To the Death!

Rating: 5/5

Review: This was such an amazing book, I can barely contain myself. Haha! Of course, it was a bit disturbing too. It is about kids getting thrown into an enormous arena to fight to the death, after all. Collins writes in such a way, however, that you just can't help but get caught up in the story. Katniss Everdeen is the narrator, and one of the "players" in the Hunger Games. She's sixteen, brave as can be, and one of the best characters I've ever come across. The things this girl, and the other "players" have to go through kept me turning the pages well into the night. I absolutely devoured this book, and I can't wait for the next one in the trilogy.

Book Description: Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place.