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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Gore, Vomit
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, War
The epilogue was beautiful - sad but beautiful - very glad it was included. Otherwise it might all have been a bit much.
In several ways felt more like a sequel to Ballad than a prequel to the originals. Not a bad thing though. Loved seeing more of
The character of Lenore Dove was great.
Felt very topical, timely, with the themes of propaganda and media+government driving the narrative through editorialising.
A lovely little authorial dig against generative AI! Quite on-the-nose but no complaints there tbh
I liked the incorporation of The Raven. Made it apparent early on how things would end with
Perhaps it wouldn't have hurt to quote a bit less of the poem in the book and leave it as a thing to explore afterwards. Though it did nicely underline
Definitely a good addition to the overall saga. Although the broad strokes were already known, plenty of surprises along the way, and a very poignant portrait of Haymitch.
If I had to criticise something, it did feel a bit out of character to have
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent
Minor: Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, War
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Police brutality
Minor: Rape, Suicide
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Confinement, Rape, Suicide, Torture
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood
Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Death of parent
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Torture, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, War
Minor: Homophobia, Rape
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape
incredibly written, amazing characters. just such a treat but also i am emotionally wrecked.
suzanne collins has done it again folks. i liked this SO much more than songbirds and snakes.
THE ALLUSIONS …. RAAAHHH
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt
Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape