Gregor the Overlander

Young Gregor follows his even younger sister Boots through a tunnel in the laundry room of his apartment and finds himself in an underground world of cockroaches, bats, and rats the size of full grown men. If that wasn't terrifying enough, Gregor finds out he will likely be unable to safely return to the overland. Gregor, Boots, and the underlanders must instead embark on a dangerous quest to the land of the rats.

This is by the author of The Hunger Games series, but this is no Hunger Games. It seems to be for a slightly younger audience and it's simply not as well written. I do love a good prophesy story, though. There was also a major piece of plot I did NOT foresee which was a nice thing because I like to be blindsided. It was a tad forced, I think, and there was not much plot to back up the surprise but I didn't really mind.

I don't know if I'll be able to stomach another 4 books in this series, so this might be curtains for Gregor and me, but only time will tell.