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

3.0

Prequels, I think, should answer questions - but this did not. Most of the information we got (Snow's not a good person, there's a hanging tree, mockingjays are hybrids of mockingbirds and jabberjays, etc.) was just small elaboration on what we already knew. This was more about adding mentors, betting, and sponsors to the Hunger Games than it was about Snow's rise to power. How can a book be over 500 pages and still cut off too early?