An amazing book for fans of the Hunger Games series and Suzanne Collins!
A perfect chance to get a glimpse into her life!
Very good pacing!

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of this book.

It is a solid 4 star. Its a quick read and entertaining. I loved learning about Suzanne Collins & her life as well as her journey to writing The Hunger Games series. I also loved learning about how she handled each challenge that was thrown her way. As someone who doesn't like the spotlight and hides from it, I definitely connected with her on that. Overall this was an amazing story and would read it over and over.

As an avid Hunger Games fan, I rejoiced at the release of the new book (which I still haven't read!) and decided to do a full re-read of the original three books before moving on to the prequels. I was immersed in this universe all over again and asked myself why I did not re-read these books earlier! When I saw this book available, I had to read it.

“Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Gamesmaker” is an amazing overview of Collins’ life and influences on the Hunger Games universe. I found it very interesting how her father’s military history came to shape the way Suzanne perceives and writes about war. I have never thought long about it, but it truly makes perfect sense how the story unfolded. All the characters seemed very believable, and this second time around, I came to understand Katniss a little bit better. Having this backstory of Suzanne’s life enriched the experience as it made me see Panem in a whole new light. It’s a must-read for the fans out there!

The Hunger Gamesmaker is an autobiography of author Suzanne Collins—the brilliant mind behind the Hunger Games, a literary masterpiece about a bleak futuristic dystopian world with a fierce heroine, a believable romantic plot, high stakes combat, social criticism and PTSD representation. Collins takes to heart writing what she knows and loves. Her family has a long military history, dating back to WWI, and grew up with an active duty military father. Between her father’s stories of the reality of war, an idea to blend reality TV with war footage and combining the Just War Theory (about when a war is ethically just) with YA literature, the inspiration and concept of the Hunger Games series came to be. This book was very interesting, especially if you are a Hunger Games fan and would enjoy reading the background and inspiration of this series. And may the odds be ever in your favor.

Thank you Riverdale Avenue Books and NetGalley for a copy of this ARC!

A great insight into how Suzanne Collins wrote the hunger games and how it became such a success. I loved reading about her writing process and finding out how she started writing. A quick interesting read

Thoroughly enjoyed this book as a big The Hunger Games and Suzanne Collins fan. It’s a very quick read and collates information about Suzanne Collins’ life and THG franchise. Super fascinating to learn more about Collins.

Thank you Netgalley and Riverdale Avenue Books for an ARC in exchange for a book review.

An interesting read, very informative & feel the author really did their research on the topics included in the book, thank you to netgalley for sending this to me