First of all, I'm getting a bit tired of reading about love triangles - especially in novels where there's a much greater plot present. The love triangle wasn't well played out. Or maybe the only thing that made this series so great was the Hunger Games, and now that it's absent, there's nothing to drive the story. But I feel like she lost her way in this book. I do think Collins is a good writer she definitely knows how to write and tell a story. I wasn't let down by Catching Fire though I figured it was just a transition novel, build-up to what would undoubtedly be a mindblowing, epic conclusion in Mockingjay. Catching Fire wasn't as good but it was still enjoyable (I was majorly impressed by the game arena). I loved The Hunger Games it was fast-paced, thrilling, suspenseful. I bought Mockingjay the first day it came out and I was preparing myself for a truly epic novel, one worthy of its predecessors. Words can't begin to express my disappointment. These books have won several awards, including the GA Peach Award. The books she is most successful for in teenage eyes are The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. She currently lives in Connecticut with her family and a pair of feral kittens they adopted from their backyard. Suzanne also has a rhyming picture book illustrated by Mike Lester entitled When Charlie McButton Lost Power. What you might find.? Well, that’s the story of Gregor the Overlander, the first book in her five-part series, The Underland Chronicles. In New York City, you’re much more likely to fall down a manhole than a rabbit hole and, if you do, you’re not going to find a tea party. Thinking one day about Alice in Wonderland, she was struck by how pastoral the setting must seem to kids who, like her own, lived in urban surroundings. While working on a Kids WB show called Generation O! she met children’s author James Proimos, who talked her into giving children’s books a try. She also co-wrote the critically acclaimed Rankin/Bass Christmas special, Santa, Baby! Most recently she was the Head Writer for Scholastic Entertainment’s Clifford’s Puppy Days. For preschool viewers, she penned multiple stories for the Emmy-nominated Little Bear and Oswald. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children’s television. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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