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miskel 's review for:
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow…was expecting one thing and it turned into something different. For the briefest moment, I thought the freedom-loving girl might help the more control-loving boy learn that taking away weapons doesn’t keep them from being traded and used any more than demanding children fight each other to the death to show who’s boss will keep their families from rebelling.
I don’t want to give spoilers or rehash the blurb you get from the publisher. I loved Tigris, Lysistrata, Sejanus, Festus, Persephone, Ma, Pluribus, Reaper. Felt bad for Highbottom from the beginning.
This book was an emotional roller coaster to read.
Suzanne Collins is brilliant at world-building; her word pictures vivid and fragrant. While the ending might not be my favorite, I cannot deny how good the author is at her craft.
I don’t want to give spoilers or rehash the blurb you get from the publisher. I loved Tigris, Lysistrata, Sejanus, Festus, Persephone, Ma, Pluribus, Reaper. Felt bad for Highbottom from the beginning.
This book was an emotional roller coaster to read.
Suzanne Collins is brilliant at world-building; her word pictures vivid and fragrant. While the ending might not be my favorite, I cannot deny how good the author is at her craft.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism