So, I kept hearing about this Hunger Games phenomenon… I decided to give it a try. I first heard that they were teen books, and I was expecting a bit of Twilight-ness. These books are something else, indeed.
This story is dark, my friends. The premise is almost too much to take and within the first forty pages, I was ready to quit out of disgust. About that moment, however, I think I got totally hooked. I forgot to remember that I shouldn’t want to read about games where children are just political fodder and nothing more. The storyline, the setting, and the characters are all-encompassing. I soon buzzed my way through all three books.
If you think these books are just a teen fad, you’re just wrong. They are so rich, and frankly, I couldn’t tell I was reading a teen novel. The angst quotient was low and there wasn’t any staring and stammering at a lovely sparkly vampire :) Enjoy these – they are like candy!
The Hunger Games trilogy is simply amazing – I give it a 5 star rating.
- 1 – hated it – not even worth the dead trees
- 2 – got through it, but wouldn’t keep it in my library
- 3 – really enjoyed it, was entertained, and would read more by this author
- 4 – loved this book, need to keep it on the bookshelves and recommend to a friend
- 5 – this blew my socks off and rocked my world
