readingavidly:

Suzanne Collins never ceases to amaze me. It’s like I am in constant shock when I’m reading. The story is as thrilling as ever and is leaving me on the edge of my seat. I hate to use cliches but nothing is predictable about the Hunger Games. 

I must say I have to remind myself that this is only a book, but when you place characters close to my age in a world that isn’t too far from impossible all of reality is forgotten until you remind yourself it’s just a book. Also, I think Katniss is hot-tempered and too mistrustful. You can’t really blame her, but I like that she actually has personality flaws that effect her decisions. 

SPOILER ALERT:

In Part II, I am still trying to figure out Peeta and his intentions. I am also trying to figure out if he was ever truly in love with Katniss. Including a heart warming relationship with Rue was, in a way, clever because readers like to have a sense of warmth in the middle of all that brutality. For me, it offered some strange sense of hope and security for myself and Katniss. I’m eager to find out what happens next.

Original predictions: Somehow both Rue and Katniss would survive.

Current predictions: Peeta will kill himself to show the Capitol that they don’t own him.  

I thought so many things when I was reading it. The Hunger Games (out of the three) is the most shocking and exhilerating. Everything I thought was wrong.