Katniss has become the face of a Panem rebellion-she is The Mockingjay-a symbol of freedom that inspires the Districts to finally stand up and make a change. The Capitol’s biggest fears are realized and they can see their once-total control over the Districts begin to unravel. She delivers the first-person narrative of Katniss perfectly and you can sense the tension as her pace picks up throughout the intense sections of the book (which pretty much feels like the entire book).Ĭatching Fire is a portrait of a desperate government doing everything in their power to hold off a revolution. So instead of enjoying fame and fortune (and a lot of free food), the President changes the rules and Katniss, along with all of the remaining Victors, are forced back into the arena for the 75 th anniversary of the Games called the Quarter Quell (Hunger Games: All Stars!).Ĭarolyn McCormick went back into the studio to narrate the Catching Fire audio book and she does a spectacular job telling us the story. Whipping out those poisonous berries at the end of the last Games saved both her own and Peeta’s life, but she defied the system and the Capitol, which in turn inspired others to follow suit and rebel-and let’s just say President Snow is not too happy about all of this. The eternal optimists of the world may have thought Katniss would return home and nicely settle into her new mansion in District 12 with only a few boy troubles to worry about–but us realists knew that President Snow wouldn’t let Katniss off the hook that easy. ( Spoiler alert – if you are one of the few people left in the world who hasn’t listened to The Hunger Games audio book, turn back now!) And it’s all topped off with one of the worst (or best?!) cliffhangers we’ve ever encountered. It’s full of plot twists and new characters (and a closer look at some of our faves from Book #1).

Some listeners found that Catching Fire didn’t meet the level of the first or third books in the series, but for us, it definitely didn’t disappoint. If you read our Hunger Games audio book review then you already know that we’re mega fans of Suzanne Collins’ debut book in the YA trilogy-and surprise, surprise, now we’re mega fans of the second audio book, Catching Fire, too.

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