Just like the right spices in an exotic dish, teen angst can work wonders in a knowing hand, but the story overdoses on it and never recovers.

Several co-workers and I exchange books and one passed this one along, saying that she thought I'd like it. The focus in the Potter books is on the plot and the characters' journey and growth through it all, and though they explore some mature themes, that element is used more as a storytelling device to drive character growth and plot development, and is only slipped in once the reader is enthralled by the world of the books and the characters within. Registered address: Unit 31, Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, LE5 3EF, United kingdom. Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games series changed the face of global YA.I can say I understand why people would say those things, but I also take issue with why people would say those things. How could life possibly ever be fine again for this young girl tortured and forced into murder by her government because she wanted to protect her little sister? It is so imaginative, adventurous and climactic, on a book by book basis, that it is very easy to highly recommend the trilogy. As good as the plot, the writing and everything else is, the protagonist Katniss, outshines them all effortlessly.

While the first three books focused on the experiences of the tributes and their allies, this prequel shines a light on the people who created and perpetuated the games, including Coriolanus himself. All of this finally contributes to the feeling that you're reading a medical treaty written by a butcher with good intentions.To quell the unrest, the Capitol announces a special edition of the Hunger Games, the Quarter Quell, which brings Katniss and Peeta back into the arena with other previous victors. Collins uses little girls twice (once in Book One and once in Book Three) to give her protagonist a human side that is otherwise unseen.