Catching Fire
"Catching Fire" received mainly positive reviews from critics. "Publishers Weekly" wrote, "If this second installment spends too much time recapping events from book one, it doesn't disappoint when it segues into the pulse-pounding action readers have come to expect." "Booklist" commented on how the "unadorned prose provides an open window to perfect pacing and electrifying world building". "The New York Times" also gave a positive review, writing, "Collins has done that rare thing. She has written a sequel that improves upon the first book. As a reader, I felt excited and even hopeful: could it be that this series and its characters were actually going somewhere?" The review also praised Collins' development of the character of Katniss. "The Plain Dealer" wrote, "The very last sentence of "Catching Fire" will leave readers gasping. Not to mention primed for part three."