Ok, yes. It took me a long time to finish this. Part one did not hook me hard enough to devour the book quickly, once I got past it, I couldn't finish it fast enough. 
 The strength of this book is the Games themselves. I have read a number of action-adventure books that were overly preoccupied with the fight scenes...but this one was about so much more than fighting. 
 Final Verdict: Divine.