Review: The Hunger Games

    THE HUNGER GAMES BY SUZANNE COLLINS                                                                                                                                       Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars 

This book is a must read for people who are fed up of weak heroines.

The hunger games by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian novel  set up in the backdrop of  North America which has been destroyed and is now run by the powerful capital . It is divided into 12 districts (district 13 has been destroyed due to a rebellion).
 In district 12 ace hunter Katniss Everdeen (our protagonist), a 16 year old girl, carves out a meager existence for herself, her younger sister ,Prim, and their widowed mother. In order to keep the districts aware of who runs the county, the capital arranges a game to the death each year in an elaborate arena.
 Each district holds a drawing of one boy and one girl to go as tributes. When her sister, Prim, is picked, Katniss exercises her option to volunteer for the games in order to save her. Along with Katniss comes also Peeta, the baker’s son, who grew up with her. Now Katniss and Peeta must fend for themselves against natural elements, the gamemakers and the other contestants whose only option is to kill or be killed..
katniss is a sharp and intelligent heroine with just the right amount of emotion . She gives in to absolutely nothing and no one and knows how to fight for herself .Combine this with  an original setting , a unique and thrilling plot and a couple of earth-shattering shocks every now and then  and you get The Hunger Games.