The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Review

Hello Book Lovers!!!

I've finished the first book in the Hunger Games Series (The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins and I loved it!!! I've already seen the film and loved that so I was excited to finally read the book. It really didn't disappoint at all. For all of you that don't know the synopsis of The Hunger Games because you've been living under a rock then here is a brief one for you:

The Capitol of Panem consists of 12 Districts. Each person from each District is made to put their name forward for the annual reality TV show The Hunger Games. But this reality TV show is like no other. Two people from each district, a boy and a girl, are selected at random, and are the Tributes for The Hunger Games for that year. They each have to fight to their death, and the last one standing becomes the winner. 

District 12 is the one District that nobody has much faith in to win the games, but when Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are selected, could this be the year that a tribute from District 12 wins? 

Katniss and Peeta not only face the battle of staying alive, but also have to act like they are madly in love with one another for the TV show after Peeta claims in an interview before the games he has always loved Katniss from the minute he set eyes on her in school at the age of 5. Katniss on the other hand has never had feelings for Peeta, but can the games bring them together? And who is going to come out the winner at the end? Only one Tribute can be the winner after all.....or can they?

This book kept me hooked the whole way through; it was full of action and adventure and seeing the differences in the Districts and the ways in which each of the Tributes fought was gripping. Some of the tributes deaths really pulled at my heartstrings and although we only got a detailed insight into some of them, I felt like I could picture how each of the tributes fought to survive. 

The Hunger Games is definitely a book I would recommend and I can't wait to read Catching Fire over the next few days. This is the first series of 2015 and it's a one that I won't forget in a hurry. Outstanding!!!

Rating /5

5

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx