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            In the book, The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins first writes about Katniss Everdeen, a sixteen-year old girl from District 12, waking up in her bed on the day of the reaping. Her mother and her sister Prim get ready to go to the square to watch the annual name drawing for the 74^th Hunger Games. The Hunger Games consists of 24 tributes, 2 from each district and they are not your ordinary, friendly competition games. Winning means surviving, also fame and fortune; losing means death. Prim Everdeens name is chosen to be a tribute until Katniss runs to the stage to volunteer to take her place. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are tributes for District 12 in the 74^th Hunger Games. They will embark on a life changing journey to the Capitol to train, be interviewed, and compete in the Hunger Games.

            At the beginning of Suzanne Collinss book, The Hunger Games, it starts off as an average day and then in the blink of an eye, everything changes. The two main characters head off on their life changing journey together and embark on the most terrifying and fierce battle for their lives. But its not until you reach part two in the book when all the action is set in motion and the gears start turning in this action packed machine of a book.

And then the action takes a back seat and romance takes control, but its not until right before part two where we actually see this romance develop. The book becomes more of a pretend romance as the two main characters pretend to be in love. Collins does a good job with the imagery that the romance creates, especially during the cave scenes. I felt as if I was actually watching the Hunger Games. She creates a mood that is terrifying yet romantic all at the same time.  

But right when you think the book couldnt get more engrossing, a twist is introduced to the story. It involves a sad and horrifying way one can meet their demise as a tribute in the Hunger Games. Even though the topic is gruesome, Collins delivers the right amount of graphic detail without turning the book into a horror novel. She also makes the spilling of blood less gory by turning the death of a girl into a girl that falls asleep in a meadow surrounded by flowers.

So even though Suzanne Collins talks of death and bloodshed, she also talks of romance and how two lovers try to save each others life. The Hunger Games covers a variety of genres- Romance, Action, and a hint of Horror. But it is still a well written book. I would recommend this book for anyone who likes an adventure with little infusions of romance here and there or if one likes romance and action twisted into one little convenient book. I can surely guarantee that that most readers will be in for delightful surprise.