My friends Kathy and Nicholas have been trying to get me to read Hunger Games for several weeks/months now. I knew it would be a super-quick read so I purposefully left it for a time when I felt like I was in need of a good story. But once I finished months of book club reads, I decided it was time to reward myself.
And I was rewarded. I read the whole book in about 10 hours. While I didn’t think it was nearly as good as Twilight (I was told it would be similarly fun read) I did really enjoy it and I’m saving book two and three for when I am in a slump (or just can’t resist reading them.)
It was a good book, but rather depressing. Kind of the teenager version of Atlas Shrugged or other Ayn Rand books. It seems from the reviews that book 2 is just her going through the games again, which I’m not sure I can handle. I’m not sure how you could compare it to Twilight!! 🙂
I really like the series as a whole. I have been on a young adult reading kick lately. My favorite new series to find since Twilight is the Mortal Instruments. The books in the series are City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass. They remind me some of Twilight, but on the edgier side. I enjoy reading your reviews, Karen. I’m always looking for new books to add to my list.