It’s the 74th Hunger Games, a survival game competition that involves all the children aged 12-18 in all 12 Districts. When Katniss Everdeen’s younger sister gets called the only thing she can think to do is to volunteer as tribute. Now Katniss must fight alongside 23 other tributes in a fight to the death competition. There were so many twists and turns to this novel that the reader couldn’t put it down. The plot was so fast-paced and so unpredictable that it made the reader grip the edge of their seat. The way that Collins writes scenes is imaginative and well written. Nothing is ever seen coming and everything seemed so thought out and well developed. Her characters were well rounded and the side stories she uses to give them more background was brilliant. The one thing that could have been done better is the romance plot; it’s understood why it’s there, but at the same time it felt so sloppy and unnecessary. For the most part it did move things along, but at others felt forced. Overall, this was a great beginning novel that the reader only wants more after an ending like that.