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

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

We all know what happens to Coriolanus Snow, so it’s nice to see how he gets to be that way. Like most men, he put poor Lucy (in this case) on an unobtainable pedestal and she was the one who paid for it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism