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

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

4.0

The prequel to the Hunger Games series focuses on President Coriolanus Snow's childhood, and Collins does an excellent job of creating a sympathetic and complex character that adds a great deal of nuance to the series overall. Still, he's not a likable character--intentionally so--and so it's just not as enjoyable a read as the stories focused on Katniss and Peeta. I did find the ending a bit rushed as well,  and I had to reread a certain key scene several times, and I'm still not sure what exactly happened.
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