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4.56 AVERAGE
4.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Well I’m traumatised. 10 out of 10 book but no wonder the man drank.
Gonna go crawl into a hole and weep.
Gonna go crawl into a hole and weep.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm not entirely certain why this book needed to be written. It's now been 17 years (and three books plus a first prequel, and 5 films) since the 2008 publication of the original "The Hunger Games." This SECOND prequel feels like a desperate attempt to keep the cash cow mooing. It reads like fanfic, and has far too many cameos: Beetee, Snow, Effie, plus young versions of Katniss's and other families, etc. etc.
But for me, the worst sin of this book is that essentially it's just a retread of original "Hunger Games" plot, with Haymitch and Maysilee standing in for Katniss and Peetah. The novel drags- the Games don't even begin until over halfway through the book.
I'd REALLY like to see Collins put this 5-book "trilogy" to rest, and write something new.
But for me, the worst sin of this book is that essentially it's just a retread of original "Hunger Games" plot, with Haymitch and Maysilee standing in for Katniss and Peetah. The novel drags- the Games don't even begin until over halfway through the book.
I'd REALLY like to see Collins put this 5-book "trilogy" to rest, and write something new.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
fast-paced
was this a necessary addition to the series? no. was it still good/entertaining? yes.
haymitch is one of my favorite characters (along with johanna) so it was nice to get a fuller picture of his hunger games and his life/experience pre and post games. I really enjoyed his fellow district 12 allies and I really enjoyed ampert as well (ampert's death made me mad tho because one it was gruesome imagining it and two because I felt it was too quick/sudden). I enjoyed seeing more of beetee, mags, and wiress as well.
this was much much better than a ballad of songbirds and snakes but not as good as the main books in the series for me.
haymitch is one of my favorite characters (along with johanna) so it was nice to get a fuller picture of his hunger games and his life/experience pre and post games. I really enjoyed his fellow district 12 allies and I really enjoyed ampert as well (ampert's death made me mad tho because one it was gruesome imagining it and two because I felt it was too quick/sudden). I enjoyed seeing more of beetee, mags, and wiress as well.
this was much much better than a ballad of songbirds and snakes but not as good as the main books in the series for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
hopeful
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
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