The Hunger Games book trilogy

I’ve just finished reading the Hunger Games book trilogy and wanted to spread the word so that others may experience these great books too. I won’t spoil any of the amazingly crafted storylines. However, it is books like this that seriously make me wonder how authors come up with such great storylines, ones that I don’t imagine I could come up with in a million years. If you want to know a little bit more about the trilogy and the author, Suzanne Collins, you can go to her website. There had been a bit of hype about the trilogy and I often see it as a staff recommendation in a bookstore or as part of a Q&A with a person of interest when asked what they are reading at the moment. The interest in this trilogy has also been fuelled by the news it is being turned into a feature film, as is often the case with a lot of bestsellers these days. So based on the hype and the thought of seeing it on the big screen someday soon, I decided I would put book 1, The Hunger Games, on hold at the library. It was easy enough to patiently wait my turn in the queue until it became available. As it turned out I wasn’t the only one curious to see what the fuss was about so it was a bit of a wait, but I was okay with this as I still wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I mean the target audience was young adult and the only bit I could relate to these days was the adult part. However, its appeal definitely seemed to be extending beyond this if I was anything to go by. This seems to be the case for most serial bestsellers with the young adult target audience that are transformed onto the big screen. Finally I received the email notification letting me know it was my turn and, with this, the first book was secured and promptly devoured. It was a real page-turner that you couldn’t put down until every word was read. The rollercoaster of emotion was high with each plot twist and developing attachment to the main characters. It had me wanting for book 2, Catching Fire. As I had borrowed the first book and not purchased it I reluctantly placed my hold knowing a wait was ahead of me again. If it weren’t for the fact that I had recommended the trilogy to a friend, who proceeded to tear through it at lightning speed, I would still be in the queue waiting. The knowledge that someone knew what had become of it all, in combination with my own overwhelming need to get to the end of the tale and learn the characters’ fate on my terms, propelled me out of the virtual hold line and into the Book Warehouse where I purchased book 2. I stormed through it in less than a weekend, too gripped by the words on the page to put it down for extended periods of time until it was read cover to cover, becoming more engrossed with each page. As you can imagine I was very eager to find out what would become of all the characters I had invested many hours into. Little did I realise that en route to my home at that moment, courtesy of Amazon and the friend that I had recommended the trilogy to, was the complete set of books. It was quite a surprise when I got the package notification because it wasn’t my birthday or anything. It was an even bigger and much appreciated surprise when I realised what it was and how awesome a friend I had. Although this meant I had 2 copies of the second book, I now had the complete trilogy so I could read book 3, Mockingjay, and then share with any friends eager to read them too. This past weekend, with the sun shining brightly, I promptly consumed book 3. It was quite an intense read, which left no question unanswered. All that is left for me to do now is recommend the trilogy, maybe re-read them at some point and to hope that the feature film captures the essence of a talented author’s words.

The Hunger Games book trilogy courtesy of Amazon and a lovely friend