A review by moonworld3
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the reviews based on expectations for snow and tigris miss the point of the book … collins is clearly showing how a known villain, through both nurture and nature, came to be. there can’t be resolution in this book because we already know snow’s fate from the original trilogy. villains are always more interesting.

it’s strange to read this in a time when american politicians are financially and vocally supporting mass genocide of palestinian children (and humans, generally). what do their villain origin stories look like?

(-1 star for the first part dragging  slightly, -1 star for lucy gray being a pick me — we get it girl, you aren’t capitol or district — throughout the story, +1 star for
lucy gray figuring snow out and sending a snake to bite him
)
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