The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins reviewed by Alejo Lujan

Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, is a spectacular book that will take interests of many people. It is the first of an interesting and adventurous trilogy. This book has a quality of an action pack thriller with an excited teen romance novel. The main character of this novel is Katniss Everdeen. Coming from district twelve and expected to return home after a promise to her mother and younger sister, she fights to stay alive in the games with cleverness and hunting skills. She is face with certain death with the capitol closely watching her exact movement. The Capitol is a dictating and cruel government enslaving the 12 districts. Their punishment for the rebellion is having children slaughter each other.

The games are traditional to district residents. Every year two tributes of the opposite sex are chosen to participate. They will compete for their lives against a total 24 opponents. Only one will succeed and return with a prize of wealth and fame to their districts. Katniss Everdeen replaces her younger sister Prim from facing her death. She is accompanied with allies she has made and finds unusual emotions for fellow tributes and love ones.

Katniss is a beautiful, smart, and skilled girl with respectful morals. Her attitude is focused on the safety of herself, friends and the survival of her family. She has magnificent hunting skills and precise with her bow and arrow. She hunts with her best friend Gale in the woods entertaining each other with secrets and new skills to learn. The vibe between them is as if they are one. The natural connection to be with each other is powerful. Unfortunately she must attend to the games and leave love ones behind with Peeta, her fellow tribute, to try to survive. With the two relying on one another for protection to deceive the capitol slowly evolves into a romance. Katniss is faced with a difficult task with mixed emotions for two loves. I recommend this book for its variety of genres and attracting to mystery, romance, and thrill lovers. This book truly lives up to its reputation of rich quality and inspiration to readers.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins reviewed by Bartholomew Perez

Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games is an amazing book that everyone will enjoy. The book is loaded with action, romance, and well-placed cliff hangers that will leave you on the edge of your seat. The story is well plotted and easy to follow. The Hunger Games is a story based around a young girl named Kattniss, resident of District 12 which is the main coal supplier for the Capitol. The Capitol is the evil dictating government run by the even more sinister and most likely insane President Snow, a dying sick old man who gained power by killing off his enemies and some of his allies.  

The title is based off the books Hunger Games which is a tournament that involves the twelve districts giving up two tributes--one male and one female. The pair will then have to fight the other two tributes from each districts totaling in 24 tributes; of the 24, only one may survive to return home with the prize of honor and extra rations for his or her District. The tournament is a way of reminding the districts that never again should they ever fight the power of the Capitol.                       

The two tributes from District 12 are Kattniss and Peta. Kattniss, one of the two protagonists, is the narratorr. She lives with her mother and younger sister. Unfortunately, Kattniss lost her father in a mine collapse. She is a brave and beautiful young lady who is also a trained hunter. Her morals are what make her a good person.  One example is when her younger sister Prim is called to be the official tribute for District 12, Kattniss steps forward to take her place without hesitation. Throughout the book, she faces many challenges such as trust issues and moral strife. I find this book is worthwhile and exhilarating and I would recommend it to any person capable of reading. This book is in simple terms completely and totally worth being put on the big screen.