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A review by whatmeganreads
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
4.0
*Possible spoilers? But not really. :)
I loved being back in Panem. LOVED. IT. Still hate Snow.
I truly enjoyed this book, although I'll admit, I was a little dubious going in knowing it focused on the Hunger Games villain everyone loves to hate, President Snow.
I am a character reader...I'm always, always here for the characters. I need dimensional, evolving, multi-faceted characters to grab onto, people who elicit strong emotions in me. Ultimately, I like to have a character I like and can root for, but I've also been known to love stories about unequivocal bad guys. I hate weakness. I hate wishy-washy. If you're going to be something, be whatever that is in a BIG WAY.
What I Wanted - I really hoped I would meet a young President Snow and like him. I hoped he would be flawed and searching and relatable, and then readers would witness something horrible that occurred in his life, turning him into the evil man we all knew from the Hunger Games trilogy.
What I Got - Although he did go through some existential questioning, and had a few rebellious moments against the status quo.....he's pretty much always been a spoiled, whiny, wishy-washy, self-serving brat.
There did end up being some characters (heart eyes for Tigris, Lucy Gray, and Sejanus Plinth) that I loved and definitely gravitated toward, and I did end up really enjoying this book when all was said and done.
Highly recommended for Hunger Games fans!
I loved being back in Panem. LOVED. IT. Still hate Snow.
I truly enjoyed this book, although I'll admit, I was a little dubious going in knowing it focused on the Hunger Games villain everyone loves to hate, President Snow.
I am a character reader...I'm always, always here for the characters. I need dimensional, evolving, multi-faceted characters to grab onto, people who elicit strong emotions in me. Ultimately, I like to have a character I like and can root for, but I've also been known to love stories about unequivocal bad guys. I hate weakness. I hate wishy-washy. If you're going to be something, be whatever that is in a BIG WAY.
What I Wanted - I really hoped I would meet a young President Snow and like him. I hoped he would be flawed and searching and relatable, and then readers would witness something horrible that occurred in his life, turning him into the evil man we all knew from the Hunger Games trilogy.
What I Got - Although he did go through some existential questioning, and had a few rebellious moments against the status quo.....he's pretty much always been a spoiled, whiny, wishy-washy, self-serving brat.
There did end up being some characters (heart eyes for Tigris, Lucy Gray, and Sejanus Plinth) that I loved and definitely gravitated toward, and I did end up really enjoying this book when all was said and done.
Highly recommended for Hunger Games fans!