In the nation of Panem, each year one boy and one girl from each of the twelve districts are chosen to take part in a televised death match. Twenty three will die, and only one will come out. When 16 year old Johanna Mason is chosen to be District 7's female tribute in the 71st Annual Hunger Games, her whole world comes crashing down around her. Her family has already given up on her, seeing her as good as dead, and she is forced to make a promise she's not sure she can keep. Over the next few weeks, she is forced to deal with betrayal, death, and must learn how to survive. But she has a plan, and she's determined to get out alive.

...In a distant future, the nation of Panem, once North America, has been divided into 12 districts and The Capitol. Every year two young representatives from the districts are chosen by lottery to compete in The Hunger Games... A vengeful punishment for a past rebellion gone wrong, the games are filmed and broadcast all throughout Panem. With the 24 participants forced to murder each other while the people of Panem are required to watch so they may never rise again... ...When 18 year-old Thain Byrns is selected as District 4's male representative in the 70th Hunger Games, he is prepared to do anything to live. He has no one and cares for no one. His mind is set to do the worst until he meets her... the strangely optimistic tribute with a dark secret who refuses to let her soul be changed and darkened, the girl who's about to turn his world upside down and completely change his way of viewing life. What can he do when the only thing standing in his way to victory is the only thing keeping him sane...© "Featured in the official Wattpad @Fanfic The Hunger Games reading list"