After reading the first book and at least being hooked enough to want to know what happens, I finally got my hands on a copy of the second installment in the Hunger Games series. And I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.
I don’t necessarily feel like the writing itself was better than the first, but for some reason I did really enjoy this one. I felt invested
in the characters and I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next, just because it was a fairly high-stakes story this time around, even more-so than the first.
I was a little annoyed with the main character’s thought process sometimes, because she just seemed so oblivious to things that the author made obvious to the reader. I get that you don’t want to make your main character some overly-perceptive sort who just stays on top of everything without blinking an eye, but I don’t think you want to make her stupid, either.
I liked the set-up of the new arena in this book, and the interesting dynamic between the contestants. I enjoyed the bits of humor thrown in here and there, and I appreciated the emotional struggle as I did with the first book.
One thing that did feel a ...
I didn t enjoy this one as much as the other books.