A review by atfanale
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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

4.0

olivia rodrigo was so right with her song actually. can't get mad at the book for having the main character be awful at the end when he is literally president snow. not bad! just long and the element of surprise is kind of taken away since we know that Snow eventually becomes successful. one thing I do not like is reading song lyrics because I have no idea what the tune is! Obviously I know a few from the movies but like I don't enjoy reading plain lyrics with no reference to back them up with.

suzanne sneaking in Arlo's execution and connecting it to the song... pure genius. 

It took until over halfway through the book to realize Tigris is the same Tigris that helps Katniss in Mockingjay! wowza. 
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