Catching Fire & Mockingjay
by Suzanne Collins
March 11, 2011-March 15, 2011
Oh my goodness, where do I start? I can't really tell you much about the next two books in The Hunger Game series because I do not want to be a spoiler for those who have not yet read the first book (you really must). I am so completely owned by this series and only one other book has ever had this effect of me. If you are my age you must have watched The NeverEnding Story at least a few times. Well, you know how Bastian (had to google this) is not just reading about Fantasia and some silly story, he can't close the book. He is now in the adventure and has no choice but to keep on going. Okay, I haven't lost it, I know I am not going to jump into District 12 or The Hunger Games but I just can not seem to pull away. I don't get a chapter that leaves me satisfied enough to take a break. So I will leave you with this, never overestimate any one in this story!
I just finished the last book, Mockingjay, and can finally have a night to just mindlessly chill. This last book was very intense, dramatic and mysterious. I was not sure who I trusted, what was real and how I could imagine this series ending?! I have no doubt that The Hunger Games will be the latest craze and may even give Harry Potter & Twilight some competition. I am ever so thankful to Jenn (and George) for handing this adventure over to me, it will be some time before a book this great will capture me I am sure.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
373 pgs Day 1
Wednesday March 09, 2011
I can not help but to start this blog before I even finish this book...yes it is that good! I have missed my regular tv shows, stayed up just a little bit later and this morning I had to force myself to stop at the end of the chapter. I will write this blog excerpt and then get my but in gear for the day! First, let me say thanks to Jenn for giving this book her high recommendation because with out fail this book has lived up to its praise.
The story is based in the future, post North America, in a new age of Districts, a Capitol, peacekeepers and ..The Hunger Games. Every year one boy and one girl from each of the 12 districts must be contenders in the deadly reality show like game, The Hunger Games. Only one can survive, be crowned 'the victor'. The Capitol is immune to all of the devastating district lifestyles, the starvation, the hard labor and they view The Hunger Games as entertainment. You are not sure at any given moment what you should be hoping for in this story, so many paths all lead to something tragic. Would you be able to watch The Hunger Games knowing only one child would survive and who would you be rooting for? The story has many layers of love, friendship, family, strength and most of all survival. Later I will start, Part II "The Games" and I just might have to read until I finish this time.
Thursday March 10, 2011
Done
Wow, that was a journey I did not expect to take. This surely was a change in direction form my usual books yet it has some of what I crave. It captures you quickly, has likeable if not lovable characters, a hint of love a story, mystery, one of a kind and best of all anticipation that keeps you thinking of the story long after you put the book down. The book has many surprises in store for the reader and ends with a twist leaving you hanging on for more. Yes, there is more! I will start the 2nd book Catching Fire tonight and as I said when I first started reading The Hunger Games, what should I be hoping for?!
by Suzanne Collins
373 pgs Day 1
Wednesday March 09, 2011
I can not help but to start this blog before I even finish this book...yes it is that good! I have missed my regular tv shows, stayed up just a little bit later and this morning I had to force myself to stop at the end of the chapter. I will write this blog excerpt and then get my but in gear for the day! First, let me say thanks to Jenn for giving this book her high recommendation because with out fail this book has lived up to its praise.
The story is based in the future, post North America, in a new age of Districts, a Capitol, peacekeepers and ..The Hunger Games. Every year one boy and one girl from each of the 12 districts must be contenders in the deadly reality show like game, The Hunger Games. Only one can survive, be crowned 'the victor'. The Capitol is immune to all of the devastating district lifestyles, the starvation, the hard labor and they view The Hunger Games as entertainment. You are not sure at any given moment what you should be hoping for in this story, so many paths all lead to something tragic. Would you be able to watch The Hunger Games knowing only one child would survive and who would you be rooting for? The story has many layers of love, friendship, family, strength and most of all survival. Later I will start, Part II "The Games" and I just might have to read until I finish this time.
Thursday March 10, 2011
Done
Wow, that was a journey I did not expect to take. This surely was a change in direction form my usual books yet it has some of what I crave. It captures you quickly, has likeable if not lovable characters, a hint of love a story, mystery, one of a kind and best of all anticipation that keeps you thinking of the story long after you put the book down. The book has many surprises in store for the reader and ends with a twist leaving you hanging on for more. Yes, there is more! I will start the 2nd book Catching Fire tonight and as I said when I first started reading The Hunger Games, what should I be hoping for?!
