Mockingjay Countdown

So, the countdown is on!  "For what" you may ask.  

For the Mockingjay, of course.  

I've been counting down since last September, 

when I consumed Catching Fire in one solitary day.  

It  just wasn't long enough.  

I was left hanging...

what happened to Peeta?  

What will happen to Katniss?  

Is Gale in on the whole thing?  

Does District 13 really still exist?

Will the rebellion be successful?  

Who will Katniss fall in love with...or will she at all?  

Seems only fair that she would have to eventually choose between Peeta or Gale.  

I fell in love with this trilogy back in 2008.  I had finished the Twilight Saga and I was desperately searching for something to fill the void.  Steph Meyer mentioned on her website that she had just read The Hunger Games...and it was one of those books that you "take to dinner and read under the table."

That was enough for me to run out and buy it that day.

I read the first book in two nights...and I had to wait almost a WHOLE year for Catching Fire, which I turned around and read in ONE DAY...and now I've been waiting almost another year for Mockingjay, so the anticipation is high.

If you have not read the first two books, I highly recommend that you do.  They're amazing.

Yesterday, Mimi asked me if I've read the Hunger Games...and if Mockingjay was part of that series.

My response to her was "asking me if I have read the Hunger Games is like asking me if I love Twilight."

12 days!  I can't wait!

Have you read the first two books?

Are you Team Peeta or Team Gale?

Catching Fire Review

I just finished reading Catching Fire. It is written by Suzanne Collins and is the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy. The third book won't be out until next year. The first two books have been so good. I really love them and I can't wait for the third one to be out. Suzanne is a YA author, but these books are so much more in depth than most YA books. They have an amazing plot and she keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. I can never put them down once I start. They have a love twist to them and are full of suspense. She's created this whole new country called Panem, which used to be the United States, and she pulls in a lot of political undertones. I just can't say enough good things about them!

I am a sucker for twisted, undying love...can you tell? Seriously, if there isn't romance I don't want to read it, BUT if there is, it really does not matter what genre it is...I want it! Peeta's undying love for Katniss is so human and real. During the book, I can feel the anguish, the longing, the guilt, and the way that Katniss is torn between two loves. It's so strong and Suzanne delivers it so well. It's like it just jumps right off the page. No longer is it just words on a page, it's real. There is also a survival part of this book that I just can't get enough of. Katniss and Peeta are put in an unreal situation where they must survive the most gruesome of circumstances. You must read The Hunger Games first and then Catching Fire. They are not stand-alone or companion books, they must be read in order.

I promise that if you love romance or fantasy....you'll LOVE The Hunger Games!