May 7, 2025

Divergent makes for an easy read

BY DEVON HAYES If you are a fan of The Hunger Games or The Maze Runner, Divergent should be right up your alley. The biggest hype right now in fiction is Veronica Roth’s Divergent series. With the upcoming March release of the first book’s film adaptation, it seemed fitting to give the first of the young adult novels a shot. Roth was just in her early 20s when she wrote … Continued

Odds are in Catching Fire’s favour

BY DEVON HAYES The long-anticipated Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, has finally arrived, and to generous – and rightfully so – reactions. The film, which is an adaptation of the second book of a three-part series, features Katniss Everdeen (Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), the two winners of the 74th Panem Hunger Games, during the aftermath of the first movie’s events. During the first half … Continued