jennyshelby 's review for:

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

4.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Well, as they said, it's not over until the mockingjay sings.

"People aren’t so bad, really,” she said. “It’s what the world does to them."

You’ve no right to starve people, to punish them for no reason. No right to take away their life and freedom. Those are things everyone is born with, and they’re not yours for the taking. Winning a war doesn’t give you that right. Having more weapons doesn’t give you that right. Being from the Capitol doesn’t give you that right. Nothing does.

That is the thing with giving your heart. You never wait for someone to ask. You hold it out and hope they want it.

And try not to look down on people who had to choose between death and disgrace.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Murder