Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

221 reviews

isabelle_mary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Knowing the story of the hunger games I have always wondered what made Snow so evil and after reading this book I was blown away with his story. I was worried that the author was going to take the approach of making you feel bad for the villain, but instead she does the opposite. You don’t feel bad for Snow, he makes his choices all on his own and you do not feel any sympathy towards him and that is what makes it so good. You see how the evil is made and it is written so well. Lucy Gray is a beautifully written character and it is so sad she has to be apart of Snows rise to evil. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Hate crime, Addiction, Child death, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, War, Death, and Gun violence

aea_hobbit's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Torture, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Vomit

emilywemily6's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was a reread for me because of the movie that just came out. I absolutely loved this book and enjoyed reading the entire thing. It is so fascinating to see Panem before the Hunger Games trilogy and see glimpses at both the world before and the trajectory set in motion because of Snow’s involvement in the games. The last 50 or so pages took quite the turn, and while I like the ambiguous ending, I feel like Snow and Lucy Gray’s feelings took a really quick nosedive that wasn’t quite as developed. I wish Lucy Gray had a little bit more depth, and I think that depth would have helped me understand her choices at the very end a little better since it seemed like Corio’s perception of her was distorted in the woods. Overall, this books makes me want so much more in this world!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gore, Gaslighting, Animal death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Child abuse, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror

Moderate: Medical content, War, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder and Cursing

lola218_'s review

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, War, Child death, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Grief, and Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Drug use, and Drug abuse

azileotulp's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

I can't praise this book enough. Suzanne Collins has such a special way of writing that manages to always keep me engaged and wanting to know more. I didn't even mind the slower parts the way I do in other books because they added so much to the story. Every sentence felt perfectly crafted to contribute to the themes of the story. I honestly already want to read it again and again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Murder, War, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Addiction, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Kidnapping, Confinement, Gun violence, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

krispi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, War, Child death, and Death

ghostmomxoxo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Corionalus? Coriolanus when I CATCH YOU CORIOLANUS???? 

Suzanne Collins is a marvel and I loved how she added to the already amazing world building of the Hunger Games in this story. I know this isn't possible, but at this point I'd read a book about each game if she's the one writing it. I think my biggest takeaway is that feels rare to read a YA series that respects its readers in the way that this series does; I love that it doesn't feel as though your hand is ever being held for too long.

Also Lucy Gray I will think of you for the rest of my living days <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent

celina246's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Suzanne Collins was in her bag with this one. this was suchhh a great book I could not put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Police brutality, War, Dementia, Deportation, and Vomit

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

Not as good as Catching Fire, by any means, or any of the original trilogy for that matter, but either way, I'm glad I decided to read it. It was an interesting, kind of painful, watching this kid who is confused and conflicted turn into a monster. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Blood, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

arinheck's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

My least favourite hunger games book. I miss katniss ngl

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, War, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Addiction, and Alcoholism