Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire

Catching fire is the second book in the trilogy from Suzanne Collins. The Story picks up where it stopped in "The Hunger Games" with the victors requiring to go for a tour of the districts. The true significance of Katniss Everdeen's betrayal of the Capital in the games are made know to her, and the tour throws her and Peter Mallark into the thick of understanding the fragile grip the Capital holds over the Districts. The mood changes in the Districts as the Capital clamps down on the uneasiness.

In a bizarre twist of faith, the two lovers find themselves in the arena of another Hunger Games. Things however does not appear normal as the contestants are very open in their criticism of the Capital, and their desperate attempts to enslave the Districts. Katniss struggles with her inner fears and her desperate concerns that she is the source of the disastrous outcome of events. The Games however seeming continues, and she cannot believe how right she actually is.

At times the book was moving slow with the uninterrupted misunderstanding of Katniss' being frustrating. After the improbable introduction of setting the landscape and rules in the first book, the story does not need to over explain the bizarre situation. The book ends suddenly, and the third book in the series, "Mockingjay", has to be read to see how things pan out.