Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Title: Catching Fire





Author: Suzanne Collins





Published: New York : Scholastic Press, c2009





Pages: 391





Series: Book 2, The Hunger Games





Snippet: "In that one slight motion, I see the end of hope, beginning of destruction of everything I hold dear in the world. I cant guess what form my punishment will take, how wide the net will be cast, but when it is finished there most likely be nothing left.So you would think that at this moment, I would be in utter despair." 





Summary: May Contain Spoilers! By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion. (Taken from Christchurch City Libraries Website)





Review: Pretty darn addictive. Thats all I have to say about it.  It's a good thing I was doing a read-a-thon when I had this book because I really couldn't stop reading it.  I pretty much had to know what was going to happen next.  My choice in guy for Katniss still stands.





I was very happy I got to know Gale a little better.  I thought Peeta was alright but really he's just not as cool as Gale, in my opinion.  As for Katniss she is one cool chick.  I have to say that some of the other characters who were newly introduced held a soft spot in my heart too.





If I had to say whether I preferred The Hunger Games or Catching Fire I would have to say that I actually liked them both equally.





I don't often read dystopian novels but Catching Fire is a really good one. It grabbed my attention from the very start and the ending was a good cliffhanger so it will be interesting to read the third book, Mockingjay which is not out yet.





Overall, Catching Fire is a truly addicting, riveting and amazing read.  If you haven't read this and The Hunger Games then you definitely should soon because it is awesome.





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This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Title: This World We Live In





Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer





Published: Harcourt Children's Books, 2010





Pages: 239





Series: Book 3, Last Survivors





Snippet: "If only we could eat books."





Summary: It's been over a month since Miranda Evans has written in her diary, a month of relative calm for her and her family. It's springtime, and with warmer weather comes rain, and the melting of the winter's snow. The shad are running in a nearby river, and Miranda's brothers Matt and Jon leave home for a few days to see if they can catch some to supplement their food supply. It's been over a month since Miranda Evans has written in her diary, a month of relative calm for her and her family. It's springtime, and with warmer weather comes rain, and the melting of the winter's snow. The shad are running in a nearby river, and Miranda's brothers Matt and Jon leave home for a few days to see if they can catch some to supplement their food supply. (Taken from Goodreads)





Review: If there was one word to sum up This World We Live In I would say it would be depressing.  The whole mood of the book is sad, and it's quite a hard book to read if you don't like sad books.  I did enjoy reading This World We Live In but I did feel myself tearing up a couple of times.





I think that This World We Live In would be my favourite of all three books in the series.  There was more to it  and it was really well written.  Sometimes I thought a lot of the parts were very convenient so to speak but it still made a good story.





One thing I didn't think was so great about this book was the characters.  There were some new characters and well lets just say that Syl in particular was one character I did not like at all.  I also didn't really like how any of the characters had developed.





However, This World We Live In is a pretty good book.  It makes you think about the things you have and makes you think about how much they mean to you.  It's definitely worth a read, the whole series is if you're a dystopia fan.





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Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Title: Life As We Knew It





Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer





Published: Orlando : Harcourt, c2006





Pages: 337





Series: Book 1, Moon





Snippet: "I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open." 





Summary: Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.





Review: Every now and again I'll read a dystopian novel and I do enjoy them. My favourite would be 1984 by George Orwell, but I'm not here to talk about 1984. I'm here to talk about Life As We Knew It because Life As We Knew It is such a great book and from the first chapter I was hooked.

While the novel was largely focused on the characters I found them to be quite plain and I didn't really think about them.  I think there were only a couple of characters that stuck in my mind these being Sam and Miranda's dad. I also liked Mrs Nesbitt she seemed like such a nice lady.

Susan Beth Pfeffer has written a fantastic "what if" tale.  I felt that it was a really well-written and great portrayal of what could happen if the moon got closer to the Earth.

I know there is a companion novel and a sequel to Life As We Knew It.  I'll be really excited to read both.

Overall, Life As We Knew It is quite a sad book but also full of hope.  If you're a fan of dystopian fiction then you may just enjoy Life As We Knew It.





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