Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book Two): Volume 2 Paperback - 2013
by Suzanne Collins
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. They should be happy. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Now rumors of rebellion are spreading, and the Capitol wants revenge.
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Readers largely praised Catching Fire as a compelling sequel that broadens the political scope of Panem and deepens its world-building, with the Quarter Quell’s psychologically charged arena and new victors (notably Finnick and Johanna) earning strong approval. Many found it highly readable and emotionally darker, with trauma, propaganda, and rebellion moving to the forefront. The ending’s abrupt cliffhanger was a major talking point and pushed most straight into Mockingjay. Common complaints targeted a slow, love-triangle?heavy opening, moments of predictability or convenience, and occasional confusion in action scenes, alongside mixed feelings about Katniss’s naivete. Despite reservations, the consensus was that it’s an effective bridge that elevates the series’ stakes.
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- Title Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book Two): Volume 2
- Author Suzanne Collins
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scholastic Press, New York, NY
- Publication date 2013-06-04
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- ISBN 9780545586177 / 0545586178
- Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.99 x 5.34 x 0.83 in (20.29 x 13.56 x 2.11 cm)
- Age range 12 to 17 years
- Grade levels 7 - 12
- Reading level 820
- Category Young Adult Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Interpersonal relations
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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