Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy. Tis book picks up shortly after Katniss & Peeta's win in the 74th Hunger Games. Told solely from the perspective of Katniss, we see that although they won, they are still battling the damage from the arena. Things are changing for the worse and they do not know how to stop the Capital from tightening their grip on the districts. 
 The relationship between Katniss and Peeta is very strained. She feels torn between Gayle, her best friend and Peeta, the boy she doesn't yet realize she is in love with. The Capital, mainly President Snow, is threatening Katniss to "Make him believe" that her and Peeta are madly in love in an attempt to calm the unrest in the other districts. They are not successful and the bad escalates to worse in a free-fall. 
 A powerful story that was made into an excellent movie. While this is definitely a young adult dystopian novel, it is also a novel about love and sacrifice and totally satisfies my love of all things romance. Peeta is just wonderful. He is giving, sacrificing, caring, gentle, and puts the needs of Katniss above his at all times all while maintaining a backbone and being a strong supportive friend. 
 Audible Audiobook Review: 
 What made the experience of listening to Catching Fire the most enjoyable? 
 Having just watched the movie, listening to the book for the second time was almost like having a directors extended cut playing inside my head. All the extra details and scenes from the book that couldn't feasibly be in the movie were in this special cut inside my head. AWESOME! 
 Who was your favorite character and why? 
 Again, Peeta - Katniss kicks butt, don't get me wrong, but Peeta holds her together and gives her purpose. We know he loves her and we know she loves him, she's the only one that doesn't truly realize it. 
 Have you listened to any of Carolyn McCormick's other performances before? How does this one compare? 
 I listened to all three hunger games books before and once you get into the story the narration flows wonderfully. 
 Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? 
 If I could have I would have.