A review by shimelyasmin
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was an absolutely amazing prequel. I know there’s a lot of worry among people coming to this book that it’ll try to make Snow out to be a sympathetic person, but it was the opposite. He is a very unlikeable character and in my opinion, an incredibly interesting point of view to read because of that. Reading this book also gives you perspective into how Lucy Gray and the Covey are just sprinkled throughout the trilogy and live on with Katniss. That being said, I feel like I wouldn’t recommend this book if you haven’t read the trilogy yet. I think it would be interesting regardless, but having read the trilogy really added a lot more to it.