Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is a book you and your teenage daughter will fight over to see who gets to read if first – that is if you only have one copy. In my house we almost had to buy two. The first book, The Hunger Games, was so compelling, my daughter and I couldn’t wait until the second edition hit the book shelves.
Why is this series so compelling? First Collins is a fantastic writer. Her pacing is swift
and plotting is so elusive that even us very seasoned readers couldn’t predict where it was going. I was bummed when my daughter, thinking I was farther in the book than I was, spilled the beans. I had spent several nights falling asleep trying to predict where the plot was going. Every “red herring” that Collins planted was false. I’m pretty good at predicting the way a book might turn – I predicted who the big character was that JK Rowling was going to kill off – before the final installment of Harry Potter.
But darn it, I can never forecast where Collins is going. Even after making careful mental notes of all the possible angles and outcomes. That’s what makes the book such a fun read.
Next Collins books are so compelling because they are the stuff night mares are made of… big brother is watching you, big brother forces you to fight to the death to save people you love. Kill people you’ve ...
