Quite a bit better than the first one. It keeps the fun quasi-dystopian fairytale setting but raises the stakes considerably -- people are injured, there's the actual threat of death. I don't know why it took America this long to realize that she lives in, you know, A DYSTOPIA, but now that she's aware she can't say or do what she wants, she's become an even more fun protagonist. 
 Interested to see how it all works out. 
 This is much more of a romance than a dystopia (or even a fantasy). It takes place in a future setting, but without any science fictiony stuff whatsoever. Like, they use computers and cell phones and go to movie theatres. Probably a good pick for a teen girl who preferred the romancey aspects of The Hunger Games to the political message... though there is some political allegory in here as well.