end which makes us crave to know what has happened in between and what would happen next! Suzanne Collins catches and throws us yet again into a myriad of thoughts until we are tortured to grab the next book - Mockingjay

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