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Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins

49 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Murder, Animal death, Gore, Drug abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, and Death

myaphrodiite's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

this book really outdid itself, i couldn’t put it down. collins wrote this amazing sequel that might even be better than the first book. 

in catching fire we dive deeper into the original characters and are also introduced to some new ones. we learn more about the capitol and their twisted ways. i think the character development in this sequel is just as strong as the first book as the characters have to adapt to this new situation with others.

seeing more detail about peeta and katniss’s love life is also quite sweet. this book is the perfect mix of violence, adventure and a little bit of romance. the hunger games series might just be the best dystopian series of the 21st century.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Animal death

kyarabereading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

That New York Times Book Review that said "Collins has done that rare thing. She has written a sequel that improves upon the first book" was so right. I think Catching Fire truly built on the strengths of the last book, and you can see how Collins improved on the weaknesses in the first Hunger Games book. It’s a book I simply couldn’t put down, reading page after page, excited to see what would happen next (even though I already knew - for the most part - because of the movies lol).

If there is one thing I had a slight issue with, it's that this book had some slight pacing issues. The book is divided into three parts, and the first two parts are pretty slow-moving, then all the action and craziness happens in the third part. It makes the first two parts feel very slow and the last part feel rushed in comparison.  Despite that, I still enjoyed the slow pace of the first two parts. It helps us learn a little bit more about Panem as a whole, and the different districts it contains. It helps us see the slow progression of the rebellion against the Capitol and all the moving parts that lead to that rebellion. It helps us see the relationship Katniss built with everyone around her - from Peeta to her family to her Capitol prep team.

Outside of pacing, I thought this book still had some really strong writing. The characters are all interesting, each with their own personality and mannerisms. I love seeing the way the characters interact with each other, seeing those little moments where their personality, sense of humor, and love for one another really comes through. I especially loved the new additions to the character list in this book, and I'm very excited to see what we learn about them in the next book. I also think that Katniss was a much better narrator in this book. It's cool getting that look inside her mind and seeing how she interacts with the world around her. Katniss's narration is aided by Collins's ability to write about things as simple as food and clothes and wounds and animals and whatever it may be in a way that brings you into the story fully, entirely, completely. Her imagery and world-building are truly so fascinating to see, and they work hand-in-hand to help the reader understand the country that is Panem and its people.

I'm really hyping this book up, and I'm going to end this review with an overly confident statement: I truly think The Hunger Games is one of the best YA dystopian book series of this time, if not THEE best. The other books are truly not doing it like this one. Sorry, but it had to be said!! 😌 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Blood, Grief, Murder, Death, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death and Drug use

viacrow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

katniss is actually so funny bc one minute she’s convincing herself she doesn’t love peeta and the next she’s talking about how much she loves his eyelashes like GIRL???? how repressed are you 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, and Classism

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Injury/injury detail, Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Medical content, Vomit, War, Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Stalking, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Deportation, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Genocide, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Ableism, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Cursing, Infertility, and Sexual assault

gracewiley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, Police brutality, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Murder, Slavery, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Animal death, Child death, Death, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Classism, Grief, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Drug use, and Vomit

dqhvr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Classism, Grief, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent, Gun violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

siennakt30's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Death, Injury/injury detail, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Violence, Blood, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Animal death

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Ableism, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Gore, Police brutality, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Torture, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Classism, Child death, Confinement, Dementia, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy

Saneism

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Since my childhood favorite character Finnick was in this it was very nostalgic and reading about him again was a joy.  Overall it was good but I liked the first book better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence