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

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I will be thinking about this book for the rest of time. Suzanne Collins had successfully added new depth to Panem and the Hunger Games. Until the last 25 pages, I was still rooting for Snow to make the right decisions, even though fans of the trilogy know he won’t. Every detail is wrenching, and the little ways the original trilogy is tied in serve as reminders of the cruelty humans can enact on each other. Most importantly, this book reminds all of us how much power art really can have to ignite a revolution. 
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