Go on. Read this. Everybody else is doing it. 
 And it's actually a decent book. Reads quickly, a bit gruesome, a bit lovey-dovey. I think many a girl will identify with Katniss. She's strong and independent, but she still feels the need for support and lack of it at times. 
 Volunteering to save her sister's life, Katniss is thrown into a fight for her life. She's apolitical and accepting of circumstances (pretty reflective of a typical teenager, if you ask me) but things begin to change as she moves forward in the games. 
 I think it will be interesting to see how things play out in the next few books.