A review by aseel_reads
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
this book had a lot of potential - developing the history of the games, giving us a real villain backstory for snow, or discussing the violent side of human nature - but instead an attempt of all of them was made and not done really well.
i might be in the minority but i didnt think snow was that despicable in this book... i thought he could have been worse. i also thought that the ending was too wrapped up neatly and it would have been nice to have room to guess how snow ended up being the president.
i still don't understand why we even got a district system in the first place, we just start at the point of them rebelling, which is a real shame.
loved seeing the little bits of changes that end up being the games in the trilogy
i might be in the minority but i didnt think snow was that despicable in this book... i thought he could have been worse. i also thought that the ending was too wrapped up neatly and it would have been nice to have room to guess how snow ended up being the president.
i still don't understand why we even got a district system in the first place, we just start at the point of them rebelling, which is a real shame.
loved seeing the little bits of changes that end up being the games in the trilogy
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Police brutality, Vomit, War, Child death, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gun violence, and Injury/injury detail