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

adventurous dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn’t want to read this when it was first released, and only when I saw the trailer for the movie did I decide to give in. And while the story is very slow, and Snow is purely awful, I’m so glad I read it. The development of their dystopian world is so interesting and depressing, and it’s horrifying to see how the people in the capitol view the districts and how they developed the games into what it is in the trilogy. Seeing inside Snow’s head is so eye-opening, while also awful. He’s truly terrible. 
I wanted to see Tigris some more, more of her character. I knew from the beginning that something was going to happen to Sejanus, and it was still so awful how it happened. I just felt so bad for him. Gaul was such an interest and demented character. 
The one thing that I realized later, is that Snow had even convinced me that Highbottom was cruel. The one person who saw Snow as he truly was from the beginning, and knew he had a terrible future and tried to stop it. I had to remind myself that Snow is still the villain in all this. 
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