Jake was going on and on about this series of books, so I decided to give them a try. I finished the first one the other day. I have to say, it was quite good. I found myself reading when I was supposed to be doing housework, so that’s how you know it was good (not that I wouldn’t rather be reading than doing work, but stuff needs to get done, you know?).
The story was about a future version of the United States which is broken up in to 12 districts. On a yearly basis, the government picks two teenagers from each district who must fight to the death (until one person is left) in a televised battle. Pretty interesting.
The only negative thing I have to say is that the book is definitely written at a level for kids–as opposed to something like the Harry Potter books, which are directed at kids, but not necessarily written at a lower reading level. Nevertheless, I’m onto the second book in the series…