That essentially sums up the first half of the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire. I was blown away at how much worse it seemed in comparison to the intriguing first book, and how little I cared about the new problems of the main character, Katniss. It seems oh-so-reminiscent of Twilight as she goes from fighting to survive to debating with herself which guy she prefers more. Even more obnoxious is the rate at which she changes her mind. One paragraph, she is oozing on and on about how much she loves Gale, and the next she is making out with Peeta and it just, like, totally feels right! It also seems rather unrealistic that they both just put up with her leading them on like that and seemed completely fine with her being flaky.
As I read this, I kept wondering what this series had come to. The first one was so intense and had me hooked from start to finish. I almost gave up reading the second one. However, my advice is to plug through the teen drama crap because it does get a lot better. Another aspect which was hard to overcome at first was that the author was constantly recapping things that happened in the first book for anyone who hadn't read it, which I guess makes sense, but it was pretty obnoxious to read a two-page explanation that anyone who read the first book would easily understand.
So, if you are ever going to read the series, do not read this next part becuase A) it would not make sense unless you read the first one, and B) it is basically a plot summary of book 2.
Essentially, the book begins where the last one ends, where Peeta and Katniss are back in District 12 and about to go on their victory tour. Things have changed, however; they live in the ritzy area of town and are pampered whereas they verged on starvation pre-Hunger Games. Katniss is trying to figure out her emotions (give me a break) once she sees her old flame Gale, but still wants Peeta because she is a teenage girl and they are more confusing than one of those 5x5 Rubics cubes (can anyone solve those?). So, she is doing annoying things like going back and forth telling them that she wants them to run away with her, and then changing her mind again. Then, she gets a visit from the evil President Snow who advises her that her actions in the Hunger Games are potentially causing residents of other districs to rebel, and also he does not believe that she actually loves Peeta. Blah blah, so she has to try harder to convince him that she loves Peeta. After that, a bunch of little things happen that convince the people of Panem to want to rebel against the Capitol, and then there is another Hunger Games where crazy, futuristic stuff happens which makes me glad to live on Earth in 2012.
As I read this, I kept wondering what this series had come to. The first one was so intense and had me hooked from start to finish. I almost gave up reading the second one. However, my advice is to plug through the teen drama crap because it does get a lot better. Another aspect which was hard to overcome at first was that the author was constantly recapping things that happened in the first book for anyone who hadn't read it, which I guess makes sense, but it was pretty obnoxious to read a two-page explanation that anyone who read the first book would easily understand.
So, if you are ever going to read the series, do not read this next part becuase A) it would not make sense unless you read the first one, and B) it is basically a plot summary of book 2.
Essentially, the book begins where the last one ends, where Peeta and Katniss are back in District 12 and about to go on their victory tour. Things have changed, however; they live in the ritzy area of town and are pampered whereas they verged on starvation pre-Hunger Games. Katniss is trying to figure out her emotions (give me a break) once she sees her old flame Gale, but still wants Peeta because she is a teenage girl and they are more confusing than one of those 5x5 Rubics cubes (can anyone solve those?). So, she is doing annoying things like going back and forth telling them that she wants them to run away with her, and then changing her mind again. Then, she gets a visit from the evil President Snow who advises her that her actions in the Hunger Games are potentially causing residents of other districs to rebel, and also he does not believe that she actually loves Peeta. Blah blah, so she has to try harder to convince him that she loves Peeta. After that, a bunch of little things happen that convince the people of Panem to want to rebel against the Capitol, and then there is another Hunger Games where crazy, futuristic stuff happens which makes me glad to live on Earth in 2012.
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