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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

24 reviews

aiiime's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship

tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Maybe don't read this if you're actively coping with ptsd

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This second instalment of the Hunger Games trilogy continues the series explosive and visceral storytelling with a new harrowing chapter. Katniss and Peeta have survived the horrors of the Hunger Games, but now they have unwittingly ignited the spark of revolution. This volume continues the series' commentary on the decadent Capital and its excesses, in contrast to the desperation and unrest of the Districts. Similarly, the depth of critique of state surveillance is great, surprising readers in 2009 but less novel to contemporary readers, revealing much about our current society. The twists and turns of this book build toward its terrifying conclusion and a new paradigm that might change the course of a nation. Amazing book that I could not put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

roadesntoades's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Classism

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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

5.0

This book was awesome! Compelling and fast-paced. Damn, I felt a mixture of emotions while reading. Katniss was badass as usual. Peeta and his love for her, damn. Every victor was interesting in their ways. The tragedy, revolution, and love did it for me. I kind of regret not reading this series earlier, but I thought, I read it at the perfect time, in my early 30s. I appreciate this series a lot. I rarely read super serious books, but this one will be a reread material. Oh btw, there were a lot of horror and problematic themes also, like slavery, assault, murder, etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

luminifera's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

A solid sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

You see a clear deterioration of Katniss' mental health in this book. There are also more details about how horrible their society is.

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, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Dementia, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

memoirsofabooklover's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is even better than the great first one. This series touches on so many important societal topics but in a really intriguing world and with a gripping, heart-wrenching concept. The way the second games were written kept it fresh - it didn’t feel like the first one rehashed, it was a different story, with somehow even higher stakes.  This book is even better than the great first one. This series touches on so many important societal topics but in a really intriguing world and with a gripping, heart-wrenching concept. The way the second games were written kept it fresh - it didn’t feel like the first one rehashed, it was a different story, with somehow even higher stakes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

planetshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

The Hunger Games’s sequels capture attention and contribute to the story just as well as the first book. Catching Fire is a great remarkable book, and my favorite of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War

the_pysselfia's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism