The Hunger Games

Hello everyone! So today I am in a really good mood so I decided to review one of my favorite books of all time, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. I recommend this book to everyone no matter what your age. But anyways, here we go!

Characters: Katniss Everdeen: seventeen year old daughter of a healer and a coal mine worker/an excellent hunter/chosen to compete for District 12 in the 74th Hunger Games
Peeta Mellark: the other member from District 12/a boy who once gave Katniss bread when she was starving/Katniss's only friend in the Capitol once they arrive
Haymitch Abernathy: the only previous victor alive from District 12/Katniss and Peeta's mentor/constantly drunk because of the horrors he witnessed in the arena
Effie Trinket: in charge of handling the tributes from each district/Katniss and Peeta's connection to the Capitol/hates Haymitch (but the feeling is mutual)
Cinna: the stylist who helps Katniss in the Capitol/one of the only people at the Capitol who cares for her/his designs have helped Katinss be safe and make great first impressions

The Plot: In a furistic world in North America, the 13 Districts lived in peace with the Capitol. However, the peace was broken when a great war was fought between the Districts and the Capitol. The Districts desperately wanted to be free from Capitol control, but the Capitol wanted to ensure their supremacy over the Districts. In the process, District 13 was completely destroyed, and the Districts lost the war. After the war, the Capitol created the Hunger Games to remind the Districts of their crushing defeat. Every year, two "tributes" one boy and one girl, from each of the remaining Districts, is chosen to go to the Capitol and fights in the Hunger Games, a gladiator style fight to the death. The people of the Districts are forced to watch as their children die every year. Enter Katniss Everdeen, a girl who lives in District 12. An excellent fighter, hunter and more clever than most people her age, Katniss just wants to survive. After her father died, Katniss has just focused on surviving the hard times and keeping her family safe. When her sister, Prim, is chosen to represent the District at the Hunger Games Katniss volunteers herself to save her sister, and her focus becomes more important than ever as she enters the Hunger Games with friend Peeta. However, things are not always as they seem and as Katniss ventures deeper into the Capitol, she finds resistance to the Capitol's treacherous ways is in every direction.

What I liked: I hate to be so general but I loved everything about this book. From Suzanne Collins writing, which was amazing, fluid, and descriptive, to the great plot line that keeps you hooked with its twists, turns and complete suspense. This is pretty much as perfect as you can get when writing a novel. You know what I liked the most? How original this story is. While some of the books that I have reviewed have elements borrowed from other stories, or are a twisted version of another story entirely... the Hunger Games is truly its own. I have tried to think of another novel that is even similar to the Hunger Games in any respect, but I just can't do it. It's a lot like Harry Potter in that way. There was nothing like Harry Potter before Harry Potter, and there has been nothing like the Hunger Games before the Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins created it out of her own imagination, from the Districts, to the Games, to the Capitol, Suzanne Collins has created her own world and we are just visiting.

What I didn't like: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. In my mind, this book was sheer perfection. Nothing could make this book better unless it was longer so that I could read more.

Overall: 10 out of 10. Amazing. I am waiting on the edge of my seat until the next novels come out. I tip my hat to Suzanne Collins for creating such a mesmerizing read.