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

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I was actually hesitant about reading this book because I thought it was going to attempt to somehow explain and "justify" President Snow's evil. Because why have a whole book about the life of the villain unless you want to explain his evilness? But also there was that voice inside my head telling me, "You really think Suzanne Collins would write something like that? Have you really read the trilogy?"

Sooo out of curiosity, I gave this book a try and I am glad I did. It was hard to get into at first but once I was halfway, I almost couldn't stop turning the pages.

It was indeed about Snow's life but the plot was not an attempt to make the readers understand or like him. On the contrary, it actually made me hate him even more. Lol.