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A review by kassidyscatalogue
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What a ride it is to be put into the mind of Coriolanus Snow. It is so interesting to see how he twists reality so that he can make himself the good guy in his mind. He really did think what he was doing was right, even if it ripped apart his love with Lucy Gray and his friendship with Sejanus in the end.
I enjoyed being brought into the past and seeing how the hunger games and Snow himself have evolved throughout the years and where a lot of his motivations came from. We could finally see why he disliked district 12 and Katniss so much in the original hunger games books.
Collins did such a great job connecting this story with the other hunger games. I loved to see the callbacks to the lake, the mockingjays, even The Hanging Tree song.
I enjoyed being brought into the past and seeing how the hunger games and Snow himself have evolved throughout the years and where a lot of his motivations came from. We could finally see why he disliked district 12 and Katniss so much in the original hunger games books.
Collins did such a great job connecting this story with the other hunger games. I loved to see the callbacks to the lake, the mockingjays, even The Hanging Tree song.