The Hunger Games Triology by Suzanne Collins

I will admit I wasn't sure I was ever going to read this series. It sounded like something I would like but I held off. It didn't help that they were really popular and I could never get my hands on them. Even librarians have to wait in line. I actually still had to wait for book two and three even though they have been out for awhile now.

The Hunger Games was my favorite out of the three. Catching Fire was my second favorite and I really didn't like Mockingjay. Mockingjay just didn't sit well with me. I thought it moved slowly and then at the end it was like boom it ended. I liked that she gave the reader a glimpse into Katniss's future but I was disappointed in the way the series ended. I think the love triangle could have been developed better. I enjoy the romance in a book and I enjoy a good love triangle and I didn't find myself falling in love with either one of the guys like I normally do. That could be due to the fact I found Katniss hard to love.

From the website:

The Hunger Games

Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When her sister is chosen by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.

Catching Fire

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

Mockingjay

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.