I absolutely love this series. Hunger Games was by far the best of the 3, which often happens with a triology. Katniss is a surprising heroine! Her relationships with both love interests, Peeta and Gale are uniquely different and the reader find themselves rooting for each one at different times. 
 I read this book when it first came out on the suggestion of another wonderful author, Stephenie Meyer (Twilight Saga), and was very surprised that this was considered Young Adult. Katniss is a young adult and the contestants of the Hunger Games are all young adults, so I guess that makes sense. However, this story (and the 2 follow up books) are dark. And dark in a mature way. I can't imagine a 13 year old reading these books and truly getting out of them what Suzanne Collins intended. They are very political, and really make us think about our current government and what could be in the future. 
 I would recommend this trilogy to anyone who likes scifi, especially post apocolyptic fiction. I really can't say enough about this series!