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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
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
anoldharmonica's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
natashaball's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Learning about the origins and the previous Hunger Games was really interesting. It was a bit too long for me though, and although Coriolanus shows bits of his President Snow personality throughout the book, it was quite strange how suddenly he switched to being full-blown evil - felt very sudden.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
madisongturner's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you are into the other Hunger Games books or just general dystopian books, this would be a great book for you. I feel like this wasn't my top of the Hunger Games books, but was very good nonetheless. Suzanne Collins does a great job with the main characters reflecting how flawed we are as humanity, even with inherent good in all of us. I managed to avoid spoilers for this, so several of the main points were shocking to me-even though I knew the eventual outcome for Snow, I had no clue how he'd get there. I think it was a great look into how even someone with inherent goodness can repeatedly make the wrong choice in interest of power and greed for themself. It also gives a lot of perspective into how Snow behaves in the other three books. I always feel like these books cause me to look inward and at humanity as a whole, and this book was no different.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Overall, I would not recommend any of the Hunger Games books if you are uncomfortable with murder, violence, and children dying. Additionally, in this book, if you have a trigger for hanging, there are explicit descriptions for that method of execution, so be cautious of that.barbarianmissy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Took me a long time to pick up this book cause I adored the Hunger Games trilogy and HATED Snow but I’m super happy I did! I enjoyed the story thoroughly and it had a very poetic ending. Suzanne Collins killed it as per usual!
I still hate Snow, though, he sucks major butt. I’ll never forgive him for what he did to Finnick. 🖕
I still hate Snow, though, he sucks major butt. I’ll never forgive him for what he did to Finnick. 🖕
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, War, and Classism
c8ln18's review against another edition
dark
reflective
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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I’ve been a long time fan of the Hunger Games series. It was an interesting turn getting into the mind of Snow. Suzanne Collins does a fantastic job balancing the duality of man and decisions in this novel. I watched the movie first and I’m glad I did, because I got to see how the songs sounded, and also visualize the book better. I enjoyed seeing how it differed. This book did get a bit slow for me occasionally, which is why it’s not quite a 5 star. Occasionally because I knew the ending, considered putting it down. However, I’m glad I kept on though! Sejanus deserves the world. I loved the callbacks to the original series and seeing how everything got started.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: War
Minor: Cannibalism
charlieemagne's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
nandakandabooks's review against another edition
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not a special bad or good book.
Solid historic backstory and circumstances influencing the creation of the hunger games and Mr. Snow we know were.
Overall themes is definitely more toxic friend-/relationships and the romance.
The actual hunger games were quite short and POV is Mr. Snow.
A lot of relationships are not really fleshed out and I would have loved seeing more details here and a less "sudden" development of certain relationships.
Would recommened for fans who want to spend more time/revisit this setting. But it was not a pageturner.
The german audio book was well done!
Solid historic backstory and circumstances influencing the creation of the hunger games and Mr. Snow we know were.
Overall themes is definitely more toxic friend-/relationships and the romance.
The actual hunger games were quite short and POV is Mr. Snow.
A lot of relationships are not really fleshed out and I would have loved seeing more details here and a less "sudden" development of certain relationships.
Would recommened for fans who want to spend more time/revisit this setting. But it was not a pageturner.
The german audio book was well done!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Cannibalism
stsgplaylist's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
snow you are going to HELL.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Classism
Minor: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and War
a_novi's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
We go into this story knowing Snow is morally corrupt and capable of great evil from the previous hunger games. Making him our protagonist is a twisted choice for collins and gives the reader a long struggle of battling between sympathizing with him and fearing what path leads him to evil tyranny. But it’s a very on-brand type of somehow enjoyable mental torture written by someone clever enough and sick enough to think of the hunger games to begin with. I was engaged during the whole book and the ending was just as interesting yet frustrating. The death (or lack there of) of Lucy Gray Baird perfectly parallel to the ghost story ballad by which she was named, Leaves the reader frustrated to not know what happened to her, but one cannot deny the sick clever use a foreshadowing in the song. Overall, this book felt like watching a very selfish young Snow grasp to any power and fortune he could; all while getting extremely lucky despite what many would see as him being deserving of bad karma. (Betraying him only friend of course) It makes me glad that his karma came baring the name Katniss, the very thing his lover left to retrieve before he betrayed her too. The reader of the audiobook was drab BUT he encapsulated the boring, morally sick, Snow boy whose only personality was clinging to a family legacy and stollen power. And since most of the story was from his perspective and within his personal thoughts, I found the way he read was fitting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Cannibalism, and Murder