The order of this trilogy is as follows: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. Being a collection of three books, Suzanne Collins grabs the reader in through dispersing suppression, defiance, and rebellion individually through each novel. However, what makes the story catch fire right from the beginning is its concept. All three of these novels take place in the future, a future where North America has been destroyed leaving only the totalitarian nation on Panem behind. Panem is segregated into twelve districts and as one falls in numbers so does its wealth. The most prominent characteristic of this nation however is their way of government, punishment in order to regulate obedience and law. The “Hunger Games” is a product of this ruling, and was created to reprimand the rebellion against the Capitol, their most wealthy district, many generations before the novel takes place.
The real meat of the story focuses on this annual hunger games, where two tributes, a boy and a girl, are chosen from each district by lottery. Those selected are forced to be put into the hunger games, where individuals must battle to the death in an outdoor arena until only one remains. This survival of the fittest is where Collins truly grabs her reader, sifting them away on a journey of strength and struggle. The main characters Katniss and Peeta also sculpt the story into a page turning phenomenon. Together they are contestants in these hunger games, stirring up more than tension. It is them and Katiniss’s childhood friend Gale that sparks a love triangle lighting the hearts of its female readers, especially in the second novel when Katniss is ever so torn between the fun-loving Peeta or the passionate Gale.
As each of the novels progress this push for rebellion again the Capitol’s enforcement is fueled further and further. In fact, it escalates so immensely the third novel is an arena for uprising, another element in this trilogy that keeps you wanting to go towards that next book for more. The only negative aspect of this trilogy lies in it’s the plot slows during second book. There was one or two times I wanted to skip entirely to the third book just to find out what happens. But I stayed strong and I loved every second. So, those looking for a novel inflicted with human survival intertwined with a spin of romance should consider this trilogy
