I got my hands on a few series, namely the Perry Jackson books, the Enders Game books and the Hunger Games books. I figured I'd start with "something easy and light" so I picked up Hunger Games.
My God. I have not been this entertained by a book in a long, long time. I find this infinitely more riveting than the Game of Thrones series and by far. It's simple, elegant and unpretentious. I will be honest, twice now I had to put the book down to go to sleep and I did NOT sleep (last night in particular, happy new year). This book puts my imagination on overdrive. It's THAT good.
I haven't seen the movies yet. I will when I am done reading all three volumes. I'll be done with the first today.