Selected by BrendaTwenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives.
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death – televised for all of Panem to see.
Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
This was a good read - engaging plot and interesting characters. I'm a reality TV fan and can see how we'd collectively take this too far. I'm less bought-in to the post-rebellion world - it's not convincing how America could tear itself into and establish 14 different districts (the Capitol, and 13 districts). I downloaded the next in the series. Looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks of this one!
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