Tag: sequel
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Sunrise on the Reaping Book Review
When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12,…
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Mockingjay Part 2 Movie Review
Katniss, recovering from being attacked by Peeta, who was tortured by the Capitol to alter all of his memories of Katniss, is not doing so good. In an attempt to distract herself from the thought of Peeta, she immerses herself in the rebellion and gets sent to District 2 to try and get them to…
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Mockingjay Book Review
“My name is Katniss Everdeen. Why am I not dead? I should be dead.” Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Though…
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Mockingjay Part 1 Movie Review
Recently rescued from the arena of the 75th Hunger Games and settling down in District 13, Katniss is having trouble adjusting. She’s struggling with the guilt of Peeta being taken by the Capitol and the news that District 12 was destroyed by firebombs, with most of the people she once knew being dead. Being underground…
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Catching Fire Book Review
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just earned for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules,…
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Catching Fire Movie Review
It’s now winter in District 12, and Katniss has settled down in her new home in the Victor’s Village with her family. She is about to embark on a ‘Victory Tour’ with her lover, Peeta, the problem being she hasn’t spoken more than a couple of sentences to him in months. After a particularly tense…
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Good Girl, Bad Blood Book Review
Pip is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has…