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4.56 AVERAGE
4.56 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
5/5 Never reading again
dark
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is intended to completely wreck you. And it did. In the last freaking page I am in tears. This is everything it needed to be. If you loved the hunger games… read this. It’s the most perfect prequel.
I enjoyed the plot but I definitely noticed a lack of new characters as I was reading.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Was it fun to get a more in-depth background on Haymitch? Yes. Was a re-telling of the politics of the Capitol and how the games work necessary? No. If you’ve read the original Hunger Games, you have basically read this book. I saw a reviewer say that it’s just a book written for fans who are nostalgic and cameos of already known characters are thrown in because fans would be excited about it.
It was fun to be in the world again but also felt like I already knew what was going to happen.
It was fun to be in the world again but also felt like I already knew what was going to happen.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Second time reading this book. The first time I was surprised with how much I ended up liking it. I wouldn’t say that I was uninterested in learning more about Haymitch’s story, but I was iffy about the character getting a whole book. But now that I’ve read it, I feel like it is so essential to the plot of the original trilogy. I found this book to be more intense and graphic than the other Hunger Games books, but I think that is exactly what was needed to get the point across that when the government is treating people like animals, dehumanizing them, brutalizing them, we have a responsibility to fight back and protect each other. I found it to be quite inspiring. One of my main complaints is that this book moves pretty slowly. I would have liked it to be more fast-paced, but it does pick up towards the middle. Overall, I’m so happy that Miss Suzanne let us read this and I hope she releases 20 more books.