flute_frog_7'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
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Blood, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, and Classism
Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Blood, and War
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Addiction, Sexual content, and Animal death
kdailyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: War, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Torture, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Violence, Child death, Blood, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Death, Confinement, Classism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cannibalism, and Addiction
calamityin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Toxic friendship, War, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Colonisation, and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Blood, and Vomit
marisabenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was definitely an amazing villain origin story. I loved to see Snow become a sociopath... but again, it only really shines in the last few chapters.
Lucy Grey deserved so much. I loved her, even if I didn't really trust her. I was hoping she would be the poisoning that leads to Snow's chronic bleeding, but no. We never learn her fate which is disappointing.
I wish there were more chapters that went into the future and we could see Snow become president and even an introduction to Katniss.
I can't say I recommend this, but it was a decent addition to the trilogy.
Graphic: Child death, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence and Death of parent
Minor: Cannibalism, Cursing, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Dementia, and Drug abuse
mgcalder'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
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Gun violence, Murder, and Torture
bridget_magpie'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
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Vomit, War, Violence, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Death, Child death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Drug use, Blood, Addiction, Gun violence, and Alcohol
thebankofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Confinement, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Classism, Violence, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, War, and Genocide
Moderate: Cannibalism
leedolee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, War, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Classism, Gore, Genocide, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Confinement
Minor: Cannibalism
nausicaa_teto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Death, Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Alcohol
cluckieduck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Suzanne is an excellent storyteller, and it was great to revisit the world of Panem 60+ years ahead of the The Hunger Games. I loved the background and expansion of how the Hunger Games themselves were developed, the extra layers of detail showing the Capitol's recovery from the rebel attacks, and the morsels of call-backs (call-forwards??) to the OG trilogy kept me enthralled.
The use of President Show as the protagonist was an interesting choice. It was hard to equate the Coriolanus (or Coryo to those near & dear) of TBoSaS with the eventual antagonistic, sadistic President Snow. I was waiting for such a major cataclysmic event, and perhaps my lacklustre feelings towards the ending are because I expected something major, but I found the ending just...meh.
I wanted and obvious turn of our protagonist from 'good' to 'evil' when, in truth, Coriolanus was always a morally grey sociopath, so there was no chance for me to be shocked into his villainous turn. I wish we could have gotten an alternate POV removed from his own internal monologue to get an outsiders perspective on his behaviours or actions. Lucy Gray would have definitely benefit from some more screen time, IMO. She was an intriguing character and her eventual arc left little to be desired. In truth, I was definitely waiting for
Spoiler
her to die in the Hunger Games, so having her win and then, eventually, wiping the entire games out of existenceAll in all, it just didn't really...go anywhere or provide anything necessary to the overall universe of the Hunger Games. What is has done though, is make me want to re-read the original trilogy because it's certainly been a while!
Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Classism, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Cannibalism, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Vomit