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

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

2.0

this book is... not good. it spends half of its runtime focusing on the games, and i was confused on what could be the rest of the book. what follows is an ultimately meaningless stint snow has with the peacekeepers, and a rushed final act confrontation with lucy gray that goes nowhere. she really has no impact on the rest of the series. obviously this book was about snow, and to show how he became the president of panam, but it fails to do that. there's barely any character growth; lucy gray doesn't harden him into a ruthless leader, and he's the same cunning man we see in the original series. plus, ending the book with him killing the dean? there's no reason. this was a disappointment. prequels are unnecessary.
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