And here, ladies and gents, we see that book that reignited my love for the Hunger Games! I'll be truthful, I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did, I mostly read it to see what it's all about, but it swept me off my feet!

My favourite aspect of the book is the while character exploration Collins did. We follow Snow so closely, we see him become who we know he is and the hints of his despicable and manipulative and egotistic behavior are all there, slowly but surely building up his character. It's a book that has a bit of a philosophical aspect, it's an open discussion on morality at times, but I think it's one of the reasons I loved it, it didn't faze me at all!

Seeing how cruel and savage the Games were and how "civilized" they became under President Snow's watch, was truly a revelation. The Games we know didn't exist until Snow decided to make them more of a spectacle, operating in ways that would benefit him and only him.

It was very interesting seeing how he twisted every event, every situation to suit him, how his thoughts and demeanor changed to adapt to the current situation in order to gain as much as he could.

The weakest part was the romance in my opinion, I didn't really need it, even though I understand the role it played. Loved all the foreshadowing though and I have my own theory on what Lucy Gray ended up doing in her life!

The last few chapters were my absolute favourite, the tension was palpable, Snow was changing faces every 2 seconds and the climax had me at the edge of my seat!

Overall, it's a book I really liked! Even though it wasn't full on action, as the original trilogy is, I found it very clever, very engaging and will definitely read it again, as the character development was amazing!