The Hunger Games

     The Hunger Games was a pretty amazing series. I just finished Mockingjay sometime last week, and even though I wasn't fully satisfied with the ending, I still think it was a great read. I had to finish the book because in English my class is starting The Hunger Games, Mockingjay Part 2 is coming out, and I really just wanted to finish the trilogy. In this blog post I'm going to review the series.

     For one thing, I don't really like Katniss. In fact, she's one of my least favorite characters. Yes, she does her best to provide for her family, but she's so reluctant to be the hero. Not only is she reluctant, but she's really negative. I want the main character in a book to be awesome, not depressed. And I hate how she just tossed out Gale for Peeta. They were childhood friends! She didn't even know Peeta personally until they were in an arena trying to kill each other! Yes, she has valid reasons not to be in love with Gale. I don't even care if they got married! Couldn't they at least have kept in touch?

     Okay, I'm done ranting about how Katniss is the worst. On to why I like the series! The Hunger Games has an amazing plot. And I love the idea of how twisted the whole thing is. It just makes it so much more interesting. And I think everyone can agree that President Snow is genuinely evil. I will go as far as saying that he is the epitome of evil. A really bad villain just makes a story better.

     The books were fantastic. I really want more of them. I want The Hunger Games craze to last even longer. There were a few things that I didn't like, but what book is perfect? The things that I liked definitely outweigh the things that I don't like. I also have to cut Katniss some slack, too. I probably wouldn't last a day in her shoes.

     And also...

Don't you guys want to see this happen?