#2 Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)

by Suzanne Collins

[ladygrey]

I was a little disappointed in this book. Katniss is an interesting enough character but she shows herself to be not that bright sometimes. So it's not entirely compelling when so much of the book is her inner monologue, especially when it's apparent she's got things wrong. When she's interacting with other characters it's a lot more fun. Also Finnik adds a good dynamic when he really becomes a part of the story, adding some conflict and just a new, interesting element for Katniss to react to.

But mostly I was disappointed in how short the resolution at the end is. The whole thing is essentially wrapped up in one paragraph when it could have explored and discussed in dialog. I even knew pretty much everything they were going to say because Katniss was the only one too dense to figure it out. Still, even just a half a page more of taking the time to see their emotional reactions to what the whole book had meant would have been more satisfying.