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

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

3.5

I know this book gets a lot of hate because Coriolanus is not even really morally grey and he falls into the President Snow role seemingly very fast but I actually really loved the pacing and thought his character development made a lot of sense given everything that happens. 

It drags quite a lot and while I wouldn’t necessarily cut anything specific, I think it could have been 200pgs shorter and still conveyed the same story. 
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