I know there are a number of readers out there who were disappointed in this book, but I'm not one of them. I thought this was an excellent follow up to Gone. 
 I love that the dwindling food supply becomes a serious issue in this book, because it's something that was constantly in the back of my mind while reading Gone. I also liked that a lot of the kids, in spite of the seriousness of their situation, basically wanted nothing to do with actually helping to harvest food. They're kids, and they act like kids, and that's something that some young adult authors fail to remember. 
 Albert starts to become a character to watch as he turns the food supply situation to his advantage. Albert is one of those characters that I can never quite decide what I think of him - he certainly has his faults but he is definitely the most forward-thinking member of the FAYZ. I feel like the FAYZ simultaneously brings out the best and the worst in Albert. I will be interested to see how he continues to develop over the remaining books in the series. 
 Hunger keeps the fear mounting. These books are dark, and bad things happen to good characters. The flesh-eating worms that show up in this installment were genuinely scary and made me start to wonder what other horrors may reveal themselves in future books. 
 In short, I loved this book. Gone hooked me right away, and I flew through Hunger just as quickly. I can't wait to see what happens in subsequent books. At the same time, I'll be sad to see the series end.