Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins

4 reviews

peso's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I hate Snow so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Abandonment, Child death, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Drug use

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Police brutality, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, War, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Addiction, Death, and Grief

thattheatrekid's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

Loved this book! I still don’t feel sympathy for Snow; he’s still a sleazeball; but I do understand why he is how he is. His fundamental view of the world is just wrong which caused him to become the monster he was. A great read (did it in 1 night!) and I liked the glimpse of Capitol’s past and the early version of the Hunger Games. The plot moved well. However, sometimes the direction Snow went with some decisions or outlooks just didn’t make sense with the rest of the context. It felt more like Susanne was trying to get him to the spot of a believable villain than to weave a story where the progression to get there was natural. But! Overall loved it and would definitely read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Torture, Child death, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Cannibalism

Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and War

hr1245's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, and Death of parent

jjpope's review

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment