Amazing. This is only one of the many fabulous words that I
could use to describe these extraordinary books. They are undoubtedly the most
gripping books that I have ever read. I was constantly reading them and after I
finished the first one in under a week, I was itching to get going on the other
two. I don’t know why, but there is
something that really engaged me when I was reading and I couldn’t let go, even
if I tried. There is some part of my brain that has a thirst for unrealistic,
yet believable stories.
The first time I heard about The Hunger Games, I was told it
was a gruesome book written about barbarians. I was immediately intrigued. So,
I asked my mother if I could read it. She told me that the film was deeply disturbing
and that children were being killed and it was horrible so the book must be the
same. Again, I was increasingly interested in the books. On my twelfth birthday
I received “The Hunger Games” from my Auntie Henny and Uncle Robert, and I was
overwhelmed because I couldn’t wait to read it (Thank You!).
The first of the series was about a girl, Katniss Everdeen,
who is chosen to be part of the annual “Hunger Games”. The Hunger Games is
simply, the hated Capitol that sends two people from each of the twelve
districts to compete in a savage game where all the contestants must fight for
their lives and kill one another to survive. They are put in an arena and left,
closely monitored by the capitol’s cameras that watch and play the Hunger Games
on every Television in all of the districts.
Her fellow contestant is Peeta Mellark, someone who, although they had
never spoken, has a secret that changes their fate forever…
When I was reading the last of the trilogy, Mockingjay I was
in France, Skiing. I was at the beginning of the book when I went on holiday,
and everyday, I would, on the slopes, be making up an ending for the book
because I couldn’t bear to wait another hour before I would be able to read the
end. I was so upset when I finally finished it. Sometimes I get so attached to
books that I love so much, that it feels like there’s something missing from my
life when I finally have to stop reading it. Luckily, I brought another book
with me because, four days into the holiday, I finished it.
All I can say is, you have to read this once in your life
because it is the most fascinating and enthralling series that I have ever read
and I highly recommend reading them.
Read, Be Inspired and Write
Malini
