{I'M WORKING ON A BLOG POST ABOUT THE HUNGER GAMES SERIES & HOW IT COMPARES TO THE MOVIES ~ VISIT https://shamelesslyintroverted.wordpress.com/}

I cannot explain to you the amount of love I have for The Hunger Games series. It was one of my favorite series as a young adult and helped shape my taste in books. I was sixteen when the first book came out and I devoured it. I remember seeing it at Barnes & Noble and fell in love with the premise, which can tell you how demented I was a kid.

A dystopian world that forces children to fight to the death and have it broadcast as a reality TV show each year? Wild! I was constantly in shock with how dark the themes got, which is why I love a young adult series that can embrace the darkness. I also loved the world building in general with the different districts and their cultures, the Capitol and its weirdness, and the teams that the tributes got to work with. Just brilliant writing and crafting.

Altogether, I really loved this re-read and it still holds up. There’s a reason why it’s considered a modern classic. Onto Catching Fire, which is my favorite in the series.