I joined (most) of the reading world and finally finished Hunger Games. This is another one that took me a couple of tries to get into it. 
 I remember the first time I read it, that Katniss felt so cold as a character, but since that first go round, I've read a few dystopian novels and emotionally cold female leads are largely the norm. So maybe it's just my expectations have changed. 
 Once the story got to the capital, the pacing was great and I finished quickly. 
 Action was pretty good, although Katniss has to do less fighting than I thought she would. A loy more is just using wits to survive. I liked that. 
 Still thinking about this one.