Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

7 reviews

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

I loved the beginning and the end of this book. The unfortunate part was the middle which felt more drawn out than it needed to be.

The characters were great. The main characters were nicely fleshed out. They felt complex and interesting. I loved their introductions and watching their relationships grow and change. I enjoyed seeing how they reacted to the dire situations they found themselves in. 

The actual hunger games part was pretty dull. This is a prequel so the games are significantly more primitive and less wild than in the main series, but I didn't feel immersed. I suppose that's largely because we are seeing the games from Snows perspective, and he is a spectator. 

Then there's a good chunk of story after the games that I just felt was dry and slow. It didn't pick up again until the very end where some major changes happen.

I can see why some people wouldn't like the ending but I thought it was satisfying enough, although it felt quite rushed compared to so much that comes before it.

As far as prequels go, this was decent. It's not better than the hunger games or catching fire but. I think I enjoyed it more than mockingjay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Sexual content

jodean's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is a book that knows what a prequel should do. There's too many unneeded pre- and sequels around lately and not enough original work, so I'd been skeptic
al of this one. But it's an exception. 
I don't think anything can compare to the original trilogy, but this book makes me look at it all in a new light. It answers questions I didn't think to ask. 
<Spoiler>Also, Sejanus deserved better and God I hope Lucy Gray made it somewhere better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Body horror, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Classism, Medical content, Confinement, and Alcohol

Moderate: War, Slavery, Addiction, Animal death, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

angrynerd's review

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, War, Confinement, Violence, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Addiction and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual content

erovelo's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

bekah445's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content

arlorees's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Death, and Child death

Minor: Sexual content

anne311's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture