Book #2 of 2011:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #1)
Very similar to the novel Battle Royale, which I love, except there’s much more of a focus on the kind of dystopian society that would make children fight to the death in the first place – which is definitely a rich topic to explore! Katniss is a great protagonist, and she’s fun to root for both in and out of the arena. I usually get frustrated by love triangles in young adult fiction, but the one in this book is actually a fresh take on that trope, and is handled very well. (I don’t entirely care for the direction it goes in the sequels, but that’s a different matter.)
★★★★☆
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