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courtneys_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Child death, Classism, and Death
Moderate: War and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction and Cannibalism
xtinareally's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
You don't root for young Hitler to find love and success... Coriolanus Snow cannot be redeemed. But he can be understood, to a point, and thats what Collins did well here.
I struggled to get into this prequel story knowing full well I would not sympathize with Snow, but I wanted to understand how history unraveled itself into the world we see by the 74th reaping. The level of foreshadowing Collins does within this story alone, as well as tying things into the original trilogy, is phenomenal. I am still constantly thinking back to how every action by the rebels in the future, knowingly or unknowingly, packs a bigger punch to the gut against Snow/against the capitol. Although I enjoyed the overall message, I really didn't care for a lot of the characters nor the games they played.
What I thought was originally just a love story gone wrong developed into more of a study on the human psyche, and for that, I did enjoy this read slightly more than average and more than what I expected.
For all these reasons, I am also glad I borrowed this from the library rather than spent the money as it would not have met my original trilogy Hunger Games expectations.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War
princess_marie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Animal death, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Confinement, Animal cruelty, and War
Minor: Classism, Police brutality, Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury
jjacobs1126's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Body horror, and War
hayleycorrigan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Gore, Death, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and War
bubblybelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
pages of him mostly just doing more cruel things wasn’t surprising.
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, War, Animal death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, and Drug use
popsicleplease's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child death, Gun violence, Child abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Violence and War
Minor: Cannibalism
devinjai6655's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, and Confinement
Moderate: War, Medical trauma, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
perksofbeingasunflower's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Classism, War, Violence, and Child death
biammonite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Addiction and War
Minor: Cannibalism