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skydude's review against another edition
3.75
Me watching Coriolanus Snow make literally any choice in this book: He is such an evil little rat man.
Me when Coriolanus makes some out of pocket, snarky, internal remark: You know what, he is actually kind of funny… is this a redeeming quality?
Me when Coriolanus makes some out of pocket, snarky, internal remark: You know what, he is actually kind of funny… is this a redeeming quality?
xarolyn's review against another edition
4.5
I loved the bad guy origin story. You almost want to root for Snow, but as the story goes on, he reveals himself to be the villain you know he is. It happens slowly at first, but it sure picks up. The last part of the book dragged a bit, but overall a must read if you like the series.
isa_09's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rammy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.75
I loved this book! It gave an insight of the brain of Coriolanus Snow, and answered some questions from the triology(though it left even more unanswered: What happened to Lucy???). I think the charm of the book for me was definitely the plot as well as the character descriptions. I love how Suzanne Collins gives the reader details about the surrounding society, details that aren't directly related to the plot, to fully paint a picture of the dystopian world.
emmaleegs's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
miss_majuu's review against another edition
4.0
“Snow lands on top.”
It’s actually unbelievable how much of a piece of shit he is, wow!
This is a master class in writing the origin story of your villain. He actively chose to be the worst person ever, no matter how much love and empathy surrounded him, he wanted power more.
Every single time you kind of start to feel bad for Snow he does or thinks something so heinous and vile you immediately want him to rot in hell again (which he does ☺️)
You also get the absolute satisfaction of knowing how it will end for him: The first time he sees a Mockingjay he absolutely despises it and plans to kill all of them. He forbids all musical performances in District 12 so Lucy Gray dies with him.
But you know Katniss Everdeen will become the Mockingjay and her rebellion-fueling act is singing Lucy’s song for Rue in the arena. Oh karma has never been that sweet.
Thank you Suzanne please write more books
It’s actually unbelievable how much of a piece of shit he is, wow!
This is a master class in writing the origin story of your villain. He actively chose to be the worst person ever, no matter how much love and empathy surrounded him, he wanted power more.
Every single time you kind of start to feel bad for Snow he does or thinks something so heinous and vile you immediately want him to rot in hell again (which he does ☺️)
You also get the absolute satisfaction of knowing how it will end for him: The first time he sees a Mockingjay he absolutely despises it and plans to kill all of them. He forbids all musical performances in District 12 so Lucy Gray dies with him.
But you know Katniss Everdeen will become the Mockingjay and her rebellion-fueling act is singing Lucy’s song for Rue in the arena. Oh karma has never been that sweet.
Thank you Suzanne please write more books
fangslibris's review against another edition
5.0
LISTEN I have 2 libby loans to finish in the next ten days and instead of starting one of those when I finished this book, I got to the last page and immediately opened ao3. Suzanne, my queen, you have done it again.
late_to_the_party_reader's review against another edition
3.75
I thought the second half of the book dragged quite a bit, but it was really cool to make all the connections to the hunger games trilogy