Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins

All I have to say about this book is STUPID FUCKING CLIFFHANGER!

That's it.

The end.

Oh wait! I totally need to tell you about the rest of the book, the part of the book that did not make me want to smash faces.

So.....TUNE IN NEXT YEAR FOR THE EXCITING CONCLUSION TO THIS WEEK'S BLOG!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!! I am so funny!

This book, like Hunger Games, is awesome. It picks up a few months after Hunger Games ends, handily explains what has happened since, and engrosses you with tails of rebellion, intrigue, yet more Hunger Games, lies, secret plans, even secret-er plans, the evil President Snow, who smells like blood and roses AND THEY NEVER EXPLAIN WHY.

Under the direction of President Snow, Katniss and Peeta must pretend to get married to try to convince the Districts that Katniss defied the Capitol out of crazy love rather than actual defiance. This doesn't work. So President Snow devises a way to get Katniss back in the Hunger Games (I'm not explaining how), to kill her. He knows that to just have her killed (even if it looks like an accident) would just spur on even more rebellion. This, also, does not work. While in the arena more districts rebel. Also, everyone has a secret agenda and no one tells Kat or Peet (or us) until the last 10 pages, which is very exciting.

My only problem: Kat doesn't know if she loves Gale or Peeta. Her back and forth, and "but were those feelings only because I was trying to save him? or me? or those people?" mental conversations with herself got annoying. Here's what I've decided: forget Gale. He wasn't in the games, so he can't know what's in your head AT ALL. It's like being in a war, or prison--those who haven't done it can never really understand. Peeta is where it's at: dude totally knows what you've been through, you've slept with the dude (no sex, just sleeping) countless times. When you trust someone enough to sleep in their arms, you love them. Now shut up about it.