The Hunger Games - Book 3

The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins

"May the odds be ever in your favor."

Can you tell me the jist of the book?

This book takes place in a time where there are 12 districts and the Capital. Each year they draw the names of one boy and one girl from each district to go into the Hunger Games. This year, Katniss' sister's name was drawn and she volunteered to take her place. Peeta is the boy that is chosen. In the Hunger Games, it is a fight to the death until there is one victor left standing. This year, the Capital controllers changed it mid-game to be that 2 people from the same district can win. This means that Katniss and Peeta can work together to survive the Hunger Games. Katniss is very smart and does everything she can to outsmart the Capital to show them that she will not lead into their games, and they are not happy about it. Follow their journey to see if they make it out of the Hunger Games alive. 

Why should I read it?

You should read this book if you like reading about a world that is different than ours. This book doesn't have states or cities, but districts that each specialize in their own thing. That's what they are known for. Katniss is from district 12 which is known for coal production. The Capital is like their government; they are in control of everything. This book shows how the norms are starting to change when Katniss enters the Hunger games. I think this is a great book for young readers to read because it shows them that if they don't agree with something, they should challenge the system and stand up for what they believe in. In today's society, there is a lot of controversial things happening, and people have a lot of opinions about it. This book shows that it's okay to have a different opinion and that you have to do what is right for you. 

Your opinion?

I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars. ★★★★★

I am giving this book 5 stars because it kept me engaged the whole time. I wanted to know what would happen next in the Hunger games. I wanted to see what Katniss would do next to survive and to piss off the Capital. I loved seeing the way her mind worked throughout the whole story, and I can't wait to continue reading the rest of the series. It's something that I know will keep me on the edge of my seat to see what will happen next!

Who's the author?

The author of this book is Suzanne Collins. She has gone on to write the rest of the series and more books as well. She is also a television writer. Her twitter handle is @SuzanneCollins1 and her website is www.suzannacollinsbooks.com . These books have also been made into world wide known movies that succeeded greatly at the box office. If interested, check her out!

Starters - Book 2

Starters by Lissa Price

"I'm Mr. Tinnenbaum. Welcome to Prime Destinations."

What's the 411?

This book is focused on Callie’s life after the Spore Wars wiped out the population of people between the ages of 20-60. She is responsible for her little brother, Tyler. They are squatters now in run down buildings since their parents were part of the population that didn’t survive, and they didn’t have any grandparents to live with. Callie decides that she is going to work for a program that allows the older elites to rent out the teenage bodies via a neurochip placed in the brain. However, the neurochip they placed in Callie’s brain malfunctions and she gets to experience the life her renter had planned out for the month. She realizes that this company is not being honest about their plans for the future, and the person who rented her body is trying to get Callie to see that and help it come to a stop. There is a group that is trying to put an end to the Prime Destinations. An end to the evil plans they have in store. Will she be able to help them? Read the book to find out!

So what? 

Why should you read this book? If you are into futuristic technology in our modern world, then this would be the book for you. You get to see the advances in technology this society has made after a war it has had, and what they choose to do with the technology. You might see how it has helped them in a positive way, or you might agree with the resistance in thinking that it's a bad thing to have this kind of technology. Young readers are growing up in a time where technology is taking off, and we may be close to having a type of technology that will allow us to do something like this. We need to show them what the negative consequences could be of technology, and that while it may look like a good thing, sometimes we need to take a step back and see what could potentially happen.

Thoughts and Rating

I would give this book 3 out of 5 stars. ★★★☆☆

I am not as big into futuristic books if it doesn't grab my attention right away. This book had a slow start and it was hard for me to get into it. Towards the end of the book it starts to pick up the pace when they start putting some of their plan into action, but it takes a while to get there. At the very end, it does leave you wondering what will happen nest with Callie and what her life will look like after the fact. I do not think I will be picking up the next books to read based on how long it took this one to get going.

About the Author

The author of this books is Lissa Price. She is an international best selling author of numerous books. This book is part of a series if you are interested in reading more.  She also writes for children's tv shows if you are interested in watching any screen plays that she writes. Her twitter handle is @Lissa_Price and her website is www.lissaprice.com.

 

Delirium - Book 1

Delirium by: Lauren Oliver

“It has been sixty-four years since the president and the Consortium identified love as a disease, and forty-three since the scientists perfected a cure.”

What's this book even about? 

In the book, Delirium, love is illegal. This is set in the future in Portland. The Cooperative has found a cure that makes you not have the feeling of love. They think that love is something that you should not experience because it alters your way of thinking. In the beginning, Lana was counting down the days until she got the cure. Her mother had killed herself because the cure had not worked for her and she was "infected" with love. As the days get closer to her cure, she starts exploring what had been deemed illegal. She starts going to concerts with illegal music with Hanna and she meets a boy, Alex. She is starting to question everything. Why is certain music and books illegal if they are actually good? Then, she starts falling for Alex. At first, she denies the feelings because she still think that love is a disease. Eventually, she lets herself go and ends up falling in love with Alex. She spends the days leading up to her cure date with Alex and Hanna in an abandoned part of town. She gets to learn about Alex and he gets to learn about her. She doesn't understand why love is illegal. She decides that she doesn't agree with the cooperative, the people in charge anymore and wants to try and escape to the Wilds. The Wilds is a place beyond the fence in Portland where people that do not have the cure try and escape into to be free. Join Lana in her journey to see if she can escape from the Cooperative, and if she gets to live free with love in her heart.

So what?

Why should you read this book? Have you ever wished for a life without heartbreak? People were tired of dealing with heartbreak and losing the people they loved the most. That's why they developed the cure, and eventually enough people were taking it to decide that love should be illegal and everyone needed that have the cure to it. This shows what the world would look like without love in it. How would people act? How does it look once you feel love? This book shows you why love is such an important emotion to feel, even if it hurts us sometimes. I think that it's important that our young readers read this because usually this is the time they are experiencing their first love or heartbreak and may be thinking they don't ever want to experience it again. Emotions are hard at any age, but especially in our young adults as they journey through puberty. This book can give them perspective in the sense that emotions are normal for us to have, and we'd be zombies without them.

Thoughts and Rating

I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars. ★★★★★

I am a sucker for a good romance. I loved to see Lana change and grow into someone that resisted the change and follow her heart. The end of the book, which I will not give away, had me in tears and longing for something different to happen. It had me wanting to keep reading and wanting to find out what choice Lana would make next. If you like books that have drama, action, and a dystopian society, then this is the book for you!

(Me after finishing the book)

About the Author

The author is Lauren Oliver. She has written many YA books. This book is actually part of a series that you could read. Her twitter handle is: @OliverBooks . She also has a website: www.laurenoliverbooks.com . Check her out!