adventurous reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

It was such a great audiobook. 🎧 
5 ⭐️ 
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DID NOT FINISH: 0%

I just cannot get into this book right now. I will try again later! 
adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
dark emotional medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Suzanne Collins • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Welcome to square 28 of my 2025 crochet book blanket. This is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins.
This is the prequel to the Hunger Games Trilogy where we follow a young President Snow.

If you didn’t think you could hate President Snow any more, read this book.

* Prequel
* Dystopian

On the morning of the reaping for the 10th annual Hunger Games, Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his shot at glory by being a Mentor for the tributes in the games. But after being given the embarrassing District 12 *female* tribute, the odds are against him. Coriolanus has been given the lowest of the low. District 12, and a girl.

This is probably one of the best prequels I’ve ever read. Suzanne Collins has shown exactly how President Snow ends up as heartless as he is in the Hunger Games books. And you see exactly why he hates Katniss so much.

Suzanne actually makes you root for Coriolanus at certain points of this book and it’s a confusing mind frame to be in. This book was amazing and I loved it. The way the original trilogy tie in with this prequel is unreal.

I rated The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 5/5 stars and read it in 3 days.
adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-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