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

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

this honestly could have been a short story because the last 100 pages are absolutely insane. read it just for the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail