Independent Written Reflection (Grace Kim)

When I first read The Hunger Games (the first 20 pages) I was entranced into how the tributes are chosen in the game. When Katniss came into the beginning of the book, she seemed like a typical heroine to me, but when she went to the tribute ceremony, I thought, "well obviously, she's going to be chosen for the games, she's the main character!" but when her sister was chosen for the games in the raffle, I didn't expect that all. And when Katniss volunteered in her sister's place it kept me to continue reading the book. I do have to admit that the beginning of the book was quite slow and boring, but the final pages of the 1st chapter gave me a big shock. The romance in the book wasn't that interesting to me overall especially in the end. Overall I wanted more action and less romance.My favorite parts in this book was when the bees and the wolves attacked the players, I didn't enjoy the torture they were suffering from, but the action and suspense that was shown. I could vividly imagine them being attacked and the injuries they suffered from. The ending with Cato versus Peeta and Katniss was really intense and the double suicide attempt was totally  unexpected for me which got me motivated to read the 2nd book. However the final ending was quite boring and didn't really make any sense to me, I expected some sort of sacrifice to happen between Peeta and Katniss. I think more of the romance could have been left out, and I actually wanted Gale to be in the Hunger Games too, he would've been really vicious and could have possibly won The Hunger Games if the rule that same district people can team up wasn't made. But overall I enjoyed the book and I look forward to what happens next int he sequels. :)