A review by quinn24
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
The Hunger Games prequel following an 18-year-old President Snow as a mentor in the 10th hunger games.
and holy shit oh my god this is SUCH an incredible prequel. It’s absolutely fascinating the ways in which snow is so self important yet insecure and the way that he lies and justifies things to himself barely even needing outside influence. The way he views the games and his peers and Lucy Gray. The ways in which he is treated by the system and he clearly notices the faults in the system and yet continues to uphold it. All the parallels and references to the trilogy oh my god my brain is exploding.
and holy shit oh my god this is SUCH an incredible prequel. It’s absolutely fascinating the ways in which snow is so self important yet insecure and the way that he lies and justifies things to himself barely even needing outside influence. The way he views the games and his peers and Lucy Gray. The ways in which he is treated by the system and he clearly notices the faults in the system and yet continues to uphold it. All the parallels and references to the trilogy oh my god my brain is exploding.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Toxic friendship, Classism, Medical content, Murder, and Gore
Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Vomit, Drug use, War, Dementia, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, and Animal death