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A review by raethereviewer
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
2.0
This was definitely the book I enjoyed the least of The Hunger Games series. My biggest question throughout reading this was: why? Why was this written and for whom?
It doesn’t add to the series in a way that feels meaningful. It doesn’t change how I feel about any later characters. The addition of Lucy Gray doesn’t make much sense to me and there are way too many songs. The songs themselves were not good or interesting or necessary. It’s clear that Suzanne Collins is drawing inspiration from the Romani peoples for the Covey but she’s not engaging with that in a way that adds any real meaning aside from a snap of the fingers in recognition. This novel feels completely out of sync with the rest of the series.
It doesn’t add to the series in a way that feels meaningful. It doesn’t change how I feel about any later characters. The addition of Lucy Gray doesn’t make much sense to me and there are way too many songs. The songs themselves were not good or interesting or necessary. It’s clear that Suzanne Collins is drawing inspiration from the Romani peoples for the Covey but she’s not engaging with that in a way that adds any real meaning aside from a snap of the fingers in recognition. This novel feels completely out of sync with the rest of the series.