Monday, March 7, 2011
if i stay
if i stay
what would you do if
you had to choose?
by Gayle Forman
Monday March 07, 2011
234 pages, less than 24hrs
I haven't been totally slacking, I was reading Under The Tuscan Sun, or trying to that is...Unfortunately I just could not get into the book and after I gave up I just hit a lull until yesterday. My daughter, my little beautiful reader, asked to make another trip to B&N to keep spending that gift card of hers. I made a girls day of it asking my mother in law who also loves a good read to go to church with us then hit up the book store, just us girls. We had a wonderful refresher of faith at church and then hit up B&N! I told myself not to look because I have too many other books waiting for me at home and even one at the library on hold for me. Yikes! I casually looked around just to see what is out and then we headed upstairs to the kids section. Keara, my daughter, is on her second book in a series Frankly Frannie. Her very first chapter book and she loves it! Anyway, I pass by a table with a sign labeled as "Tough Reads". What that means exactly I am not sure, emotionally pulling?! "if i stay" has an appealing enough cover with a girl about 18-20 years old lying down and looking up and looking just...heavy. The book says it's a New York Times Bestseller and "Will appeal to fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight."-USA Today (that would be me!). So I pick it up and at the same time a youngster tells her friend this book "is soo good!". Okay I have to buy it.
This story is about Mia, choices, music, true love, friendship, family and one incredibly hard choice only she can make that will change everything. Mia, a senior in high school, has a wonderful life surrounded by supportive loving people. Right away you love her and everyone she has in her life. In the beginning of this book tragedy quickly turns this happy ending story to a hold-your-breath page turner that sucks you right into the life and mindset of Mia. It flips from her present time to past tense memories in her life that gets you more and more involved with all the characters. It pulled a couple of emotional strings and I just could not put this book down! I had to find out what will happen to Mia, what will she decide or if she even has a choice at all. Every time I looked at the clock it seemed to just skip 30 minutes in what felt like seconds of reading. I hate that but love it at the same time. All in all I give this book an 8. Oh, and the best part...Summit already has the movie rights, yayyyy!
My next book will not be YA, it is either The Hunger Games recommended by a great friend or the book on hold at the library which is fantasy-ish. Thanks for reading my blog!
what would you do if
you had to choose?
by Gayle Forman
Monday March 07, 2011
234 pages, less than 24hrs
I haven't been totally slacking, I was reading Under The Tuscan Sun, or trying to that is...Unfortunately I just could not get into the book and after I gave up I just hit a lull until yesterday. My daughter, my little beautiful reader, asked to make another trip to B&N to keep spending that gift card of hers. I made a girls day of it asking my mother in law who also loves a good read to go to church with us then hit up the book store, just us girls. We had a wonderful refresher of faith at church and then hit up B&N! I told myself not to look because I have too many other books waiting for me at home and even one at the library on hold for me. Yikes! I casually looked around just to see what is out and then we headed upstairs to the kids section. Keara, my daughter, is on her second book in a series Frankly Frannie. Her very first chapter book and she loves it! Anyway, I pass by a table with a sign labeled as "Tough Reads". What that means exactly I am not sure, emotionally pulling?! "if i stay" has an appealing enough cover with a girl about 18-20 years old lying down and looking up and looking just...heavy. The book says it's a New York Times Bestseller and "Will appeal to fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight."-USA Today (that would be me!). So I pick it up and at the same time a youngster tells her friend this book "is soo good!". Okay I have to buy it.
This story is about Mia, choices, music, true love, friendship, family and one incredibly hard choice only she can make that will change everything. Mia, a senior in high school, has a wonderful life surrounded by supportive loving people. Right away you love her and everyone she has in her life. In the beginning of this book tragedy quickly turns this happy ending story to a hold-your-breath page turner that sucks you right into the life and mindset of Mia. It flips from her present time to past tense memories in her life that gets you more and more involved with all the characters. It pulled a couple of emotional strings and I just could not put this book down! I had to find out what will happen to Mia, what will she decide or if she even has a choice at all. Every time I looked at the clock it seemed to just skip 30 minutes in what felt like seconds of reading. I hate that but love it at the same time. All in all I give this book an 8. Oh, and the best part...Summit already has the movie rights, yayyyy!
My next book will not be YA, it is either The Hunger Games recommended by a great friend or the book on hold at the library which is fantasy-ish. Thanks for reading my blog!
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