nightworldlove 's review for:

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What an absolute piece of shit. Suzanne once again knocked it out of the park with this one. Very grateful this wasn't in first person, though. At a few points I had to remind myself that, no, he is in fact, an absolute disgusting waste of air, but in the end it truly showed how despicable he is.

One of the very few characters I was rooting for was

Sejanis

(hope I spelled that correctly, as I listened to the audio book) and although I knew it was inevitable, it still absolutely gutted me to the core :c

Fantastic book, can't wait for the newest one to become available in Libby (it's on hold, so just gotta be patient :'D)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Dementia, Death of parent