omg this was so much fun! i can’t believe i had this sitting on my shelf for 8-10 years and didn’t read it until now. i had bits and pieces in my mind from the movie so it was really fun to see the way it played out in the book with all the details that the movie would have left out (deaf??? new leg??? dented skull???)

in terms of the story, it was so enjoyable and had me hooked the whole way. my heart aches for peeta knowing he was genuine in it all, but at the same time i can’t blame katniss. she’s 16, in a life or death situation, with 0 experience of love beforehand. she did what she knew would keep them alive. she doesn’t even know her own feelings right now, so i can’t be mad. but, that doesn’t stop my heart from breaking for peeta who was blindly in love.

i will say this book loses a star for me for probably a petty reason. katniss prior to entering the hunger games just got on my nerves constantly, and i could only excuse her actions because of her trauma and age to a certain extent. she’s a smart girl, why was she acting in stupid, impulsive ways? my friends disagree with me on this but i can’t get this feeling out of my head.

overall i ate this book up (so did my cat), and can’t wait to start the rest in the series. i can’t remember the movies for the rest so the books will be a complete surprise (slightly scary)