I don't really know what to make of this book. The biggest problem I have with it is that its protagonist is an entitled narcissist who treats people like possessions. We watch him mature from a slightly insecure teenager into a despicable tyrant. It is utterly unfathomable to me how anyone could fall for this guy, but maybe *she* was playing him the entire time?

So why would you want to read this? It's a nice book to learn more about the admittedly fascinating world of Panem, and how the Hunger Games developed as an event. All this book did was making me really want to read the Hunger Games books now. Damnit.